Wednesday, April 10, 2013

20,000 U.S. M-16s stolen from unguarded warehouse in Kuwait

Via Craig

 

VERBATIM

ABU DHABI — Kuwait has reported the theft of a massive amount of U.S. Weapons.

The Interior Ministry said thieves broke into a warehouse and stole a huge amount of firearms and ammunition. The ministry said 20,000 U.S.-origin M-16 assault rifles and 15,000 rounds for 9mm pistols were stolen.

“There were no guards during the break-in,” the ministry said on April

The ministry said the target was a warehouse of the Interior Ministry in Subiya. The statement said thieves broke three doors and removed the entire contents of the warehouse. Kuwait has been a major defense client of the United States.

The U.S. military has stationed some 13,000 troops, most of them assigned to logistics, to the Gulf Cooperation Council sheikdom.

10 comments:

  1. yea, right. I suppose Obama and the state dept. wanted those in the hands of the Syrian rebels or some such rabble.

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  2. No wonder we are in such debt. We are stupid. Do you remember the millions of dollars that was on a pallet that disapered? And a few years ago durring an audit millions of dollars in consumer goods they couldn't find? Payrolls being payed to people they couldn't find anywhere incountry? The government is so stupid with our money. But we never hear of heads rolling.
    Papa Mike
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  3. Indy, that's what I thought when I read the story.... a plant for them to gain the weapons needed without strings attached and leading back to Obama...

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  4. The article I read in the English language Kuwait Times said M-16 rounds and 9mm rounds, ear protectors and a printer. Nothing about the weapons themselves.

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    1. That makes more sense considering the story went no where. Thanks.

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