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Guarantor of Stability (II) 2011/02/11
Background Förder-Abo
CAIRO/BERLIN (Own report) - Serious accusations about the use of torture are being raised subscribe
Documents against the Egyptian military, which for decades had been supported by the Federal Republic
of Germany. Over the past few days, according to reports by various human rights Archive by country
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organizations, soldiers have abducted hundreds - possibly even thousands - of
demonstrators and tortured many of them. Serious accusations had already been raised
earlier against the Mukhabarat secret service, a partner agency to the West German Federal
Intelligence Service (BND), which had been presided over by the Egyptian Vice President
Omar Suleiman, considered currently the most powerful individual in Cairo. Suleiman now threatens a putsch.
News in brief Strong West German support for the Egyptian military and the Mukhabarat was not limited to the 1950s.
Following an interruption due to a reorientation in US foreign policy strategy, West Germany has been re-
Rasse engaged in Egypt's arms buildup and training since the late 1970s. This has to be seen in the context of Interviews
06.09.2010 geostrategic considerations for controlling the resources of the Middle East region, which is why this support Seyoum Habtemariam
will be continued in spite of the current accusations of torture. Berhanu Nega
Ein ehemaliger deutscher
Bildungsminister plädiert Stefan de Vylder
für den Gebrauch des Roger Cole
Wortes "Rasse" als Torturer
Bezeichnung für David Barouski
Human rights organizations are raising serious accusations of torture against the Egyptian military. As Human
Minderheiten. Daud Miraki
Rights Watch reported, soldiers and military police officers have arbitrarily abducted at least 119 protestors
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over the past few days, several of whom have been tortured.[1] Observers estimate the total number of Eric Toussaint
victims, among them journalists, to range into the hundreds, "possibly thousands."[2] Reports began to John Laughland
surface already earlier that the Mukhabarat secret service, an appendage of the military, had also abducted Helmut Strizek
Ungesühnt journalists.[3] Mukhabarat is a partner agency to the West German Federal Intelligence Service (BND). The
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long-time head of the Mukhabarat, Omar Suleiman, recently named Vice President, and currently the most
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powerful individual in Cairo, has threatened a putsch, if the protests do not subside soon. Repression and
vom September 2009 threats are intended to insure the predominance of the military, which, de facto, already has control of the
bleibt ungesühnt. government.
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Cooperation
Cooperation between Germany's Bundeswehr and BND with the repressive organs of the Egyptian state dates
back to the 1950s, when former Nazi Wehrmacht and SS personnel were involved in upgrading the Egyptian
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military. (german-foreign-policy.com reported.[4]) This cooperation had been successful for more than a
19.08.2010 decade until it was interrupted in the 60s.
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