If there was ever any doubt about what happened to the only U.S. Navy ship that is being held by a foreign government, North Korea has cleared it up. It's in Pyongyang. And it looks like it's here to stay.
With a fresh coat of paint and a new home along the Pothong River, the USS Pueblo, a spy ship seized off North Korea's east coast in the late 1960s, is expected to be unveiled this week as the centerpiece of a renovated war museum to commemorate what North Korea calls "Victory Day," the 60th anniversary this Saturday of the signing of the armistice that ended the fighting in the Korean War.
The ship is North Korea's greatest Cold War prize. The government hopes the Pueblo will be a potent symbol of how the country has stood up to the great power of the United States, once in an all-out ground war and now with its push to develop the nuclear weapons and sophisticated missiles it needs to threaten the U.S. mainland.
Many of the crew who served on the vessel, then spent 11 months in captivity in North Korea, want to bring the Pueblo home. Throughout its history, they argue, the Navy's motto has been "don't give up the ship." The Pueblo, in fact, is still listed as a commissioned U.S. Navy vessel.
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In January the next year, Colorado Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell reintroduced a resolution in Congress asking North Korea to return the ship. There has been no progress since, however, at least none that has been made public.
"The ship was named after Pueblo, Colorado, and they would have loved to have the ship back," Chicca said. "It's very disappointing to have it still there, and still being used as anti-American propaganda."
The planned display of the ship by North Korea hangs over the heads of the crew members who have long campaigned for its return.
"I'll never give up, but I don't think it's ever coming back," Phares said. "It's just unfortunate that we got put in that situation, and that the top brass blamed us, or blamed Bucher, for everything."Read the full story HERE and view a related video below:
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2 comments:
Commander-In-Chief LBJ blamed Commander Bucher for the entire incident.
But of course, had the ship's mission been a success, LBJ would have taken full credit for it.
Sound familiar?
Our nation's current "leaders" learned their lessons well.
Reminds me of the "WE'LL JUST BLAME IT ON THE COOK" line from the 1992 movie 'Under Siege':
"Admiral?
The Nimitz is tracking two [nuclear-tipped 220-kiloton) Tomahawks launched from the ship[USS Missouri].
Where are they headed?
Honolulu.
Oh God.
What's the flight time?
24 minutes, sir.
Can we destroy them in the air?
Destruct codes are on the Missouri.
Scramble Navy and Air Force fighters from Pearl.
What are the consequences of missiles dropping on Honolulu?
About a million people will reach ..... in less than a second.
Mr Secretary[of Defense] ...
We'll just blame it on the cook.
Absolutely.
Take it north.
Roger that. Heading north."
Yes indeed, Obama and Hillary learned their lessons well.
When Benghazi blew up in their faces, they just blamed it on the cook, and sure enough, the State Run Media agreed.
Here's the aforementioned clip from 'Under Siege' -
http://movieclips.com/zWsj8-under-siege-movie-blame-it-on-the-cook/
It's a perfect metaphor for the entire scandal-ridden Obama presidency.
Benghazi, Fast & Furious, Eligibility, IRS, NSA, AP, you name it, Obama just blames everything on "the cook", or Bush 43, or Edward Snowden, or right-wing extremists, or racism, or whatever else he can pull out of his azz, and the State Run Media lets him - correction - HELPS HIM get away with it.
Great movie, BTW. One of my all-time favorites. Steven Seagal was phenomenal as "the cook".
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