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==Iran-Contra connections== | ==Iran-Contra connections== | ||
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| − | + | Merex, together with its "affiliated companies have been used over the years by [[intelligence services]] around the world - the [[CIA]] included - for all sorts of secret arms deals. During [[Iran-Contra]], the company appears to have helped 'front' a shipment of East Bloc arms to the Contras. The arms were apparently obtained initially by one of the scandals central figures, General [[Richard Secord]]."<ref name=ny>New York Magazine 16 Dec 1991, p. 46</ref> | |
[[Arif Durrani]], the only person imprisoned by the [[US]] for involvement in [[Iran-Contra]] apparently started a different arms dealing company, also called "[[Merex Corporation]]", infuriating the founder of the ''original'' (German) Merex Corporation [[Gerhard Mertins]].<ref name=ny/> | [[Arif Durrani]], the only person imprisoned by the [[US]] for involvement in [[Iran-Contra]] apparently started a different arms dealing company, also called "[[Merex Corporation]]", infuriating the founder of the ''original'' (German) Merex Corporation [[Gerhard Mertins]].<ref name=ny/> | ||
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Revision as of 12:32, 19 October 2015
 Merex AG(Arms company)   | |
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| Founder | Gerhard Mertins |
| Type | commercial |
| Widely used by intelligence agencies for secret arms deals. | |
Iran-Contra connections
- Full article: “Iran-Contra”
- Full article: “Iran-Contra”
Merex, together with its "affiliated companies have been used over the years by intelligence services around the world - the CIA included - for all sorts of secret arms deals. During Iran-Contra, the company appears to have helped 'front' a shipment of East Bloc arms to the Contras. The arms were apparently obtained initially by one of the scandals central figures, General Richard Secord."[1]
Arif Durrani, the only person imprisoned by the US for involvement in Iran-Contra apparently started a different arms dealing company, also called "Merex Corporation", infuriating the founder of the original (German) Merex Corporation Gerhard Mertins.[1]
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