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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]]."<ref>New York Magazine 16 Dec 1991, p. 46</ref>
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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 deal]]s. 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>New York Magazine 16 Dec 1991, p. 46</ref>
 
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Revision as of 12:18, 19 October 2015

Person.png Gerhard MertinsRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Born1919
Died1993 (Age 73)
NationalityGerman
Founder ofMerex 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”

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

  1. 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").
  2. New York Magazine 16 Dec 1991, p. 46


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