- Willem Ratte
Willem Ratte is a former member of the elite
Rhodesian SAS , aspecial forces regiment of theRhodesian Army , and aright wing figure inSouth Africa . He was referred to byEeben Barlow as being "simply the finest, most professional soldier ever trained by the SADF." [ [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=16671 WorldNetDaily EO: A New Kind of Army for Privatized Global Warfare] Anthony C. LoBaido WorldNetDaily.com August 11, 1998]Ratte had an instrumental role in the
South African Defense Force 's Border War inAngola , and he lead efforts againstRussia 's proxy forces there. In March 1987, a 3,000 strong force of SADF troops trained by Ratte and SADF special forces, along with 8,000UNITA soldiers routed a force of over 50,000Soviet Bloc troops, stopping their southward advance. The rival force consisted of 50,000Cubans as well as 7,000Russians ,East Germans , andNorth Koreans with vehicle support. [ [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=17355 A tragedy in Angola] Anthony C. LoBaido WorldNetDaily January 17, 2000]It was under Ratte's orders that the tactic of sending
AIDS -infected prostitutes to Cuban troops fighting in Angola was executed. Tens of thousands of Cuban soldiers would return to their homeland infected. [ [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=17382 In Africa, diamond profits are forever] Anthony C. LoBaido WorldNetDaily January 30, 2000]In 2001, Ratte was found guilty of
sabotage in the Kathu Regional Court, in relation to a 1997 break in at the Pomfret military base in theNorthern Cape . He was sentenced to seven years in prison, three years of which were suspended for five years. Ratte and ten accomplices were charged with terrorism, housebreaking, attempted theft of weapons, trespassing on a military base, and sabotage. They were convicted of only the last charge.Download pdf: Willem Ratte- The Legend. English-- http://www.nordbruch.org/buecher/buch_ratte_engl.pdf Afrikaans-- http://www.nordbruch.org/buecher/buch_ratte_afr.pdf
[ [http://www.dispatch.co.za/2001/02/17/southafrica/EFOR.HTM Willem Ratte convicted for 1997 sabotage]
Daily Dispatch February 17, 2001]References
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