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...Korea: Naval Clash Malaysia: Anwar's Last Hope
...Korea: Naval Clash Malaysia: Anwar's Last Hope
...bunch of crabs really spark a naval battle and a political crisis? South Korean media reports suggest fishermen came very close to North Korean waters before the clash, although the fishermen deny it. Neither North nor South has disclosed exactly what happened, and both claim the other side shot first. The North, of course, inflicted the most damage, but considering its strange ways, pinning down a motive is tricky. Some Seoul-based analysts speculate that the North was looking for an excuse to keep a U.S. delegation from coming to Pyongyang for high- level talks?there are plenty of issues...
...engagement, allowing it to react more quickly when they face threats from North Korean vessels. But the dispute over who owns the waters around the Golden Sea remains unchanged. Says Dong Yong Seung, chief of North Korean Research at Samsung Research Institute: "There is always the possibility of another clash...
...Korea: Naval Clash Malaysia: Anwar's Last Hope