While on the Verge of Bankruptcy .... (GT Spirit)

... the Italians go out and celebrate in Style - Italian Style - with a Maserati, well, no actually 19 Maseratis.  Some serious party machinery, right?  And not just any M - these are Quattroporte 4 door sedans, for the Ministry of Defense, and they are fully armoured.  Do you think they are expecting trouble?  Mere coincidence I'm sure.  Cost of credit protection hitting new highs, but a couple of million for new cars is a priority.  Amazing.  And politicians wonder why there is outrage - geesshh.  Another question - would one of these had protected deposed-King Qaddafi as he took flight from his home town of Sirte?  Qaddafi's friend Silvano B might be better protected and probably more travel route options.

Italian Government Purchases 19 Armoured Maserati Quattroportes

CAR NEWS, MASERATI — BY LAWRENCE ON OCTOBER 28, 2011 AT 9:32 PM — NO COMMENTS 

Reports have surfaced that the Italian Government, more specifically, the Italian Ministry of Defence have just taken delivery of 19 Maserati Quattroportes in times of austerity. The Quattroporte’s are all said to be armoured and will most likely replace similar cars already used by state officials. The matter was raised in the Italian Parliament today by the Democratic Party’s Emanuele Fiano.

The news has raised eyebrows among the opposition mostly due to the timing of the delivery. The Italian economy has hit hard times recently and is suffering economic uncertainty. Whilst it isn’t the only country to be suffering, it seems that with it’s debts reaching 120 percent of its Gross Domestic Product, Italy is struggling to reach repayments. The Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has introduced an austerity package which stands at odds to the delivery of these expensive luxury cars.
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