US Cancels Arms Shipment Over Greek Objections: Official / US Looking For An Alternative To Arrange Arms Shipment: Report

US Cancels Arms Shipment Over Greek Objections: Official / US Cancels Israel Arms Shipment Over Greek Objections / US Looking For An Alternative To Arrange Arms Shipment: Report (NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - January 13, 2009: The US military has to had to cancel a planned shipment of munitions from a Greek port to a US warehouse in Israel due to objections from Athens, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday.

The Greek "government had some objection to offloading that shipment in their country," spokesman Geoff Morrell told a news conference.

He said the shipment to the US warehouse had been agreed before the current Israeli offensive in Gaza and that Washington was now looking for an alternative.

He said the United States had operated the munitions stockpile for nearly 20 years and that Israel "can ask for permission to access" the munitions. He said he did not know the nature of Greece's objection and whether it was related to security or political concerns.