Willem Ratte

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Willem Ratte is a former member of the elite Selous Scouts, a special forces regiment of the Rhodesian Army, and a right wing figure in South Africa. He was referred to by Eeben Barlow as being "simply the finest, most professional soldier ever trained by the SADF."[1]

Ratte had an instrumental role in the South African Defense Force's Border War in Angola, and he lead efforts against Russia's proxy forces there. In March 1987, a 3,000 strong force of SADF troops trained by Ratte and SADF special forces, along with 8,000 UNITA soldiers routed a force of over 50,000 Soviet Bloc troops, stopping their southward advance. The rival force consisted of 50,000 Cubans as well as 7,000 Russians, East Germans, and North Koreans with vehicle support.[2]

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.[3]

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 the Northern 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. Engligh-- http://www.nordbruch.org/buecher/buch_ratte_engl.pdf

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  1. ^ WorldNetDaily EO: A New Kind of Army for Privatized Global Warfare Anthony C. LoBaido WorldNetDaily.com August 11, 1998
  2. ^ A tragedy in Angola Anthony C. LoBaido WorldNetDaily January 17, 2000
  3. ^ In Africa, diamond profits are forever Anthony C. LoBaido WorldNetDaily January 30, 2000
  4. ^ Willem Ratte convicted for 1997 sabotage Daily Dispatch February 17, 2001
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