Tuesday
Jun152010
North Koreans Torpedo Report On Ship Sinking
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 2:14PM
North Korea today rejected as a "complete fabrication" the allegations it was behind the sinking of a South Korean military ship back in March and Sin Son Ho, the DPRK's Ambassador to the United Nations who almost never talks to the media, told a rare press conference in New York today that any Security Council action taken against Pyongyang will result in a military response.
"If any action is taken against us, I lose my job and the military will have its own job" said Sin, who contends the current accusations against his government are aimed at promoting US interests in the region. "The South Korean authorities released the investigation result on May 20th 2010, coinciding with the start of the local election in South Korea and the beginning of US secretary of State's visit to Japan. It is clear that all these announcements were pre-scheduled according to the timetable of the Obama political events" said Sin, who contends the US has also used the tragedy help secure the future of its military base in Okinawa Japan.
Sin attacked the independence and scientific value of the South Korean investigation, arguing that the South had refused to provide Pyongyang's experts with access to the site or the ship's communication records. He even suggested that the South might have sunk its own ship by mistake or even grounded it on the rocks.
Asked if his government had ruled out the use of nuclear weapons in retaliation to possible Security Council action, Sin would only say: "Nuclear weapons is are our deterrent, because we are always threatened by outside forces"
On March 26th the South Korean naval ship Cheonan mysteriously sank near the North's Yellow Sea coast, resulting in the death of 46 sailors. A South Korean investigation carried out with help from international observers concluded the ship had been torpedoed by one of the North's submarines and on Monday, South Korean officials presented the report to the Security Council in the hopes the UN body would take action against Kim Jong Il's regime.
"If any action is taken against us, I lose my job and the military will have its own job" said Sin, who contends the current accusations against his government are aimed at promoting US interests in the region. "The South Korean authorities released the investigation result on May 20th 2010, coinciding with the start of the local election in South Korea and the beginning of US secretary of State's visit to Japan. It is clear that all these announcements were pre-scheduled according to the timetable of the Obama political events" said Sin, who contends the US has also used the tragedy help secure the future of its military base in Okinawa Japan.
Sin attacked the independence and scientific value of the South Korean investigation, arguing that the South had refused to provide Pyongyang's experts with access to the site or the ship's communication records. He even suggested that the South might have sunk its own ship by mistake or even grounded it on the rocks.
Asked if his government had ruled out the use of nuclear weapons in retaliation to possible Security Council action, Sin would only say: "Nuclear weapons is are our deterrent, because we are always threatened by outside forces"
On March 26th the South Korean naval ship Cheonan mysteriously sank near the North's Yellow Sea coast, resulting in the death of 46 sailors. A South Korean investigation carried out with help from international observers concluded the ship had been torpedoed by one of the North's submarines and on Monday, South Korean officials presented the report to the Security Council in the hopes the UN body would take action against Kim Jong Il's regime.
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