Violated one of the most protected buildings in Italy.

Ministry of Defence Palace

The March 19 has been breached the security of a building no longer protected in Italy (at least so it should be) some "intruders" are entered at the Palazzo Baracchini on Via XX Settembre in Rome headquarters of the Ministry of Defence.

The police guard (MP) have noticed that someone has been introduced in the offices and ransacked the rooms.

Sparse press release from the Ministry of Defense released a few days later:

"This morning (on May 19, 2011) - it says - the policemen on duty noted the commission of a robbery in one of the offices of the Department. Investigations are underway. "

Since the early findings of investigators has discovered the theft of a reasonable amount (not quantified) of money and some ornaments. The office of the intrusion object is not close to that of the Ministry, but the police are checking if the "thief" was interested in other goals.

Still to clarify the time of '' intrusion 'men of the Police Department Operating Via Selci In the police have heard of the "military police" who perform security service to the Ministry, investigators are investigations on the "theft". But given the sensitivity of the documents held within the building are also checking with the office computer hacked and checks are being conducted on the numbering of the copiers.

Palace Baracchini besides being the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence houses the offices of AISE (The Military Intelligence).

Coat of arms of the A. I.S.E. - External Security and Information Agency

The Ministry of Defense closes the door to the 10 p.m., except in special needs. On Saturdays and Sundays only opens the side door for the passage of pedestrians. Passage that is filtered by the Police present at the door and a metal detector door that allows access into the palace itself.

Most windows have locks and armored glass, and then seemingly inviolable. The building next door, Caprara Palace houses the Joint Chiefs of Staff, elsewhere 'armored', opposite to where the Palace Army Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces.

Not to mention that during this period, a few tens of meters there is a permanent monitoring and strengthened law enforcement officers at the Embassy of India, the scene of events because of the affair that sees two Marò of San Marco 'confiscated' by police of that state.

Basically the area is considered a kind of Fort Knox, but someone managed to get to Palazzo Baracchini, violate the security systems and the Military Police in charge: it was introduced in the building has reached the office where he kept money too cash and has seen fit to take away some souvenirs: ornaments in the same office.

Honestly, it looks like a "joke" to enter a building, which in theory should be super secure, remember that also houses the offices of the Military Intelligence Service, was released without being noticed and leave obvious traces of its passage ....

What was really looking for?

Did you find the information you were looking?

And if they have stolen documents vitality of Homeland Security, what risks we're going against?

And the staging was used to distract or send a signal to someone?

The Police Department's operation are controlled with the staff of the department if there were any "visits" in other rooms of the building, but I doubt you can find something, surely it is professional.

But all this leads to another problem, we are so vulnerable in our security sensitive buildings? How is it that the Palace of the Ministry of Defense and offices AISE there is manned 24 hours a day, we have dozens of missions abroad and the services should be operational 24 hours a day, given that "should have staff around the world. "

But as written offices close at 10 p.m. .... Closed Saturday and Sunday ... day of rest, we see that even the vigilance rests.