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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
Hmmm... To me, the key piece of evidence are the torpedo remains so Im thinking that if it was brought to a courtroom, that would be what the NK defense would scrutinize I guess. Now the report says that it was the same type of torpedo used by the NK navy and Im not in a position to disagree with that, nor do I have any reason to believe that the Australians, Swedes and the Americans are lying.
As for whether these sorts of things usually read like this... Um... That is a difficult question. Although my major is International Relations, the only other time I ever looked at a report similar to this was when I was studying the reasons why the US invaded Iraq and the sort of "Intelligence reports" that supposedly justified the invasion (most case studies Ive been involved in looked at conflict in a more broader sense, trying to use different theoretical models to best explain or predict what happened or may happen). So using that as a comparison... I guess whether these sorts of reports read the same depends on whether you think the Australians, Swedes, South Koreans and the Americans are wrong or lying about the torpedo.
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I see what you're saying. While I have nothing against the Australians, Swedes, South Koreans, or Americans I still think there is a chance that they could be lying about this. I mean, who appoints these people and exactly how qualified are they? That's not to say I know anything about torpedos or anything! So I guess if the torpedo is the main piece of evidence, I think it'd be worthwhile to take a look at some pictures and stuff like that. After a quick google search, this is what I came up with:
BBC News - S Korea freezes trade with North over warship sinking
"They reported that parts of the torpedo retrieved from the sea floor had lettering that matched a North Korean design."
So there is a "No. 1" marking written in blue sharpie. That's the only piece of "hard" evidence I've come across.
Ryzorian, I agree with the sentiment of what you're saying, but I'm not sure what you are trying to get at. Are you insinuating that NK did this for attention to receive aid? I mean it's fun to make fun of the enemy but I wouldn't think Kim Jon-Il is an idiot. In fact if you think about this in terms of motives, it makes absolutely zero sense. I might not be connecting the dots somewhere along the line though. Is there a reason why NK would do this?