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Yeonpyeong Island Residents Ordered To Move Into Air Raid Bunkers As North Korea Places Rocket Launchers Along Western Coast
The din out of North Korea was a little too quiet recently. Not so much anymore. Yonhap has just reported that the residents of the infamous Yeonpyeong island, which was recently shelled by North Korea in response to a South Korea drill, and other bordering islands. have been ordered to move into air raid bunkers. This is a very rapid escalation following the earlier announcement by The Chosunilbo that North Korea has deployed rocket launchers along its west coast, in response to a live fire artillery drill which South Korea announced earlier would proceed as planned. "The North also reportedly made coastal artillery ready to fire and put some fighter jets on the west coast on standby."
From Chosunilbo:
North Korea has deployed multiple rocket launchers along the shore north of Yeonpyeong, Baeknyeong and Gangwha islands in response to a planned South Korean artillery drill on Yeonpyeong, government sources here say. The North earlier threatened an "unpredicted self-defense counterattack" to the drills.
A South Korean government source said, "After making the threat in a message sent Friday, North Korea raised the alert level at artillery divisions on the west coast and deployed the multiple rocket launchers." The source added the South Korean military is monitoring the situation.
And just to make sure that the world is fully aware which axis is now calling the geopolitical shots, Russia's UN envoy Churkin told South Korea it would be "better" it the country did not hold its military exercises (which had previously received America's blessing) at this time.
Elsewhere, the USAF 36th Wing,which includes B-52a and B-2s, is being put on speical alert in case things get really out of hand:
All active personnel serving with the Air Force Global Strike Command have been issued a special alert on Dec 18. Air Force Global Strike Command is responsible for deploying Long Range Strategic
Bombers including B-52 and B-2 bombers. There are believed to be 30
B-52 and 11 B-2 bombers stationed at Anderson Air Force base on the
Island of Guam. The USAF 36th Wing would be used as the main bomber
force in advent of a war on the Korean Peninsula. The Amateur radio
operator affiliation known as Sky Watchers has been reporting a substantial increase in Air Traffic at Anderson Air Force base since Dec 15. Strategic
bombers deployed from Guam would rendezvous with Fighters from the 5th
Air Force stationed in Japan before entering a combat area such as North
Korea. The last confirmed deployment of Stealth Aircraft to Guam was in 2009.
And here we were hoping that the coming week would be quiet and peaceful...
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SK: Yu Dae-Ho!
Calling Austin Powers. Calling Austin Powers. Help!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YABRmdyuMk
Doesn't the blood red moon on Tuesday morning mean war?
No war, just another day in the rain.
Revelations 6:12 - 17
The Sixth Seal
"When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?"
Nice piece tonight on 60 minutes on the crisis in the states, with special appearances by Gov Christie of NJ and Meredith Whitney
14 minute video
http://is.gd/j2rGv
Not to worry, its all part of "the plan"
I live about an hour by boat away from that island. Koreans are generally ho-hum about the whole thing. They did the same saber rattling and histrionics the last time in 1994, when Kim, Jung-il came to power. They're playing their usual brinksmanship politics and trying to give "the Brilliant Comrade" a rep for leadership and standing up to the USA.
China can't afford to have a war on it's border for fear it would spread. Especially to the Muslim provinces who hate the Han and would revolt at the drop of a hat. It would be bad for business!
China will never allow NK to collapse unless the US agrees to leave the Korean peninsula and it gets to keep all the resource concessions in the north proper as well off the coast. The value of resources NK has rights to makes any trouble they cause for China inconsequential. If NK was to fall and the US was to move troops up to the border, China would be 1000x in the hole.
I agree. The Chinese didn't allow it 60 years ago & won't allow it now. China is also not the provincial backwater it was then.
I've no doubt some sophisticated weapons have moved from China to North Korea.
I'd hate to see war...but enough of these piss ant fuckin places holding the civilised world by the balls...im guessing we could take out their nukes before they could even blink and then we could finally put an end to this bullshit. Time to take care of business. Besides..the Bernake wouldnt be able to defend the Dow if this happened and the market would finally go to where it belongs. Its a win win... a unified Korea and an end to the great Ponzi...
Who cares about the Korean Peninsula? It's Christmas and I just heard the Black Eyed Peas will be performing their FIRST Superbowl halftime show EVER! Who-hoo! I hope the homeless shelters and soup kitchens of America will have their 55 inch flat panel 3D LED HDTV's ready....
Black Eyed Peas performed during the Grey Cup a few years ago. Sad to see they've fallen on hard times.
boom boom POW
Boom boom pow in about 45 minutes when the SK kicks off their exercise.
You mean like this poor soul who got turned away for assistance with her utility bills...
http://www.macon.com/2010/12/16/1379464/funding-cuts-leave-many-without.html#disqus_thread#ixzz18UWVzZdm
Look closely, you can see not one but two xbox controllers...
Yeah, shouldn't her kids be pointing real gats at people and "earning that cheddar" for momma's gas bill?
Here's hoping one of them rolls up one you this holiday season, chucklehead.
Watta dipshit . . . hehehehe
Word. Her wall mount for the flat screen looked more expensive than my QAM digital converter box.
Careful there Cursive. Say there'll be black-eyed peas at half-time too loud and you'll find a line of our hungry 99-ers outside your front door with soup bowls.
Long Lube, you're gonna need it
Likelihood of finding WMDs would seem substantially higher...this time!
I think this is a bluff due. Moving missles to threaten Seoul would be the real thing. Oh the days of real Coka Cola...
I am curious if anyone thinks this may have something to do with the START deal. Since we have North Korea with missles/rockets and 'maybe' a nuke or two and so many contractors wanting to build a missle shield in Europe. Plus some other 'posturing' deals between Russia and the US. Now Churkin has to open his mouth on the deal... I'm just thinking maybe this has nothing to do with China/Korea but more to do with Russia???????
The West's dominance of the developing world is coming to an end. The US is trying to stem the decline by attacking the weakest that are alligned with the Chinese, Indians ..etc. The US is making the same mistakes over and over again.
Bang Dae Ho did it.
in case things get really out of hand:
More like when they finally play into our hands.
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May or may not ever happen, but can you imagine the market carnage on day 1? Look at what happened when they just lobbed a few shells. Another fat tail waiting to happen.
finance minister Noda is happy as a clam...the yen is bound to drop.a few hun pips.without even wastin his cash on any dollar buyin.
The nation of North Korea has become much too expensive for several countries to keep around. The US is broke and can't afford to maintain a small army for ever in SK. NK gets in the way of better relations between China and the US. We and the Chinese would like the problem to go away. You can bet that deep within the US State Dept. and around the table in the White House with the Pentagon consulting, the highest levels of our Government are in negotiations with the Chinese to work out a deal as to what the region will look after No. Korea is a memory. I think the US, China, Japan and So. Korea are preparing to keep chaos and a panicked population from spilling over the NK borders into China and SK. They have to have massive supplies ready to rush in as the best way to keep the population from moving in search of food.
Who knows if things turn hot. Every move has unintended consequences. Lets hope the North goes quietly and not violently. No mater what, the US better not screw up again like they did in Iraq by being unprepared for the aftermath. WWIII is NOT on the menu. Most of the world wants North Korea gone except for Myanmar, Iran and Venezuela. No country is going to make a fuss if force is used. This is a case of economics. Just follow the money.
So, what the hell is it with the insults?? Jeez, cut it out.
NK caving? #DPRK tells NM Gov. Richardson in Pyongyang it would allow return of IAEA inspectors to ease tensions.
off topic but funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK3pItWjvuI&feature=player_embedded#!
It's interesting that almost no one sees this spinning out of control. That's usually when SHTF.
Shanghai is almost 3% lower, Seoul is almost 1.5% lower and HK is also well over 1% lower. Gold is +$5 at $1385/oz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp6cB7BGj48
There won't be any war on the K peninsula.
China has already told 'Lil Kim that if he does any more foolish acts "no more rice or Soju or Munbaeju."
Nothing pumps up american patriotism like a war against the axis of evil, rally them sheeple behind an otherwise certain one-term president. This war will last till 2013, after the next prez election. Chairman ben will print whatever it takes and more for this one, and show the chinese and russians who has bigger printing press :) And shanghai and asiapac stocks are already reeling, just a picture of our stealth bomber over the pacific is enough to send their economy into the rut :) So who wants to buy some Us treasuries?
Edit
nukes for rice?
Possible nuke deal between N. Korea and Burma...
http://www.tnr.com/article/world/80164/burma-nuclear-program-north-korea
The junta might be building nukes—but is the U.S. doing anything about it?
Uh ya, were going to fry their supplier... lol