"Guarded warehouse near airport and mysterious cargos from Baghdad; what is the US embassy in Helsinki up to?"
From the Helsinki Times:
Why does the US Embassy in Helsinki need a big warehouse near
Malmi Airport and what are the contents of thousands of kilograms of
cargo sent to Helsinki from Baghdad?
A dilapidated warehouse in Malmi is being used by the US Embassy for
unknown operations after a Wikileaks release revealed its location.
The anonymous looking building on Takoraudantie is notable only for
the new 427 meter perimeter fence that according to the Wikileaks'
database was ordered by the US Embassy in April 2018.
Situated across the street from the main entrance of Malmi Airport,
the warehouse with its 3 meter high security fence appears an unlikely
location for official embassy business. Neighbouring companies include a
car yard and a tyre warehouse.
Helsinki Times visited the perimeters this weekend. Security
personnel, young Finns in uniforms with American flags on their arms,
appeared nervous and suspicious when asked to comment on the warehouse
and refused to even confirm the order of the new fence structure which
now surrounds the compound. At one point a security guard appeared in a
second floor window to carefully monitor this reporter's movements along
Takoraudantie.
Mysterious parcels from Baghdad
The Wikileaks' database has also revealed mysterious packages being
sent to the US Embassy in Finland from their embassy in Baghdad.
The database displaying US embassy procurements around the world
shows that tons of cargo are being distributed to Helsinki and other US
embassies via regular airfreight cargo deliveries from Baghdad.
Twelve consignments, each logged at 5000 kilograms are recorded as
sent to Helsinki and 23 other West European US embassies – an average of
2500 kilograms per US embassy.
The reason for such a vast volume of embassy deliveries from Baghdad
is as yet unknown but this latest disclosure follows Wikileaks news that
the US Consulate in Frankfurt was a purchase and postal centre for
distributing spy equipment to other US embassies worldwide. Concerns are
now raised that the US Embassy in Baghdad is also being used as a main
distribution centre for secret operations.
In addition to Finland and Western Europe, the Wikileaks database
shows that the US embassy in Baghdad disseminates hundreds of
tons worldwide, with more than 300,000 kilograms recorded as being
delivered Stateside alone.
Incoming diplomatic mail between embassies receives customs clearance
and is automatically classified as a US government shipment.....MORE
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