The surviving members of the band are having a bit of a reunion tour:
The United Arab Emirates has seized a ship carrying North Korean-manufactured munitions, detonators, explosives and rocket-propelled grenades bound for Iran in violation of United Nations sanctions, diplomats said.
The UAE two weeks ago notified the UN Security Council of the seizure, according to the diplomats, who spoke on condition they aren’t named because the communication hasn’t been made public. They said the ship, owned by an Australian subsidiary of a French company and sailing under a Bahamian flag, was carrying 10 containers of arms disguised as oil equipment.
The council committee that monitors enforcement of UN sanctions against North Korea wrote letters to Iran and the government in Pyongyang asking for explanations of the violation, and one to the UAE expressing appreciation for the cooperation, the envoys said. No response has been received and the UAE has unloaded the cargo, they said.
That the Norks will sell whatever to whomever doesn’t much come as a surprise. What is surprising is that the Islamic Republic would have need of such pedestrian devices. After all, they’ve got a booming arms industry of their own.
I wonder what they wanted with them?
This gives me the warm and fuzzy feeling that the jerks got caught with their pants down, and shivers to think how many aren’t being caught. The Norks (*thanks skipper*) and Iranians are a bunch of clowns and this would be a joke if good people weren’t put in harms way as a result.
…maybe we should sent Mr. Clinton back to speak with them?
V/R
grb
I noticed the article identified one commenter as a young man with a beard. Ayup, that ought to single him out all right.
– Max
I’m more worried about the Axis of Weasels.
Obama, Reid, and Pelosi.
Iran supplies Hezbala (sp?) and a few other proxy organizations with weapons. It’s a lot cleaner if they can supply weapons that aren’t directly traceable to Iran.