Heckler & Koch does business with Blackwater

The German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch is involved in
transactions with Blackwater. According to ARD uses the controversial
U.S. mercenary company German machine guns in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Swabian company now wants to end the cooperation.

Mainz - Blackwater mercenaries set of Heckler & Koch machine guns in
Iraq and Afghanistan, reported "Report Mainz" on Monday evening.
Accordingly, the company called its cooperation in a joint statement
as "unique and strategic partnership." Blackwater and Heckler & Koch
claims to develop a common weapon in the U.S. and organize training
for the fight with weapons from Heckler & Koch, reported "Report
Mainz". Today announced the German weapons manufacturer, he would
cease its cooperation with Blackwater. The management had decided to
terminate any connection with the U.S. company immediately, the
company wrote to the editor of "Report Mainz".

The Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs had declared to the ARD
magazine, the federal government did not approve arms sales to
Blackwater. The arms manufacturers wanted to tell, according to
"Report Mainz" is not how the guns came to Blackwater. The company
confirmed the shipment, according to a collaboration with Blackwater,
but denies that it has developed a weapon for Blackwater. The
subsidiary of Heckler & Koch in the U.S. had provided only for
educational use weapons at Blackwater. Due to media coverage of
Blackwater, the company's business partner had "taken, especially in
our field of view and under surveillance."

The U.S. Congress had accused Blackwater in October 2007, brutal
misconduct in Iraq. According to a Congressional investigation
Blackwater mercenaries were in the majority of shootings, in which
they were involved, even the open fire. Blackwater guards that protect
the U.S. embassy staff in Iraq, was shot in an incident in Baghdad in
September 17 civilians.

The deputy leader of the Green parliamentary group, Hans Christian
Ströbele, called it in "Report Mainz" "outrageous and unacceptable
that a German arms company cooperates with such a mercenary force of
the wicked." The foreign policy spokesman of the SPD, Gert
Weisskirchen suggested that a legislative initiative to eliminate the
involvement of a "privatization of war" in the future. He demanded,
"that such collaborations are reviewed." The vice chairman of the FDP,
Werner Hoyer, said there is a loophole that needs to be closed.

Defense industry Action will show leopard's teeth

The theologian Margot Kaessmann, famous for her drunkenness, stands in
Berlin on Thursday at the press of the Action cry "Stop the Arms
Trade" in front of a banner with the slogan of the campaign.
Berlin / MZ. A general ban on arms exports wants the "outcry Action -
Stop the Arms Trade 'reach. These have now over 100 local and regional
initiatives together, especially the peace movement influenced by
Christianity. As a patron wants the former President of the EKD,
Margot Kaessmann, give the alliance a popular face. Currently, the
protest action, two focal points: the planned export of 200 Leopard
main battle tanks to Saudi Arabia and the delivery of advanced G 36
rifle made by Heckler and Koch in over 30 countries.

Kaessmann theologian called the tank deal yesterday in Berlin a
"disastrous signal to the freedom movements in the Arab world." The
supply of weapons to fight wars and domestic repression was an
"ongoing scandal of German foreign policy."

The Alliance has taken a Heckler and Koch major producers of small
arms to target. Its ultra-modern rifle was the cruelest weapon there,
said campaign spokesman Juergen Grasslin. Two-thirds of all war
victims killed by bullets came. G-36 rifles were used among others in
Libya, Mexico and Georgia. The federal government does nothing to the
German arms export rules to enforce, criticized the alliance
initiatives.

About 100 000 people have been protesting against the tank on the
Internet export. The alliance seeks long-term recording of the set of
the Basic Law: the "war weapons and other military goods are not
exported in principle." The export of weapons to countries of NATO and
the EU must be justified individually. The details shall be governed
by the notions of "action outcry" an arms export law that would ensure
transparency and parliamentary participation.

Of course, not as far-reaching goals could be achieved in a day,
conceded Kaessmann. But ultimately, the nuclear phase-out against
great opposition had been enforced. First, the organizations want to
make the issue of "arms exports" to the subject of the next federal
election campaign.

Heckler & Koch gunsmith - Bribery of public officials?

The offices of arms company Heckler & Koch, as well as private rooms
have been searched on suspicion of bribery of public officials on
Thursday in Baden-Wuerttemberg. The weapons manufacturers will since
late 2005 have provided weapons of war without an export license to
the police authorities of four Mexican states.

On suspicion of bribery of public officials are on Thursday raided
premises in Baden-Wuerttemberg of the arms company Heckler & Koch, as
well as private rooms. Managers of the company is alleged to have
bribed officials for several years in Mexico donations of cash, in
order to gain supply contracts for weapons, said the prosecutor in
Stuttgart.

In addition, there was an initial suspicion that may have been bribed
in this context in Germany officials. Background of the searches,
according to prosecutors arms shipments to Mexico are the weapons
manufacturer in the years 2005 to 2010.

A company spokeswoman confirmed on DAPD inquiry, that there have been
searches. They initially wanted to give an opinion but do not.

Already in December 2010, the business premises of the company, based
in Oberndorf, Baden-Württemberg Rottweil district had been searched.
The weapons manufacturers will since late 2005 have provided weapons
of war without an export license to the police authorities of four
Mexican states.

Targeted by the prosecutor, the company has also recently advised,
because it's illegal assault weapons to the regime of former Libyan
dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi said to have delivered.

Heckler & Koch produces pistols, machine guns, assault rifles, sniper
rifles, machine guns and grenade machine guns.

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