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| S. Korean final report reaffirms DPRK's culpability in sinking warship |
| 2010-09-14 |
| (Xinhua) -- South Korea released Monday a final report of a Seoul-led multinational probe into the sinking of its warship in March, maintaining its stance that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is to blame. Probe findings in May concluded that Pyongyang's torpedo attack sank the 1,200-ton navy corvette Cheonan, killing 46 sailors. Investigators pointed at parts of a torpedo salvaged from the site of the sinking as evidence of the DPRK's role, claiming that a marking on the retrieved parts is consistent with a similar marking on a stray DPRK torpedo. The newly published report includes more details, an attempt to quash speculation doubting the official investigation results. The hull of the ship, the propulsion device of the torpedo and remains of the explosives all point to the DPRK's responsibility for the attack, according to the report. "(The report) let North Korea (DPRK) and the international community know that even the most covert attack leaves evidence," Yoon Duk-yong, co-chairman of the joint investigation team, said during a briefing. "It especially sends a solemn warning to North Korea not to engage in any further military provocations." The report will hopefully serve as the basis for more accurate understanding of the sinking, Yoon said. On March 26, South Korea's frigate Cheonan, with 104 crew members aboard, sank near the maritime border with the DPRK after an unexplained kaboom. South Korean investigators released their results of the investigation on May 20, claiming that the warship was sunk by a DPRK torpedo. However, The infamous However... a front man from the DPRK National Defense Commission issued a statement May 20 rejecting the claim of South Korea, and requesting to send an DPRK inspection group to South Korean to verify material evidence. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 ION WMF >US "WALL STREET JOURNAL": CHINA'S "FINLAND" STRATEGY AGZ THE US IN THE PACIFIC, CPLA DEV DECISIVE "REGIONAL BLOCK" DENIAL STRATEGIES [War Plans] TO DEFEAT US INTERESTS, MILITARY FORCES IN WESTPAC. * SAME > US-JAPAN SECURITY TREATY IS CHINA'S SWORD:JAPANESE MILPOL EXPERTS ADMIT CHINESE MIL, NUCLEAR ADVANTAGES DOOM JAPAN TO DEFEAT IN SINO-JAPAN WAR IN THE EAST CHINA SEAS. COLD WAR US-JAPAN SECURITY TREATY OBLIGATIONS AN OBSTACLE TO JAPAN'S DESIRE TO ACHIEVE MIL VICTORY AGZ CHINA. * SAME > CHINA-JAPAN CONFRONTATION OVER THE DAOYUS ISLANDS IS ONLY ONE SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE AMONG MANY FOR MANY THROUGHT THE "FIRST ISLAND CHAIN". VARIOUS CHINA SEAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTES, CHINA'S DESIRE FOR FAR ASIA-PACIFIC PORTS [Mil, Econ] MAY ULTIMATELY ONLY BE RESOLVED BY WAR. * SAME > US COLUMNIST-EXPERT TOM PRATT: MAJOR CROSS-STRAITS WAR [e.g. US-China oer Taiwan, China-Japan]WILL DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY MILITARILY INVOLVE THE US, DESTROY ASIA BACK TOWARDS THE STONE AGE. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-14 23:53 |
| #4 I thought accusing them of sinking the ship would mean, "ALL OUT WAR!!!". Then the joint naval war games would mean, "ALL OUT WAR!!!", so what, the whole all out war thing is on hold? |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2010-09-14 20:14 |
| #3 An act of war replied by...a solemn warning. That should do the job. |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-09-14 02:45 |
| #2 VERSUS TOPIX > JOONG-ANG DAILY > [SoKor]OUTCRY OVER JAPAN CLAIM ON DOKDO [Japan 2010 White Paper]. and * SAME > THE SENKAKUS [Daoyus] AND SOVEREIGNTY. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-14 01:38 |
| #1 Reaffirm, yes. Actually do anything about it, no. Terminal case of testicular atrophy on display here.... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2010-09-14 00:43 |