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2006-09-12 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Ship with N. Korean weapons seized enroute to Syria
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Posted by Frank G 2006-09-12 15:24|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 It's not like North Korea is exporting luxury footwear these days.

Read "Deep Black" by William Burrows. NPIC (National Photo Interpretation Center) has specialists in what they call "crateology". It is a skill acquired by seasoned satellite photo-interpreters that allows them to make extremely educated guesses about what is inside of large packing crates. This served us well during the Cuban missile crisis and continues to be of use.

Why we aren't stopping and searching every single boat bigger than a canoe that leaves North Korean waters is beyond me.
Posted by Zenster 2006-09-12 15:41||   2006-09-12 15:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Officials said Damascus had asked Nicosia to release the seized shipment. They said the ship's manifest does not identify Syria as the consignee.

"It's not for us, honest."
Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan  2006-09-12 15:54||   2006-09-12 15:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Why we aren't stopping and searching every single boat bigger than a canoe that leaves North Korean waters is beyond me.

Maybe we already know what is being shipped and which ones to nab? If we stop every one, they'll just look for alternative shipping methods. Just a guess.
Posted by SteveS 2006-09-12 15:59||   2006-09-12 15:59|| Front Page Top

#4 If we stop every one, they'll just look for alternative shipping methods.

Unfortunately, they're already doing this. Our good friend and ally RasPutin is allowing North Korean transshipments destined for the Middle East to refuel at Russian airstrips.
Posted by Zenster 2006-09-12 16:02||   2006-09-12 16:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Officials said Damascus had asked Nicosia to release the seized shipment. They said the ship's manifest does not identify Syria as the consignee
Posted by plainslow 2006-09-12 16:43||   2006-09-12 16:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Officials said Damascus had asked Nicosia to release the seized shipment. They said the ship's manifest does not identify Syria as the consignee.
Why, if they are not a consignee would they ask Nicosia anything?
Posted by plainslow 2006-09-12 16:44||   2006-09-12 16:44|| Front Page Top

#7 ummmm, we'll get back to ya on that.
Posted by Asshodd 2006-09-12 16:58||   2006-09-12 16:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Believe it or not, North Korea does in fact engage in legitimate international trade. I got a brochure full of NK trading companies offering all sorts of goods at a trade show in China a while back.
Posted by gromky 2006-09-12 17:44||   2006-09-12 17:44|| Front Page Top

#9 Why do the Chinese host trade shows, they make everything on the shelf at Depot, Lowes, and Walmart now?

Posted by Besoeker 2006-09-12 17:47||   2006-09-12 17:47|| Front Page Top

#10 I believe our OP has a different skill, he's a CraterOligist.
Posted by 6 2006-09-12 17:47||   2006-09-12 17:47|| Front Page Top

#11 I got a brochure full of NK trading companies offering all sorts of goods at a trade show in China a while back.

Like what? Puree of Tree Bark? Moss Bouillon Supreme? Soup of Tall Grass with Special Beetle Garnish?
Posted by Zenster 2006-09-12 18:02||   2006-09-12 18:02|| Front Page Top

#12 I tried all that years ago and the burning still would not subside. Recommend you see a real doc.
Posted by Besoeker 2006-09-12 18:06||   2006-09-12 18:06|| Front Page Top

#13 Bah! North Korea is one of the major producers of Precisely Flat Rocks in the world!
Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2006-09-12 18:10||   2006-09-12 18:10|| Front Page Top

#14 Well its Syria isn't the consigneee then I'm sure they wouldn't mind if we push it all overboard (while out at sea) right?

In the name of international peace that is....
Posted by CrazyFool 2006-09-12 18:15||   2006-09-12 18:15|| Front Page Top

#15 I wonder why the ship had to stop near Lanarca to refuel to make the last 300 miles or so to Latakia.
Posted by SwissTex 2006-09-12 18:36||   2006-09-12 18:36|| Front Page Top

#16 The fuel low warning light was blinking.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-09-12 18:49||   2006-09-12 18:49|| Front Page Top

#17 Needed to board a few stevedores with heavy work union vests for the cheap 300 mile cruise to touristy Latakia? (Apologies to the Army of Steves)
Posted by Phineter Thraviger1073 2006-09-12 19:07||   2006-09-12 19:07|| Front Page Top

#18 6 - I've done my share of both crateology and craterology. I prefer the latter, because it means we did something. I'm sure a lot of Israeli PIs were looking for craters in Hezbuttland, and wished there were more of them, and in the right places.
Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot  2006-09-12 21:27|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]  2006-09-12 21:27|| Front Page Top

#19 I've done my share of both crateology and craterology.

You're a man of many talents, Old Patriot.
Posted by Zenster 2006-09-12 22:25||   2006-09-12 22:25|| Front Page Top

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