Military fails to propel a Cheonan lie

Posted on : 2010-06-25 12:24 KST Modified on : 2019-10-19 20:29 KST

In the upper panel, 2010 World Cup official ball Jabulani rolls along the ground. The phrase “Jabulani is not easily caught” is written in the upper part of the panel.

In the lower panel, a military officer representing the joint civilian-military investigation team of the sinking of the Navy vessel Cheonan misses the ball labeled “a lie” with his feet, and says in reference to the sinking, “There was a water column!” The phrase “Although the officer tries to kick the ball, he misses it,” is written in the upper part of the panel.

Jabulani sounds like jabeullani, to try to catch something, in Korean, so “Jabulani is not easily caught” means although you try to catch a Jubulani, you fail to catch it.

Marine guards on duty at Baengnyeong Island reportedly told the military during its own investigation that they did not witness a water column at the time of the sinking of the Cheonan the night of March 26, but reported that they saw a bolt of lightening. This stood in stark contrast to the military’s announcement that Marine guards on duty on Baengnyeong Island witnessed a water column at the time of the sinking of the Cheonan.