(Own report) - In Germany last week, a key figure in the Afghanistan war of the 1980s, made a plea for upgrading the weaponry of Syrian insurgents. Prince Turki al-Faisal, an influential member of the Saudi ruling clan, demanded that the rebel militias be furnished anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons. As head of the Saudi intelligence . . .

(Own report) - The German government is continuing to pursue its arms buildup of the dictatorships on the Arabian Peninsular with its planned delivery of 200 combat tanks to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, which has already been receiving combat aircraft ("Eurofighters") as well as French/German produced command and control operation centers, as well as other . . .

(Own report) - With the help of business deals with Arab dictatorships, the German-French EADS Corp.'s armaments sector will double its sales. This was announced by Stefan Zoller, the CEO of the sector. According to Zoller, who is German, this branch of the corporation, which changed its name last autumn from "EADS Defense and Security" . . .

(Own report) - The German Development Ministry supports the rearmament policy of the countries of the Arabian Peninsular. The ministry is also using resources from the state's "development aid programs" for a giant underground drinking water reservoir in the United Arab Emirates. The reservoir will be especially protected against "foreign attack" and is intended to . . .

(Own report) - Germany is further reinforcing its relations to the dictatorships on the Arabian Peninsular and will roll back Iran's influence with their help. This was the primary result of German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle's trip to the Persian Gulf, which terminated today with a detour to the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. In Riyadh, Westerwelle . . .

(Own report) - Berlin is trying to engage the feudal elite of Saudi-Arabia in the counterinsurgency in Afghanistan. According to the German Ministry of the Interior, Prince Turki al-Faisal, the former chief of the Saudi intelligence service, spent several days in Berlin to discuss how to "enhance the cooperation between the two states in the . . .

(Own report) - American military circles are recommending a re-organization of all nations in the Middle East along ethnic lines. Loss of territory and drawing new borders will effect Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran and Pakistan among others. Through the complete dissolution of states, new actors will be created in international law, along . . .

Germany strengthens its position in the Persian Gulf. Several economic agreements, close cooperation with instruments of repression, media cooperation and exertion of influence in Iraq are the results of the German chancellor's journey to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Throughout the region great candor towards Berlin is noticeable simultaneously with increasing detachment from Washington and London. . . .