Mayor Luigi de Magistris sent a letter last week to Rear Admiral Arturo Faraone, head of the Naples port authority, complaining about USS John Warner\u2019s presence near his city. The nuclear-powered fast attack submarine passed by the Bay of Naples in late March after a NATO exercise. Within three weeks, the sub was firing missiles into Syria from the eastern Mediterranean.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that it is the same submarine [involved in the Syria attack] further reinforces the rightness of the order,\u201d de Magistris told Italian news service Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. \u201cShips of nuclear propulsion or carrying nuclear weapons are not welcome in the port of Naples and, therefore, they are not allowed to transit or stay.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his letter, de Magistris referenced a resolution he passed in 2015 which declared the Port of Naples a \u201cnuclear-free area.\u201d He called Naples a \u201cCity of Peace\u201d that respects \u201cthe fundamental rights of everyone, convinced of disarmament and international cooperation,\u201d according to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.<\/p>\n
The Admiral shares the mayor\u2019s concerns, but states the movement of foreign military units falls under the jurisdiction of the Italian Ministry of Defense. He also noted that the John Warner never actually entered the Naples port, but remained well off shore.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Naples has been a support site for the Navy since the early 1950s. It is home to U.S. Naval Forces Europe and the U.S. Sixth Fleet.<\/p>\n
Italy did not participate in the joint American-British-French airstrikes against Syrian chemical weapons sites, although it did provide logistical support from the NATO air base in Aviano. Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni supported the strike but didn\u2019t approve attacks launched from Italian soil.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I\u2019m curious to see the response of Napoli citizens the next time a US aircraft carrier doesn\u2019t park in the bay- lose all those sailors and Marines with their US dollars that have helped support the city for generations, not to mention La Cosa Nostra, who wet their beaks from the ensuing windfall. Perhaps someone will make Mayor de Magistris an offer he can\u2019t refuse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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