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"Thai seizure of N. Korea weapons could affect nuclear talks; 5 arrested and charged with illegal possession" by Apichart Weerawong, Associated Press | December 14, 2009
BANGKOK - The seizure in Thailand of some 35 tons of war weaponry from North Korea and the arrest of five foreigners charged with illegal possession of arms may prove a blow to efforts by the United States to negotiate a halt to Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions, observers said yesterday.
Thai authorities, reportedly acting on a tip from their American counterparts....
Can you say SET UP, readers?
If not then keep reading....
“There is a possibility that the incident could have a negative effect on moves to get the North to rejoin the six-party talks and a US-North Korea dialogue mood,’’ said Yang Moo-jin, a professor at Seoul’s University of North Korean Studies.
Thai Air Force spokesman Captain Montol Suchookorn said the chartered cargo plane originated in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang, and requested to land at Don Muang airport to refuel.
There were differing local media reports about the plane’s destination, with some saying it was headed to Sri Lanka and others saying Pakistan.
Of course, it is OKAY for the WEST to RUN WEAPONS anywhere they want -- and RARELY a PEEP from the MSM (if you even get one)!!!
“I cannot disclose the destination of their plane because this involves national security. The government will provide more details on this,’’ Police Colonel Supisarn Pakdinarunart said.
Something is starting to stink here.
North Korea has been widely accused of violating United Nations sanctions by selling weapons to nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Hey, look, ISRAEL DOES IT ALL the TIME, so.... !!!
Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongphakdi said Thailand made the seizure because of the UN sanctions. “Once further details have been finalized, and all the proper checks have been made we will report all details to the United Nations sanctions committee,’’ he said. Supisarn said the five men detained denied the arms possession charges and were refused bail. They will appear in court today.
So who are they? Judging by where they are from I know whom I suspect set this up!
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I'm wondering if this plane ever was from Korea now. I mean, it's not like the MSM papers here in AmeriKa would not lie.
Now let's give them a chance. The Glob is sticking with the story.
"Thai court extends crew’s detention" by Associated Press | December 15, 2009
BANGKOK - A Thai court ordered an extended 12-day detention yesterday for the crew of a cargo plane loaded with North Korean weapons, as Thailand said it was trying to determine if the aircraft’s destination was in Asia or the Middle East....
The United States, which is particularly concerned about North Korea selling weapons and nuclear technology in the Middle East, reportedly tipped off Thai authorities to the aircraft’s illicit cargo, according to Thai media reports that the government and US Embassy declined to comment on....
Related: The Boston Globe's Invisible Ink: India Seizes Korean Ship
Another HYPED bunch of HOOEY, 'eh, 'murka?
Members of the crew - four from Kazakhstan and one from Belarus - were charged Sunday with illegal arms possession, which carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.
Why no names yet?
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BANGKOK --A weapons-laden cargo plane impounded in Bangkok has links to at least two men accused of global arms trafficking, including one fighting extradition to the U.S. from Thailand, an analyst said Tuesday.
And WHO is at the CORE of that, huh?
The five-man crew of the aircraft that arrived from North Korea -- four from Kazakhstan and one from Belarus -- have been charged with illegal arms possession and face up to 10 years in prison.
The men were being held at Bangkok's high-security Klong Prem Central Prison, the current home to suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, once dubbed the "Merchant of Death" for allegedly supplying weapons to dictators and warlords around the world.
At U.S. behest in some cases!!! Then we turned on him.
Related: The Wrong Side of Weapons Smuggling
Another Slow Saturday Special: The Lord of War
Thai, Tai, or Tie?
You smell something, readers?
It is the SAME in EVERY CASE, isn't it?
FALSE-FLAGGING GOVERNMENT CREATING, DIRECTING, and FUNDING the "enemy!"
Great way to keep wars going, cui bono!
Thai officials impounded the Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane when it landed in Bangkok on Saturday to refuel, and discovered what they said was 35 tons of explosives, rocket-propelled grenades, components for surface-to-air missiles and other armaments -- exported in defiance of a U.N. embargo against North Korea.
Hugh Griffiths, a researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, told The Associated Press the aircraft was previously registered under a company named Beibars, which has been linked to Serbian arms trafficker Tomislav Damnjanovic.
So WHERE is the KOREAN CONNECTION in all this?!!
WTF, world?!!!
In the past, it has also been registered with three companies identified by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control as firms controlled by Bout. The U.S. is trying to extradite Bout, who was arrested in March 2008 during a U.S.-led sting operation and subsequently indicted on four terrorism charges in New York.
Do I even have to TYPE IT, reader?
Researchers said the arms were likely destined for African rebel groups or a rogue regime such as Myanmar.
Yeah, if it was to an ALLY it would have been ALLOWED!
Related: Memory Hole: U.S.-Approved
See?
The aircraft's documentation had falsely described its cargo as oil-drilling equipment, and declared it was bound for Sri Lanka. Thai officials are skeptical that that was the true destination.
Sounds like a CIA non-official cover mission to me.
Col. Supisarn Bhakdinarinath, head of the Thai police inspection team, estimated the value of the weapons at about $15 million-18 million. Supisarn said more serious charges, possibly carrying the death penalty, would be added because the haul included explosives. Prison director Sopon Thititam-pruek said the crew members were being held in separate cells, and guards were keeping a close eye on them to prevent them from meeting Bout.
Why would that be a problem?
He's been in jail so he can't have anything to do with this, right?
Griffiths said the past owners of the aircraft have been documented by the United Nations as trafficking arms to Liberia, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Sudan and Chad. He said the plane also was used to ship arms from the Balkans to Burundi in October.
And yet it is still flying around, huh?
Yeah, the U.S. TURNED on these guys to make POLITICAL POINTS and STOP PEACE!!
"They are like flocks of migrating birds, these aircraft. They change from one company to another because the previous company has either been closed down for safety reasons or been identified in a U.N. trafficking report," Griffiths said.
Sort of like CIA rendition planes!
Siemon Wezeman, a Senior Fellow at SIPRI, said the types of arms found in the aircraft -- used to add firepower against planes and tanks in the arsenal of government forces -- were typical of those used by insurgent movements, and raised suspicion they could be headed for an African rebel group.
Yeah, that is really the ONLY CONNECTION they have to Korea!!!
Of course, governments and covert operators could always purchase the stuff anywhere and then hire some patsy flunkies to fly a mission.
Possible buyers included Sudan, which might pass the weapons to rebel groups in Chad, and Eritrea, which might keep them for its own arsenal or pass them on to warring factions in Somalia, said Christian LeMiere, editor of the London-based Jane's Intelligence Weekly.
Related: Sudan Shuts Down Israeli Weapons-Smuggling Site
The Silent Civilian Slaughter in Somalia
Amazing how the paper is ALWAYS promoting something ADVANTAGEOUS to the AGENDA-PUSHING GLOBALIST PLAN, 'eh, readers?
The United States, which is particularly concerned about North Korea selling weapons and nuclear technology in the Middle East, reportedly tipped off Thai authorities to the illicit cargo. The U.S. Embassy has declined to comment. Impoverished North Korea is believed to earn hundreds of millions of dollars every year by selling missiles, missile parts and other weapons to countries such as Iran, Syria and Myanmar.
Of course, if Israel or America does the same thing selling to Saudi, India, and Egypt, that's all okay!!
And btw, HOW MUCH of a threat can an IMPOVERISHED NATION really be, huh?
Maybe we should SEND THEM FOOD instead of HOLDING IT BACK and THREATENING THEM all the time!!!
U.N. sanctions were imposed in June after the reclusive communist regime conducted a nuclear test and test-fired missiles. They are aimed at derailing North Korea's nuclear weapons program, but also ban North Korea's selling of any conventional arms.
One could excuse the Koreans for feeling a bit paranoid!
Hey, EVERYONE ELSE gets to SELL THEM -- including WAR CRIMINAL USRAEL!!!!
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And then the story was dropped.
What a surprise, huh?
