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Revision as of 12:18, 19 October 2015
 Gerhard Mertins  | |
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| Born | 1919 |
| Died | 1993 (Age 73) |
| Nationality | German |
| Founder of | Merex AG |
Gerhard Mertins was a renowned arms trafficker, Nazi and associate of pedophile cult leader Paul Schäfer. According to Manuel Contreras he would have supplied the Pinochet regime with arms and helicopters. In 1976 he and Manuel Contreras traveled to Tehran to offer the Shah regime help in killing Carlos the Jackal.[1]
Iran-Contra
- Full article: “Iran-Contra”
- Full article: “Iran-Contra”
He founded the company Merex, which 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."[2]
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References
- ↑ González, Mónica (August 6, 2009). "El día en que Manuel Contreras le ofreció al Sha de Irán matar a "Carlos, El Chacal"". ciperchile.cl (in Spanish). CIPER. Retrieved August 11, 2015.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ New York Magazine 16 Dec 1991, p. 46
