01-10-2015, 12:11 PM
Magda Hassan Wrote:I am told by some Chileans that it was some German intel service involved in Letelier's assassination in Washington. Even though the US had foreknowledge of it they were very angry with Germany for it happening. Also that Germany was involved with the assassination of Carlos Prat who as Chief of Army and a constitutionalist in self imposed exile in Rome would have been able to call the military to him and thus a real threat to Pinochet and his supporters. Michael Townley who worked for DINA was involved with both as were the Cubans Posada and friends who also were used by CIA on projects but apparently the equipment in both were supplied by German intel. Many of the Allende cabinet ministers and their families were given refuge in the DDR so I wonder if that is why the West German intel involvement. Obviously fascists help each other out as well.
Peter the communication equipment at CD is of a very advanced type also German origin. You couldn't walk across the country side there with out being spotted. 2 Brits, 1 Israeli and another one from some where I have forgotten tried it at various times and disappeared. Along with about 150 Chileans.
Very interesting. I didn't know this.
I will not be able to expand on Mertins for now due to time restrictions. When I come around to it, which hopefully will be next week, this will be my main source:
Ken Silverstein, Daniel Burton-Rose: Private Warriors. Verso, New York 2000, S. 109140.
My tentative thesis would be that the German (old Nazis and the CSU, mainly, conducting a more or less parallel foreign policy) contribution to transnational fascism (e.g. Gladio, Condor) from the 60s to the 80s is far more important than hitherto recognised.