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| U.S. piratical act exposed at press conference |
| 2003-02-15 |
| ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGG! We be pirates looking fer Scuds! ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGG Nampho, February 13 (KCNA) -- Experiencing the illegal aggressive act and looting committed by U.S. imperialists in the open sea in December last year, we keenly realized that they are brutes without an equal and aggressors and provocateurs keen to stifle the DPRK. Crewmen of the DPRK trading cargo ship Sosan said this at a press conference held in Nampho port on Feb. 13 upon their return home. Captain of the ship Kang Chol Ryong said: When the ship reached the waters in latitude 10 degrees 51.3 minutes north and longitude 60 degrees 22.4 minutes east after sailing almost past the Indian ocean at around 8 in the morning of Dec. 9 a Spanish-flagged destroyer and rescue boat appeared all of a sudden and a fighter was flying over it at the instigation of the U.S. imperialists. They demanded the ship unconditionally stop. As the ship continued its voyage, dismissing their demand as unacceptable, they indiscriminately fired at facilities on the deck of the ship, destroying them. When its crewmen tried to set fire to the ship and sink it in a death-defying spirit, two helicopters airlifted 22 commandos on the ship and another group of at least 40 commandos rushed there by two clippers to occupy its steering and engine cabins. They're real big on that "death defying spirit"... In the afternoon of Dec. 11 U.S. destroyer no. 46, cruiser no.53, PCE no.59, an aircraft carrier, etc. whose force is enough to fight a war put the trading cargo ship under siege and search. They arrested our crewmen and transferred them to their cruiser. Keeping them in custody in a prison-like place, they searched their bodies and did not allow them even to speak. When the crewmen were suspicious of doing anything not to be desired by them, Americans beat them, trampling down even their elementary human rights. Probably just wanted to make them feel at home... This was part of the premeditated and brigandish moves of the U.S. imperialists to isolate and stifle the DPRK and dominate the world with their policy of strength. The United States should be fully responsible for this piratical act and make a formal apology and due compensation to the DPRK Government for it. Don't hold your breath, Kimmie.... Crewmen answered the questions raised by reporters. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #6 Mebbie, George Merry, we stopped yonder tub an' gave to them the Black Spot. Just as a kindly warnin' to North 'o the Parallel Koh-rheans that they will wind up visitin' Davey Jones if they pass this here way agin' carrin' contrary cargo. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-02-15 22:31:03 |
| #5 The pirates were on the unflagged, unamed (painted out) ship that refused a lawful order to halt and be inspected. Matey. They're lucky it didn't get scuttled. |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-02-15 15:55:52 |
| #4 Yarrr, matey! Ye be handing them gold doubloons..er..Scuds, or ye be walkin' the plank! |
| Posted by: Crescend 2003-02-15 15:33:53 |
| #3 Ye Be tellin the truth there matey, but you just remember what old Long John Silver be tellin you scurvy Korean scalliwags - "Dead Men Tell No Tales" |
| Posted by: Frank Martin 2003-02-15 12:37:54 |
| #2 Next time we should quietly use a stealth torpedo after the inspection. |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-02-15 11:30:45 |
| #1 If we be pirates, mate, then we can keep the scuds next time! P.S. -- Why would they try to set fire to a cement hauler? Does this mean the crew knew what their cargo really was? And if everything was on the up and up, why did they feel a need to bury the scuds under cement? |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-02-15 11:26:17 |