"Clues" Suggest The North

Apparently there are "clues" that suggest the sinking of the Cheonan was done by the North.

From the obviousness of the story:

'Evidence collected so far indicates a torpedo hit the Cheonan, killing 46 sailors, and suspicion is growing that it was launched from a small North Korean submarine. That scenario would make it the most serious attack on the South Korean military since the peninsula's war ended in a truce in 1953.

"While the North Korean submarine force reflects dated technology by Western standards, North Korean submarines during wartime would present significant challenges, particularly in coastal areas," according to the Arlington, Virginia-based Global Security think tank. "North Korea has placed high priority on submarine construction programs, which are ongoing despite its economic hardships."'

While the story tells us what kind of blast may have caused it, and that the likely source of that blast could be a torpedo, I wouldn't necessarily say there's any evidence that it's from the North. Oh, except that they're still at war today.

I love in this story how all the experts pan the North Korean subs. They even give some great examples at just how terrible they are.

The crappiness of the North's subs make it even more embarrassing for the South to have lost a warship and not to have even detected the submarine, if one did sink the ship.

Here's a fact: The North Korean subs are still made out of wood. Here's another fact: So are 99 percent of South Koreans' heads. Lawyered.