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Via Prison Planet.com \u00bb World News<\/p>\n

DAVID E. SANGER
\nNY Times<\/a>
\nMay 23, 2010<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 A new American intelligence analysis of a deadly torpedo attack on a South Korean warship concludes that Kim Jong-il, the ailing leader of North Korea, must have authorized the torpedo assault, according to senior American officials who cautioned that the assessment was based on their sense of the political dynamics there rather than hard evidence.<\/p>\n

The officials said they were increasingly convinced that Mr. Kim ordered the sinking of the ship, the Cheonan, to help secure the succession of his youngest son.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t say it is established fact,\u201d said one senior American official who was involved in the highly classified assessment, based on information collected by many of the country\u2019s 16 intelligence agencies. \u201cBut there is very little doubt, based on what we know about the current state of the North Korean leadership and the military.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, both the conclusion and the timing of the assessment could be useful to the United States as it seeks to rally support against North Korea.<\/p>\n

Full article here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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