German prosecutor investigates illegal arms shipments through Ramstein AFB

| September 15, 2017

Stars & Stripes reports that the German prosecutor’s office in Kaiserslautern, Germany is investigating charges that US contractors shipped Soviet-style weapons from Eastern Europe to Syria through Ramstein Air Force Base.

Ramstein — a key U.S. military logistical hub overseas from which cargo is ferried throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa — was linked to Washington’s effort beginning in 2013 to arm Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State, according to a report Tuesday in the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

The weapons transfer through Ramstein would have required permission from the German government, the report stated.

Officials with Germany’s Economic Affairs Ministry told Stars and Stripes that the ministry did not give the U.S. military permission to transport weapons to Syria through the country. They denied having any knowledge of such activities.

Officials at Ramstein deflected inquires from the media to the Pentagon.

The report was based on months of research by journalists with the newspaper, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network. The organizations cite internal emails they stated were obtained from the U.S. military, interviews with whistleblowers and official documents, such as the United Nations arms export reports for 2015 and 2016.

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The Other Whitey

Hmm, who was president in 2013, again? Could this mean that Barry is getting less popular with the Eurosocialists? Y’know, since a big deal was made of how popular he was overseas, because that’s apparently a qualification for President of the United States for some reason.

USAF E-5

Try to imagine this: Adm Stavridis is in command during this illegal transfer of weapons thru German soil during Hillary’s tenure as SOS. Where in Europe do most illegal arms deals take place? Where was the Adm accused of flying illegally with his family? Where would you take your family if you were conducting back door negotiations? Who would say..Oh no…he did nothing wrong at all..He’s a super guy. Give him a retirement and a great job off the radar for a few years. Yeah..W.E.B. Griffin couldn’t have written a better scenario.

A Proud Infidel®™

Has the left started to blame President Trump for it yet?

Roger in Republic

Didn’t Germany illegally transfer nuclear triggers and centrifuges to Iran a few years back? I think those were a hell of a lot more dangerous than all of the Kalishnakovs in Bulgaria.

CCO

Well, the controllers for the centrifuges were from a German company; nuclear triggers is a new one to me.

timactual

Since Germany doesn’t have nuclear weapons, where would they get “nuclear triggers”?

Gravel

Krytron and Sprytron triggers have more applications than just as “nuclear triggers.”

AW1Ed

I don’t suppose the illegal arms conduit led through Libya on the way to Syria by chance? Naw, couldn’t have.

The Other Whitey

Did it smell like dad Hildabeast?

The Other Whitey

“Das Hildabeast”

Jonp

More weapons for The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria. There is no end to the piece of shit our last presodent was

Yef

But, but, ok.