It appears that two members of the “axis of evil” are in cahoots with one another just as the Bush Administration had alluded to. The UAE has intercepted a North Korean Iranian weapons shipment that was carrying rocket launchers, RPG’s, and detonators in clear violation of UN sanctions.
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Looks like President Clinton’s much ballyhooed trip to North Korea wasn’t as helpful in easing tensions with the commies as first suggested by the MSM. The ship carrying weapons from North Korea, Iran bound was stopped making it the first time a nation has acted on UN sanctions to stop North Korean proliferation of weapons.
Just goes to show you, these two rogue regimes can’t be trusted. They can’t be reasoned with, they can’t be trusted to hold to any type of agreement. Madeline Albright found that out with North Korea back in the 90’s and Bush took the blame for the break down in the “relationship”, there is no dealing with terrorist states. North Korea, Iran are terrorist states bent on causing turmoil not only in their respective regions but throughout the world.
The North Korean ship was seized some weeks ago a report says, the weapons bound for Iran were labeled as “machine parts”. CNN reports that the ship was flying the flag of the Bahamas. North Korea had our media all in a tizzy when it released two journalists after Secretary and Chief Bill Clinton went for a visit. Looks like that could have been a move full of guile.
Iran has been open about its intentions of manufacturing nuclear weapons, North Korea has been just as open about their right to own and operate nuclear power. There really is no reason to think that these two nations are not actively cooperating with one another in this endeavor.
North Korea claims that it has every right to sell arms for its own profit. Iran claims it has the right to buy what it wants because it’s a sovereign nation. The problem with this is the two countries have acted irresponsibly in the past and are a threat to our national and global security.
The North Korea Iran weapons shipment seized by the UAE is not the only incident that has taken place in recent weeks. The AP is reporting that India seized another North Korean ship between The Bay of Bengal and Myanmar and is currently inspecting its contents.
