[decimon]

The article is worth clicking on to read the history of the weapons.

As with the rest of the article, that history is as clear as mud.

[Pan_Yan]

So the Italians intercept a shipment of weapons headed for the Balkins in the early 90’s. A huge shipment. Some judge orders them destroyed but oops, no one gets around to it.

Flash forward 20 years. Italy is the last European country supporting Mad Dog Gaddafi, Italy’s largest supplier of oil. Then Prez Barry give ‘ole Prime Minister Viagra a call and makes him an offer he can’t refuse. Suddenly Italy is all in. They condemn Gaddafi, they open their air space to NATO and their planes start supporting the no fly zone. They need to get this little war over quickly. But no one is allowed to give the rebels weapons (yet).

But it just so happened they have an entire shipload of weapons that are ‘off the books’ just sitting in a warehouse that no one remembers. Seems like a perfect match. And it was, until someone talked.

[Pan_Yan]

Here's the English translation of an Italian article. It's much more entertaining. Russian Oligarchs, shady Eastern European businessmen, a U.S. Submarine base (I've been there), Ukrainian spies ... what more could you ask?

Four Hundred Missiles Mysteriously Disappear from La Maddalena