Sunday, May 11, 2014

400 US-Söldner sollen für die Ukraine kämpfen


Im deutschen Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) schweigt man (noch) zu dem brisanten Gerücht. Doch Berichte, dass amerikanische Kämpfer die ukrainischen Soldaten im Osten des Landes unterstützen, erhalten nun neuen Nährstoff: Wie die Zeitung „Bild am Sonntag“ berichtete, sollen die von Kiew entsandten Sicherheitskräfte nämlich von rund 400 Elitesoldaten des US-Militärdienstleisters Academi – vormals Blackwater – unterstützt werden. Der Zeitung zufolge setzte der BND die Bundesregierung in Berlin darüber am 29. April in Kenntnis. Die Angaben sollen offenbar vom US-Geheimdienst stammen.


Schon vor zwei Monaten – Mitte März – hatte der berüchtigte US-Militärdienstleister Meldungen über einen Einsatz seiner Elitesoldaten in der Ukraine harsch zurückgewiesen. Seither sind aber Gerüchte über eine Teilnahme amerikanischer Söldner an den Gefechten in der Ukraine niemals richtig verstummt. Anfang April etwa berichtete die russische Nachrichtenagentur „Ria Novosti“ von Academi-Soldaten in der Ostukraine, die in der Uniform der ukrainischen Sonderpolizei „Sokol“ agierten. Bestätigt wurden derartige Berichte bisher freilich nicht.

Blackwater-Angestellte vor Gericht

Private Sicherheitsfirmen wie Academi gerieten besonders während des Irakkriegs in die Kritik – sie gelten als besonders brutal: In den USA stehen mehrere Blackwater-Angestellte im Zusammenhang mit Gewalttaten und Tötungen von irakischen Zivilisten vor Gericht. Auch musste Academi vor knapp zwei Jahren wegen Verstößen gegen Waffengesetze 7,5 Millionen Dollar (6,03 Mio. Euro) Strafe bezahlen.
Nach Ermittlungen des US-Justizministeriums wurde der Firma unter anderem angelastet, gegenüber amerikanischen Behörden über Waffenlieferungen an den König von Jordanien gelogen zu haben. Außerdem seien ohne vorherige Genehmigung geheime Informationen über gepanzerte Fahrzeuge an Schweden und Dänemark weitergegeben worden.
Zu guter Letzt wird dem Mitte der 1990er-Jahre gegründeten Unternehmen angelastet, ohne Lizenz Munition und andere Ausrüstung in den Irak und nach Afghanistan exportiert zu haben..........[diepresse.com]
11/5/14
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  1. About 400 elite mercenaries from the notorious US private security firm Academi (formerly Blackwater) are taking part in the Ukrainian military operation against anti-government protesters in southeastern regions of the country, German media reports....

    The Bild am Sonntag newspaper, citing a source in intelligence circles, wrote Sunday that Academi employees are involved in the Kiev military crackdown on pro-autonomy activists in near the town of Slavyansk, in the Donetsk region.

    On April 29, German Intelligence Service (BND) informed Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government about the mercenaries’ participation in the operation, the paper said, RIA Novosti reported. It is not clear who commands the private military contractors and pays for their services, however.

    In March, media reports appeared suggesting that the coup-imposed government in Kiev could have employed up to 300 mercenaries.That was before the new government launched a military operation against anti-Maidan activists, or “terrorists” as Kiev put it, in southeast Ukraine.

    At the time, the Russian Foreign Ministry said then that reports claiming Kiev was planning to involve “involve staff from foreign military companies to ‘ensure the rule of law,’” could suggest that it wanted “to suppress civil protests and dissatisfaction.”

    In particular, Greystone Limited, which is currently registered in Barbados and is a part of Academi Corporation, is a candidate for such a gendarme role. It is a similar and probably an affiliated structure of the Blackwater private army, whose staff have been accused of cruel and systematic violations of human rights in various trouble spots on many occasions.

    “Among the candidates for the role of gendarme is the Barbados-registered company Greystone Limited, which is integrated with the Academi corporation,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “It is an analogue, and, probably and affiliated body of the Blackwater private army, whose employees have repeatedly been accused of committing grievous and systematic human rights abuses in different troubled regions.”

    Allegations increased further after unverified videos appeared on YouTube of unidentified armed men in the streets of Donetsk, the capital of the country’s industrial and coalmining region. In those videos, onlookers can be heard shouting “Mercenaries!”“Blackwater!,” and “Who are you going to shoot at?” ........http://rt.com/news/158212-academi-blackwater-ukraine-military/
    11/5/14

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    1. White House denies reports about US mercenaries in Ukraine...

      The White House denied the German media reports about the US mercenaries hired from private military company Blackwater in southeastern Ukraine, spokesperson of National Security Council (NSC) of the United States Laura Lucas Magnuson said.

      According to her the same answer got German journalists who had contacted the NSC with this question. She added that the firm Academi "almost two months publicly denies" claims in its address.

      German media Bild am Sonntag and Spiegel reported that data about 400 fighters from Blackwater, supporting Kiev forces in the east of Ukraine, came from US intelligence agency and apprised Germany's political leadership.........http://en.itar-tass.com/world/731704
      15/5/14

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