Sinking of the Cheonan...

[Raesvelg]

Of course, for the tin-foil hat types out there, there's yet another question:

What if North Korea is being framed?

There are a handful of powers with the means, and possibly the motivation, to accomplish the task, and for whom seeing the United States dragged into yet another prolonged, practically unwinnable conflict would have a certain level of appeal.

 

[Tristam Green]

Of course, for the tin-foil hat types out there, there's yet another question:

What if North Korea is being framed?

There are a handful of powers with the means, and possibly the motivation, to accomplish the task, and for whom seeing the United States dragged into yet another prolonged, practically unwinnable conflict would have a certain level of appeal.

What's this you say? The solution to such a problem is obvious:

 

[Raesvelg]

I am often disappointed by the insufficiently Machiavellian nature of our various world governments.

 

[Zoolander]

Pretty good article from Foreign Policy about China - NK relations and what the sinking of the Chenoan could mean, definitely worth a read.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/06/07/chinas_cheonan_dilemma?page=0,0