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yurbud

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32. sort of like the caves in Afghanistan that were supposed to be like something out of Tolkien but
Tue May 29, 2012, 01:42 AM
May 2012

were really just shallow holes in the wall.

If you want to say someone is a threat when they really aren't, you need to start talking about tunnels.

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WTF! Why would you make this known if true? Yea, and how the hell do you get them out teddy51 May 2012 #1
hmmmm Lars77 May 2012 #3
more likely naaman fletcher May 2012 #46
Hey! North Korea!!! Please look for our soldiers! MNBrewer May 2012 #2
yeah, they do that anyway. How many people are detained for 'helping the enemy' do you think? pasto76 May 2012 #10
Maybe this is the US's way of tipping off Jong-Il Jr and the N Koreans that TheDebbieDee May 2012 #4
If we could have we would have long ago 14thColony May 2012 #35
Well...not exactly. Rod Mollise May 2012 #44
Our capability in this regard is the GBU-28 14thColony May 2012 #53
It would take a lot of workers to create these tunnels. Incitatus May 2012 #49
Yep, strange story to be public ... n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #5
Why admit it? To defuse the publicity when the N. Koreans start executing spies? WriteWrong May 2012 #6
"The entire tunnel infrastructure is hidden from our satellites," ... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #7
If I were to guess they (N. Koreans) are using Harmony Blue May 2012 #8
We used ground penetrating radar... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #14
Problem is -- the tunnels could extend under South Korea. JDPriestly May 2012 #41
you could be right... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #45
True! JDPriestly Jun 2012 #54
What - they don't have seismographs or hedgehog May 2012 #51
think the only way out is through the DMZ? pasto76 May 2012 #9
It's a surprising thing to admit jberryhill May 2012 #11
One if by land, and two if by sea, and I on the opposite shore will be! MADem May 2012 #37
and he is talking about this why? Botany May 2012 #12
DU readers seriously believe N. Korea does NOT know about this already? doh! nt msongs May 2012 #13
This is not at all secret. It's been going on for decades. David__77 May 2012 #15
This is simple the United States is sending a message Harmony Blue May 2012 #16
Is this preemptive damage control because some of them have been captured? Poll_Blind May 2012 #17
Maybe this is old news to the North Koreans and the US wants to control the story JDPriestly May 2012 #42
Interesting ogima May 2012 #18
Why would they kidnap Americans to teach them English? jberryhill May 2012 #22
You're bad. area51 May 2012 #36
He could just be fucking with the North Korean's heads Nevernose May 2012 #19
I think so, too. Old and In the Way May 2012 #26
and why did the president win the Nobel Peace Prize again....?? n/t IamK May 2012 #20
For answering a question about American society jberryhill May 2012 #24
For efforts in creating peace between nations. boppers Jun 2012 #55
its cooperate with us or get "blowed up"..... n/t IamK Jun 2012 #56
they are doing a good job on their own with the arab spring breakout of 2011.....n/t may3rd Jun 2012 #57
...or don't try to blow us up, and we'll leave you alone. boppers Jun 2012 #58
I need to call BS on this... Fearless May 2012 #21
The seismic and ground scanning radar techniques... jberryhill May 2012 #23
There are other methods... Fearless May 2012 #27
That works in the absence of countermeasures jberryhill May 2012 #28
North Korea isn't exactly a bastion of advanced techniques either. Fearless May 2012 #29
It's basic E&M jberryhill May 2012 #30
sort of like the caves in Afghanistan that were supposed to be like something out of Tolkien but yurbud May 2012 #32
Jesus H. Christ, I wonder what genius at the Pentagon authorized coalition_unwilling May 2012 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author GAspnes May 2012 #31
Maybe China has finally given the OK to US & S. Korea to topple North yurbud May 2012 #33
"The US military vehemently denies this"?..then it must be true! red dog 1 May 2012 #34
'Clarification' by 'The Diplomat': may have been hypothetical muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #38
Anything to start another war newfie11 May 2012 #39
This sounds like Psyops. Javaman May 2012 #40
one reason they might say it is because we are a democracy Enrique May 2012 #43
an act of war by any other name would be called an invasion. may3rd May 2012 #47
update your link it now says ""US military denies parachuting into N.Korea"" may3rd May 2012 #48
Yoohoo, Kim Jong-Un! Intruder Alert! Canuckistanian May 2012 #50
This whole thing is..... DeSwiss May 2012 #52
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