Posted on 12/21/2011 3:22:04 PM PST by NormsRevenge
The Finnish authorities have impounded an Isle of Man-flagged ship bound for China with undeclared missiles and explosives, officials say.
Police are questioning the crew of the MS Thor Liberty after what were described as 69 Patriot anti-missile missiles were found aboard.
Interior Minister Paivi Rasanen said the missiles were marked "fireworks".
The MS Thor Liberty had docked in the Finnish port of Kotka after leaving Germany last week.
Dock workers became suspicious after finding explosives poorly stored on open pallets, and the missiles were then found in containers marked "fireworks".
The managing director of the ship's owner, Thorco Shipping, expressed surprise. Thomas Mikkelsen told AFP news agency from Denmark that he was unaware of the matter.
Another company official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the ship had been detained in Finland and said the missiles could have been loaded on to the vessel by mistake, AFP adds.
Police did not confirm Finnish media reports that the ship had also been scheduled to stop in South Korea, Reuters news agency reports. 'Quite unusual'
The MS Thor Liberty left port in Emden, northern Germany, on 13 December and docked two days later in Kotka, southern Finland, to pick up a cargo of anchor chains, said Finnish Customs spokesman Petri Lounatmaa. A Patriot missile launcher deployed at Tatoi air base, near Athens, Greece (archive image) Patriot missile systems are supplied to US allies
It was bound for the Chinese port of Shanghai but there was no indication for whom the military cargo was destined.
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They’re just REALLY BIG fireworks! Ahhhh so!
Sent to Drudge.
Nothing yet on Fox or Drudge.
Wow! Is Fast & Furious this far out of hand?
Maybe China was just a waystation for supplies for the Kim Jong-un anointment party.
There is no way it is an isolated incident.
Isn’t this just ducky!
God!
Be interesting to see how the supporters of Free Trade with Communist China are going to spin this one....
Yeah, you don't just pick these things up at a yard sale. This has to have a helluva audit trail back to SOMEWHERE.
We need to stop selling weapons to friends, allies or enemies. Period. They get used against our soldiers far too often.
Money transfers are electronic. People know where these transactions, TARP, MFGlobal, Lehman, GM, etc. all go. They know who shorted American and United Airlines @ 9/11. They know the IPs and accounts that generate/generated $50 contributions to 0bama 2008.
They KNOW.
And they protect the Saudi devils ... because of the oil no doubt.
Looks like Fast and Furious has been taken up a notch.
Why not a peep from any of the “major” news outlets other than the BBC?
True.
69 Patriot missiles.
What an FU to America.
No doubt they were simply marked ‘caution’ and covered in Saran Wrap. No. In doilies.
I’d say they were for a Christmas terrorist surprise in the US, but 0bama is still IN the contiguous US, so we’re safe for the moment.
None dare call it treason......
There's diamonds, gold, and oil or other natural resources for which there are no records.
Speaking of that mention of Greece...
Chinese reporters expelled from Athens. Caught Photographing Patriot Missle sites,
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1190538/posts?page=1
Posted on 08/12/2004 6:51:49 PM PDT by longtermmemmory
Sounds about right to me.
So, they AREN'T fireworks? Time to rearrange the inventory.
Sounds amateurish. Not typical Chinese operation.
Off topic. WTF does Greece need Patriot missiles for. Who'd want to attack them?
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