The Italian navy, the Marina Militare began Operation Mare Nostrum on 18 October 2013 after black invaders drowned off the island of Lampedusa. The stated objectives were to deal with illegal immigration as well as rescuing Illegal Immigrants. The whole thing has been a failure. It seems they have captured 330 smugglers and some 150 thousand illegals. The smugglers might be punished. The illegals certainly will not. The fact that they were doing rescues meant that detections of irregular immigrants increased drastically. Italians, as distinct from their left wing government are not amused. So they did something about it - Italians Fight Off Third World Flood Imported By Italian Government.
This operation did not get much publicity when it started but now it is finishing there is much whining from Marxists & their Useful Idiots. They keep very quiet about the idea that they may be importing Ebola as well as crime.
See e.g. Paddy Ashdown Wants More Refugees, The Spectator Wants More Refugees, & The Economist Wants More Refugees. Of course they don't live anywhere near the Third World hordes they are inflicting on us. Do they care about England or are they Traitors being manipulated by our self-appointed Invisible Enemy? By way of contrast the BNP in Bolton asks why Illegal Immigrants should be encouraged.
Migrant Traffickers Are Abusing Mare Nostrum Rescue Operation
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Criminal gangs are abusing Italy's Mare Nostrum migrants rescue mission, Gil Arias-Fernandez, executive director of EU border agency Frontex has admitted.Speaking at meeting of the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee, he said that while he had nothing but praise for the Italian operation, it was a fact that traffickers were finding it easier to do their business knowing that irregular migrants were picked up by Italian rescue boats when they left the Libyan coast.
“Since Mare Nostrum started, the number of detections of irregular immigrants increased drastically,” Mr Arias-Fernandez told MEPs.
“Criminals, of course, know about Mare Nostrum and so they are sending more people on less seaworthy vessels, supplying them with less fuel and food. Their operation has become cheaper,” he said. The number of voyages had increased too, he noted.
The result, he added, was that migrants faced higher risks if the Italian authorities did not make it in time to save them.
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The Maltese have an interest in this one. They are another target for criminals.
Operation Mare Nostrum
Operation Mare Nostrum (OMN) was established by the Italian Government last October 18, 2013 to tackle the dramatic increase of migratory flows during the second half of the year and consequent tragic ship wreckages off the island of Lampedusa.OMN consists of an empowerment of the Migration Flows Control (CFM) activities carried out within the Italian Navy operation Constant Vigilance, according to a 2004 national law.
The naval and air units deployed to Mare Nostrum are necessary to improve maritime security, patrol sea lanes, combat illegal activities, especially human trafficking, and tackle the Mediterranean humanitarian emergency in the Sicily Straits, averaging 5 Italian Navy ships and their air units at any given time./p>
The Italian Navy's Operations Command, by means of the Operations Center, headquartered at the Command in Chief of the Naval Squadron (CINCNAV) in Santa Rosa base, Rome, controls all units deployed to Mare Nostrum. Also, in Santa Rosa is the Inter-ministry Maritime Surveillance Integrated Office which coordinates activities with the control rooms of other Public Agencies, Ministries, and Armed Forces.
The Italian Navy ships' commanding officers intervene to seize mother ships and to stop human traffickers in accordance with the law enforcement on the high seas regulations.
The units the Italian Navy deploys to the Operation are:
One amphibious vessel with specific command and control features, medical and shelter facilities for the would-be migrants; One/two frigates and two second line high seas units – either patrollers or corvettes – with wide range and medical care capabilities; Helicopters onboard (to be readily deployed to Lampedusa or Catania); A SAN MARCO Marine Brigate team in charge of vessels inspections and the safety of migrants onboard; A Coastal radar network and Italian Navy AIS (Automatic Identification System) shore stations; One ATLANTIC 1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) based in Sigonella for maritime patrol; One Air Force PREDATOR A+ based in Sigonella for maritime patrol; One MM P180 aircraft equipped with Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR), based in Catania; Two Camcopter S-100 unmanned aerial vehicles onboard ITS San Giusto; One Forward Logistic Site (FLS) in Lampedusa for logistics support to the units deployed to Mare Nostrum.
The Air Force also contributed until last June 23 with unmanned aerial vehicles; and the Carabinieri Corps with a helicopter. Submarines have been used to gather evidence of the criminal activities.
Operation Mare Nostrum covers a wide area in the Straits of Sicily: about 70,000 sq. Km, three times Region Sicily.
Up to this day, 330 smugglers have been brought to justice, thanks to the investigative bodies and their rapid and efficient investigations, but also thanks to the cooperation provided by the commanding officers, the 29th Naval Group Command, CINCNAV, the Interforces Team against Illegal Migration (G.I.C.I.C.), and the competent prosecutors. The Italian Public Security Bureau provided a task force of 14 operators and 2 cultural mediators based onboard ITS San Giorgio. The Fondazione Rava, the emergency services Corps of the Order of Malta, the Italian Red Cross military Corps and Nurses, all contributed to provide medical and hygienic care to the migrants onboard our units.
As a matter of fact, last June 13 a cooperation agreement was signed with Ministry of Health – Prevention Department, (USMAF) – to embark medical doctors from the Sea, Air and Borders department, specialized in communicable diseases.
An agreement with Save the Children provided for the presence of professionals onboard the units for information, support, legal counseling and cultural mediation for the children and teen-agers rescued at sea.
All people rescued underwent medical triage, to assess their health conditions and necessary treatments. The USMAF doctors onboard allowed early prevention from the risks of possible infections spread ashore.
During 364 days of relentless activity in all weather conditions, the units of the Italian Navy have engaged in 421 operations and rescued 150.810 migrants; 5 mother ships have been seized and 330 alleged smugglers have been brought to justice. These results have been achieved by 900 military engaged any single day day, 32 naval units and 2 submarines taking shifts in over 45,000 hours of active operations.
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Italians Fight Off Third World Flood Imported By Italian Government [ 17 November 2014 ]
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In ROME—Trashcans smolder and the faint smell of tear gas lingers in the early morning air in this city’s Tor Sapienza neighborhood after a week of intense street fighting between residents, refugees, and police. Banners with “Muslims go home” and “Long Live Il Duce,” in a reference to Benito Mussolini, lie crumpled along the streets.........For months, if not years, Tor Sapienza has been at the front line of a battle the entire city is fighting against unwanted immigration. Just as Lampedusa and Sicily are the gateways for irregular migrants and refugees into Europe, Tor Sapienza has much the same role for those seeking unwelcome shelter in Rome............
Since the beginning of the year more than 150,000 migrants and refugees have made the perilous journey to Italy across the Mediterranean. Many with money and family make their way to Northern Europe, but thousands who can’t afford to move north are stuck in Rome.
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The Italian government went out rescuing them - see Operation Mare Nostrum incited more to try it on. When they stopped Marxists and their Useful Idiots complained bitterly. See:-
Paddy Ashdown Wants More Refugees
Spectator Wants More Refugees,
Economist Wants More Refugees
800 Illegal Immigrants Rescued In Mediterranean [ 25 November 2014 ]
We were told that Operation Mare Nostrum had finished; that they were not fishing criminals out of the sea. They lied. Why? See Illegal Aliens Cost Billions. Politicians hide the truth because they want immigrants as allegedly cheap labour or for illegal Vote Rigging. They are Enemies Of The People who don't care about imported diseases or crime. That is why the Rotherham rapists got away with abusing 1,400 English girls. Al Jazeera puts the number of invaders this year at 215 thousand minimum.