Posted on 03/01/2015 12:10:51 PM PST by BlatherNaut
Italy’s coastguard announced Friday that it would allow its 11,000 members to carry weapons, following threats from Islamic militants in Libya, and recent confrontation with traffickers.
Up till now, the Italian coastguard has operated on a different status from the ordinary military or even that of police officers, who have the right to carry firearms. Now the coastguard will be on a similar footing.
This represents a noteworthy acceleration of events and a heightened understanding of the gravity of the situation. Just two weeks ago, the general commander of the coast guard himself, Admiral Felicio Angrisano, had said that there were no plans to arm his officers, insisting that “we have a purpose when we go into the sea: save lives, not to fight.”
The change in policy received impetus from recent threats from the Islamic State in Libya naming Rome as a target, and the February 15 incident where four smugglers armed with Kalashnikovs assaulted an Italian coast guard boat engaged in a rescue operation. The smugglers forced the officers to hand over the empty vessel, which they appropriated for future use.
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Italy and civilization are under attack by pig-brain savages. Keep Them out.
Italy is still the “soft underbelly of Europe.”
I’m resting in bed in the soft underbelly of Europe. One firecracker in Rome would crash their tourist industry and they know it. Just the treat has caused cancellation I have been told.
Reasonable and prudent.
Sink the muzzie boats with torpedos. Leave any survivors for the sharks.
German Wehrmacht should take over the defense of Italy, as they did once before.
They are going to allow military people.....to have weapons.
Oooooooh....
Well it’s better than nothing at this point. And Italians do have their share of experience with jihadist invasions from Arab territories that maybe they can look towards if they are motivated enough to. We’ll see I guess.
They need to arm their coast guard vessels as well.
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