[RetiredArmy]

The shipment was headed from a Persian Gulf port aboard a German ship. With help from the German government and the German shipping company, the United States was able to get the freighter BBC China diverted to a southern Italian port in early October, when it was boarded and the secret shipment seized. The parts were not on the ship's manifest, U.S. officials said.

Our pals the good Germans. With friends like this, who needs enemies.

[MHGinTN]

More evidence for why the frogs and schnitzels were obstructing and seeking to cancel forced disarmament of Iraq. All of which the DNC twits running for nomination will deny the validity of, and the dnc complicit networks will twist to suit their bosses.

[Atlantic Friend]

Well, it could have been centrifuges bought from somewhere else, and only shipped by the Germans...The post don't give that many details about this story.

[snooker]

Why doesn't Bush make a big stink about this publically and give that weasel some of it back?

[Shermy]

"...The shipment was headed from a Persian Gulf port aboard a German ship. ...

"...According to a European official, the parts were Pakistani but were constructed in a facility outside Pakistan...."

Sooooo...Saudi Arabian nuke program of Pakistani heritage? Why not name the "persian gulf port" otherwise?

[brooklin]

Please reread the article. It was with the help of the German govt. and the German shipping, firm that they got this ship to dock in Italy. I misread the story the first time myself.