Thursday, December 22, 2011

Boat Loaded with Patriot Missles Stopped in Finland...On its Way to China

I've heard nothing of this in the mainstream media.  But this has to be a cause for great concern.  From The Guardian
Finnish officials find 160 tonnes of explosives and 69 Patriot missiles on the British-registered cargo ship bound for Shanghai.
Around 160 tonnes of explosives and 69 surface-to-air missiles have been found by Finnish officials on a cargo ship bearing a British flag and ultimately destined for China, authorities say. They said they did not know the origin of the Patriot missiles or who was supposed to receive them.
I've read that the shipment is supposedly legal, and that the missles are on their way to South Korea.  Really?  This is how we ship our military weapons?  Like it's Fed Ex or something?  And we don't suspect that these missles will fall into the wrong hands?
"Of course, there are legal transports of weapons or defense material (through Finland) but in this case the cargo was marked as containing fireworks," Rasanen told national broadcaster YLE TV. "That is quite unusual."

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