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Stolen, Sensitive Military Items for Sale On EBay and Craigslist

by Evan Shamoon on April 14, 2008 at 04:39 PM



Want access to the newest in military technology without having to deal with such annoyances as "boot camp" and "Iraq"? Just look online.

According to a report by the Government Accountability Office (who knew such a thing existed!?), sensitive and stolen U.S. military items are being sold on eBay and Craigslist. The federal investigators posed as buyers, and successfully purchased a dozen prohibited military items on the sites.

These items ranged from night vision goggles to two F-14 fighter jet components, to a wardrobe's worth of army combat uniforms. Oddly enough, also available were body armor vests used by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan –- the same gear that the army initially struggled to actually get to the troops themselves.

The report notes that the items purchased could easily have been shipped overseas and "used directly against our troops and allies."

Or, for the record, festered in some eBay addicted military fetishist's asbestos-filled basement for the next half-century.

From CNN

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