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Lebell · 05-13-2003, 10:34 AM

What is with these guys? I have consistently thought that their activities have been designed to blackmail the US, S.Korea and Japan into giving them economic aid, but I am still convinced that that they are also wrangling to get into a position to attack and invade S.Korea (their self admitted goal is reunification of the Korean penninsula under N.Korean leadership.)

Just a few months ago N. Korean fighters attempted to force a US surveillence plane flying in international airspace to land in N. Korea and now this happens:

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FULL STORY HERE

U.S.: N. Korea May Have Fired Laser

1 hour, 5 minutes ago

By SANG-HUN CHOE, Associated Press Writer

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea (news - web sites)'s military may have aimed a laser at a U.S. helicopter in March, a U.S. official said Tuesday, shortly after the North reaffirmed its decision to nullify an agreement to remain free of nuclear weapons.

The aircraft's sensors detected the unknown type of laser while it was flying near the heavily fortified frontier that divides the two Koreas, the U.S. military official said on condition of anonymity. No one was injured and no equipment was damaged in the incident.

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05-13-2003, 10:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	Is N.Korea trying to provoke the US? What is with these guys? I have consistently thought that their activities have been designed to blackmail the US, S.Korea and Japan into giving them economic aid, but I am still convinced that that they are also wrangling to get into a position to attack and invade S.Korea (their self admitted goal is reunification of the Korean penninsula under N.Korean leadership.) Just a few months ago N. Korean fighters attempted to force a US surveillence plane flying in international airspace to land in N. Korea and now this happens: ------------------------------------------------- FULL STORY HERE U.S.: N. Korea May Have Fired Laser 1 hour, 5 minutes ago By SANG-HUN CHOE, Associated Press Writer SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea (news - web sites)'s military may have aimed a laser at a U.S. helicopter in March, a U.S. official said Tuesday, shortly after the North reaffirmed its decision to nullify an agreement to remain free of nuclear weapons. The aircraft's sensors detected the unknown type of laser while it was flying near the heavily fortified frontier that divides the two Koreas, the U.S. military official said on condition of anonymity. No one was injured and no equipment was damaged in the incident. (snip) __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!