Hong Kong Searches first DPRK Ship after UN Sanctions
by Richardson ~ October 24th, 2006. Filed under: Axis of Evil, Nuclear Proliferation. 
In the
http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00300&num=1243" target="_blank">first inspection of a North Korean vessel after UNSC Resolution 1718, the Kang Nam I, a North Korean cargo vessel reportedly in transit to Taiwan, was seized and searched by Hong Kong authorizes:
In their inspection of the vessel, Hong Kong authorities found 25 violations, 12 related to antiquated navigational charts and insufficient life equipment. But nothing related to weaponry or nuclear production was found.
The U.S. and Japan had been tracking the ship since it left Nampo, North Korea, and the USS Gary, a guided missile frigate, was in the area in case of confrontation (good match for a cargo vessel). This is the first straw of the haystack.
October 25th, 2006 at 12:28 am
Boy, Richardson, you sure do post some good ones!
I see that U.S. intelligence is showing off its chops again. “…[Q]uoted intelligence officials as saying a North Korean vessel suspected of carrying weapons-related materials was being trailed.” Sheesh. It would be funny if it weren’t so pitiful.
I was a Korean linguist in U.S. intelligence for twenty years, and I can attest to the quality of our American intelligence anal-ysis. Most of our intelligence analysts adhere to the “hunch” or “preconceived notion” methodology. “I think, therefore it must be so” is their motto.
It seems to me that we had a “hunch” or “preconceived notion” about another country having weapons-related materials back in 2003.
Oh, well. I think it would have been hilarious if they had boarded the Kangnam 1-ho only to find it carrying contraband shin namyo’n or something of that nature.