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China-Japan-Koreas
Samurais' War Hysteria under Fire
2007-01-06
Banzai!
Pyongyang, January 4 (KCNA) -- The director general of the Japan Defence Agency and other samurais were recently reported to have provoked the DPRK by crying out for military sanctions against it. This comes under fire by a signed commentary of Rodong Sinmun Thursday. It is not only an intolerable insult to the DPRK but an undisguised war outcry that the group of militarists of this island country dared compare the DPRK with Japan before the World War II, the commentary notes, and goes on:
My money's on Toshiro Mifune...
Lurking behind this diatribe is their sinister intention to impose international blockade upon the DPRK and, furthermore, use force against it by labeling it a "dangerous state." This is clearly evidenced by the fact that the ruling quarters and the gentry of the Liberal Democratic Party of the island country called for stepping up the preparations for its participation in the above-said military sanctions. The DPRK has already clarified that it would regard any sanctions against it as a war declaration.
Well...what isn't in Kimmieland?
The Japanese militarists' talk about military sanctions against the DPRK is intended to seize it through preemptive strikes as they precisely mean military attacks on it. This reflects the nature of the samurais who have grown corpulent through aggression, war and plunder and are keen to get richer by the same method in the future, too.
Sooooooooooo...you have grown corpulent, have you!
The above-said militarists are leaving no means untried to revenge the defeat suffered by the Japanese imperialists in the past, far from drawing a lesson from it. They have watched for a chance to stage a comeback to Korea for several decades since the end of the war, whetting their swords.
Remember. Only a ninja can kill a ninja!
This is one of the reasons why the ruling quarters in the land of Japs have deliberately deteriorated the DPRK-Japan relations, persistently raising the "abduction issue" which had already found its settlement.
The Japs? My, how unPC. Look for a strongly worded statement from the UN. You can test nukes, but they draw the line at name calling.
The aggressive nature and ambition of the Japanese militarists remain unchanged and their moves for reinvasion of Korea are getting more frantic as the days go by. Should the Japanese militarists dare preempt invasion of the DPRK to put it under their control, its army and people will deal merciless blows at them by the force of Songun and vent the towering grudge of the Korean people against their sworn enemy.
Merciless blows, I tell you! Merciless blows!!
Posted by:tu3031

#16  F-16 C/D.
Posted by: ed   2007-01-06 22:51  

#15  F-16/D Block 20s and 30s have/are being retired or sent to the ANG. Even a few Block 42s are retiring.
Posted by: ed   2007-01-06 22:50  

#14  Cool, I did not know that, thanks.
I read that there were some F-16s being retired last week; are all the Falcons going away, or is it just some of the older models?
Posted by: USN, ret.   2007-01-06 22:44  

#13  The F-16's carry their own HARMs and target them via their radar warning receivers. Their was an instance in the 2003 Iraq invasion when a Patriot battery (older revision Patriot radar/fire control plus software error) locked onto an F-16 and the F-16 pilot immediate fired a HARM and shredded that radar.
Posted by: ed   2007-01-06 21:59  

#12  Thanks, I figure that all that is needed, ECM-wise, is enough to jam the SAM sites; even if they do light up, the Prowlers can put a HARM down their chimney after locking into the radar signal.
Posted by: USN, ret.   2007-01-06 21:49  

#11  Not an expert, but the USAF uses podded ECM such as ALQ-131 and ALQ-184. Not as powerful at blanking out half a continent as dedicated platforms. There were also plans to add high power ECM pods on B-52 wing pylons for standoff jamming, but don't know the current status. Doesn't really matter since the NorKs have nothing to challenge US EW.
Posted by: ed   2007-01-06 21:03  

#10  RVW: Prety good analysis of air power. You left out the carrier-based EA-6B ECM assets. There is a squadron of them based @ Atsugi Japan (VAQ-136, IIRC) and MCAS Iwakuni could host a squadron or two also. The Prowlers are the only ECM assets left to the US since the EF-111s were retired, but I suspect they could be reactivated w/in 3 or 4 months. Any USAF ECM experts out there that could / would elaborate?
Posted by: USN, ret.   2007-01-06 19:45  

#9  Sonny Chiba's gonna kick their asses.
Posted by: mojo   2007-01-06 14:36  

#8  JosephMendiola, back in the day I used to sit iron bomb alert at Andersen AFB with North Korean targets, mostly power generation facilities IIRC. When the heavy hitting is done in North Korea, it will come in the form of B-52s, B-1s, and B-2s from Andersen. The carrier F-18s will suppress the NorK fighters and SAMs.
Posted by: RWV   2007-01-06 14:09  

#7  There is also some interesting subtle slams in there. The use of the island country term for example, as in, that island not part of glourious main land Asia. Those not as pure as us, etc.
Posted by: bombay   2007-01-06 11:09  

#6  See also NORKIE NEWS, aka KCNA.com via DRUDGE < NK accuses Japan of kowtowing to US masters/overlords/imperialists by agreeing to intercept missles on way to USA + allowing nuke-armed US warships passage to Koreas via Japanese waters. Also accuse Japan in separate article of helping USA start a new inter-Korean War as cover to enter back [read in NK-speak- abuse, dominate and reconquer] Asia as before and during WW2. WORLDNEWS > NK accuses USA of practicing for aerial strikes agz it.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-01-06 10:05  

#5  IONews, INTERFAX.ru/Other > Russian Navy will hold more Joint + Strategic NAVEX's in 2007 + Russian strategic aviation will hold more OTH training flights over the seas + Russia needs more smaller but potent Hunter-Killer attack subs. STRATEGYPAGE > China to selectively modernize wid hi-tech circa 20% of PLA Army divisions + other Units.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-01-06 09:24  

#4  The Norks are just envious of the samurai, since most of them will never be corpulent...
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2007-01-06 07:56  

#3  A thousand Honda's for the Emperor!
Posted by: Shipman   2007-01-06 06:20  

#2  The plural of samurai is samurai. :)
Posted by: gromky   2007-01-06 02:22  

#1  Careful, NKors. Japan is just spoilin' to kick your ass. You are like a fly taunting the elephant.
Posted by: SpecOp35   2007-01-06 00:20  

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