Posted on 06/18/2009 1:52:14 PM PDT by Kartographer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy is monitoring a North Korean ship at sea under new U.N. sanctions that bar Pyongyang from exporting weapons including missile parts and nuclear materials, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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I’m sure they’re not only “monitoring it closely” but they’re “deeply concerned” as well.
Oh I feel so much better now that the U.N. is on top of this...they’ll save us now. All is well, the U.N is on top of it!
“The U.S. Navy is monitoring a North Korean ship”
OOPS, there it is
Lol...
Could be series...
Notice how fast the Iranian election riots are now relegated to a place other than first. Time for the mullahs to start using AK-47s seriously while the world’s attention has been diverted to NORK.
So, what is the purpose of this “monitoring”? To escort them to Somalia or Kenya safely past the pirates who seized the last weapons shipment?
And in the end, the US Navy under Barry will merely assure them safe passage to their next port.
“...and we’ll keep monitoring the situation from hand off of the materials, to construction of the weapon, to loading onto the unmarked container vessel, right through delivery into the port of Los Angeles. We will never cease to monitor and assess the situation carefully, thoughtfully and pragmatically.”
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