Those Patriot missiles found in Finland
Several of you sent us links yesterday about those 69 Patriot missiles Finnish custom officials found on a ship that appeared to be headed for China. Well, it seems they were a legitimate weapons sales from Germany to South Korea according to Associated Press;
A spokesman for Germany’s Defense Ministry said the missiles were an official shipment that was fully declared and had all necessary clearings from German authorities.
“Those patriot guided missiles are from the Bundeswehr’s stocks and have been shipped to South Korea” according to an intergovernmental treaty, he said, declining to be named in line with government policy.
He said no explosives were part of the shipment and he didn’t have any information on that part of the impounded cargo.
So, I wasn’t ignoring your emails. Just waiting for the rest of the story.
Category: Breaking News
So I guess the bundeswehr just had one massive, collective brain fart when the missiles were crated up and marked as “FIREWORKS”, then?
this is poorly-detailed reporting that clouds the picture more, imo.
The Finns say the explosive acid aboard the ship with the missiles wasnt stored properly. The Boche say there were no explosives aboard.
The Finns are claiming that the ship sailed for China but the Germans say South Korea?