In the 1990s North Korea was one of the largest, and best producers of counterfeit technology and used it to counterfeit U.S. dollars. Problem is they still do that. However a news story from Italy where several people were arrested for holding 160 Billion dollars in bonds has caught my attention. Only 4 nations in the world hold more than 160 Billion dollars of United States debt. This means no person could possibly have that amount of bonds in their posession.
Two possibilities for this incident are they are real and countries are trying to get rid of their bonds in fear of a deflated U.S. dollar, or they are counterfeit. An expert has said only a country could counterfeit the bonds due to the required resources to do so. North Korea seems to be, for a nation with extreme poverty, doing a lot with its military - and seemingly only its military. Such policies are expensive. So, how would they be able to afford it? Just print the money or the bonds apparently. I am not saying it is North Korea behind the bonds, but it seems likely to me.
A little taste of political logic (with a side dose of insanity and humor to make things interesting.) My life will occassionally be brought in with some journalism.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
North Korea AND A Question Not Asked
First I will update the North Korean situation. It appears that North Korea is preparing a long-range missile launch for early July that will be aimed at Hawaii. It will fall 500 miles short after flying over Japan if it indeed does go forward. To those who say "500 miles short. Not important." You are wrong. Think of the Pacific Ocean, North Korea could aim it in any direction but it is preparing to aim straight line for Hawaii. The missile would be of the Taepodong-2 brand.
In response officials in the U.S. have said it will be 3 years before the West Coast will face a serious threat from North Korea. This means we will still have Barack Obama as president when the crunch time comes in. Do we let them become a threat? I say no but hey, three years is plenty of time to be proven wrong or right. We shall see.
However a ship, the Kang Nam, is suspected of carrying nuclear and missile weapons. It is a North Korean ship that left port Wednesday from North Korea. Here is where the question isn't being asked. In the reports we can't board it because the UN Resolution requires us to be granted access on board by North Korea. I don't see that happening. Yet, nobody is asking where the ship was going.
This is where it becomes crucial. It has left North Korean waters. The U.S. navy is tracking it of course and rightfully so. Will it go to the port as planned? If it has nuclear material and the ship was heading for Iran, we know something is going on with the alliance that I laid out on this blog way back when nobody cared. Well, seems like nobody cares now because nobody asked where it was going in the news reports.
Finally a new cog of the alliance. I listed Myanmar (Burma) in the list of nations against us. The affiliation wasn't clear. Now it is. Burma and North Korea have been connected by the trade-off by Burma of getting North Korean help in building underground structures in exchange for giving food aid and other materials to North Korea.
This connection began following the Rangoon bombing in which 18 South Korean officials visiting Burma were killed. North Korea held negotiations with Myanmar (Burma) in order to release the ones responsible for the bombing. While the prisoners were not extradited to North Korea, exchanges of military supplies from North Korea to keep the military juntas in power in exchange for food, rubber, and other items from the generals.
According to this article: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/burma/burmatunnels-06182009131301.html
Yes, according to the long linked article the generals traded raw materials because they didn't have money. Now the trade offs continue in which tunnels designed for the Burmese officials to hide and operate the government underground (in the event of air attack or even uprising) is exchanged for food.
Now there is an interesting part in which it mentions North Korea has been making numerous port calls with Burma. This means its ships have been going to port. They are officially called "friendship delegations" but the article explains the arrivals are for business. This is where it ties into the ship with the nuclear and missile materials the navy is tracking. We need to know where the ship was intended to go so we can form a clearer picture of the alliance. The ships location, if a nation not in the list of the current alliances, will be quite surprising to me and force me to research even deeper into the web of the alliances that we have.
There is a little extra note in this alliance that seems rather repetitive. Burma is accused of seeking a nuclear program. The list of nations in this alliance seeking, accused of, or having a nuclear program are as follows:
Iran
North Korea
Venezuela
Ecuador
Bolivia
Libya
Russia
Burma
Syria
Peru
Cuba
Pakistan (Who is, I believe, now a neutral power, although it will choose a side, I am not sure which anymore)
So with this information the alliances have a pattern of getting aid for nuclear technology from the Russians, who aid the triple alliance of Iran, Venezuela, and North Korea which are the champions of anti-Americanism in the world. Subsequently you have North Korea helping Syria and Burma with their programs. Iran and Venezuela working together to get Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru their own programs and Cuba is of course aided by Venezuela. The alliance is there. We need our leaders to realize this before it is too late.
This paragraph is my third post edit because today the info is coming out of the wood work. The U.N. Atomic Energy Chief, Mohamed Elbaradei, said Iran is seeking nuclear weapons technology. I really want to know where that ship was heading. I really do. I think you do to. Look in the news, see if you can see the alliances I see and let me know if you disagree.
In response officials in the U.S. have said it will be 3 years before the West Coast will face a serious threat from North Korea. This means we will still have Barack Obama as president when the crunch time comes in. Do we let them become a threat? I say no but hey, three years is plenty of time to be proven wrong or right. We shall see.
However a ship, the Kang Nam, is suspected of carrying nuclear and missile weapons. It is a North Korean ship that left port Wednesday from North Korea. Here is where the question isn't being asked. In the reports we can't board it because the UN Resolution requires us to be granted access on board by North Korea. I don't see that happening. Yet, nobody is asking where the ship was going.
This is where it becomes crucial. It has left North Korean waters. The U.S. navy is tracking it of course and rightfully so. Will it go to the port as planned? If it has nuclear material and the ship was heading for Iran, we know something is going on with the alliance that I laid out on this blog way back when nobody cared. Well, seems like nobody cares now because nobody asked where it was going in the news reports.
Finally a new cog of the alliance. I listed Myanmar (Burma) in the list of nations against us. The affiliation wasn't clear. Now it is. Burma and North Korea have been connected by the trade-off by Burma of getting North Korean help in building underground structures in exchange for giving food aid and other materials to North Korea.
This connection began following the Rangoon bombing in which 18 South Korean officials visiting Burma were killed. North Korea held negotiations with Myanmar (Burma) in order to release the ones responsible for the bombing. While the prisoners were not extradited to North Korea, exchanges of military supplies from North Korea to keep the military juntas in power in exchange for food, rubber, and other items from the generals.
According to this article: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/burma/burmatunnels-06182009131301.html
Yes, according to the long linked article the generals traded raw materials because they didn't have money. Now the trade offs continue in which tunnels designed for the Burmese officials to hide and operate the government underground (in the event of air attack or even uprising) is exchanged for food.
Now there is an interesting part in which it mentions North Korea has been making numerous port calls with Burma. This means its ships have been going to port. They are officially called "friendship delegations" but the article explains the arrivals are for business. This is where it ties into the ship with the nuclear and missile materials the navy is tracking. We need to know where the ship was intended to go so we can form a clearer picture of the alliance. The ships location, if a nation not in the list of the current alliances, will be quite surprising to me and force me to research even deeper into the web of the alliances that we have.
There is a little extra note in this alliance that seems rather repetitive. Burma is accused of seeking a nuclear program. The list of nations in this alliance seeking, accused of, or having a nuclear program are as follows:
Iran
North Korea
Venezuela
Ecuador
Bolivia
Libya
Russia
Burma
Syria
Peru
Cuba
Pakistan (Who is, I believe, now a neutral power, although it will choose a side, I am not sure which anymore)
So with this information the alliances have a pattern of getting aid for nuclear technology from the Russians, who aid the triple alliance of Iran, Venezuela, and North Korea which are the champions of anti-Americanism in the world. Subsequently you have North Korea helping Syria and Burma with their programs. Iran and Venezuela working together to get Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru their own programs and Cuba is of course aided by Venezuela. The alliance is there. We need our leaders to realize this before it is too late.
This paragraph is my third post edit because today the info is coming out of the wood work. The U.N. Atomic Energy Chief, Mohamed Elbaradei, said Iran is seeking nuclear weapons technology. I really want to know where that ship was heading. I really do. I think you do to. Look in the news, see if you can see the alliances I see and let me know if you disagree.