sounds like the Gulf of Tonkin incident... On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 3:18 PM, Julio Huato <[email protected]> wrote: > To comment on Marty's note: > > In the TV show, Fidel said that the most logical explanation for the > incident came from an U.S. analyst on the web who (as I understand) > argued compellingly that a 1950s' Soviet torpedo from a North Korean > submarine was no match for the sophisticated, well-armored, > U.S.-manufactured South Korean boat (which, according to Fidel, used > very high-tech metallic alloys in its armor). The analyst conjectured > that what sunk the boat was a powerful mine, most likely U.S.-made and > planted by U.S. agents. Fidel noted that the South Koreans were > deceived at first by the U.S. They were led to believe that a North > Korean submarine had shot the boat. But then, as the issue could be > brought to discussion at the UN Security Council, rather quietly, the > U.S. and South Korea dropped the issue. Fidel seems to believe that > the U.S. deliberately tried to create a casus-belli incident against > North Korea. Fidel also said that Kim Jong Il's trip to China was > likely aimed at showing the Chinese that North Korea had nothing > whatever to do with the boat incident, and he (Fidel) noted that China > has veto power in the UN SC. As things in the Korean peninsula didn't > work out for the U.S., then the pressure for war shifted to the > Persian Gulf. In that case, the U.S. managed to persuade Russia and > China to pass a harsh resolution against Iran, which provides cover > for the U.S. (and Israel) manoeuvres. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >
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