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...Korea: Naval Clash Malaysia: Anwar's Last Hope
...Korea: Naval Clash Malaysia: Anwar's Last Hope
...Korea: Naval Clash Malaysia: Anwar's Last Hope
...June 29, the Golden Sea became a battle zone after North Korean patrol boats slipped into the area and engaged three South Korean naval vessels. In the battle that ensued, a North Korean shell hit a South Korean vessel, killing its commanding officer and three other sailors. A fourth crew member is still listed as missing; 19 others were wounded. And those were just the immediate casualties of the fracas. Last week, South Korea President Kim Dae Jung hurriedly sacked his Minister of Defense and reshuffled his Cabinet after a public outcry over the navy's handling of the skirmish...
...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...