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Topic: Koevoet


  
 The Namibian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Koevoet soon gained a reputation for brutality, largely because of its methods of interrogating local people, which invariably involved torture, and for the way its members careered around the operational areas in Casspirs, laying down heavy fire, flattening fences, driving straight through fields of crops, and even people's homes, whenever they suspected a guerrilla contact.
There was a scoreboard and a map in the operations room in the Koevoet base and on the weeks that we were not in the bush, we were checking the scores of the teams that were in the bush.
At its largest, Koevoet was comprised of approximately 250 white officers and 750 to 800 Owambo residents.
www.namibian.com.na /Netstories/November98/koevoet1.html   (789 words)

  
 koevoet
PORT ELIZABETH -- Policemen from the paramilitary Koevoet unit were moved to the Eastern Cape during the height of political upheaval in the province in 1985, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's amnesty committee heard yesterday.
He said he was transferred to Port Elizabeth from the Koevoet unit in Ovamboland in early 1985.
Another Koevoet officer, Major Eric Winter, was also transferred to the Eastern Cape at that time to become commander of the security police in Cradock.
www.dispatch.co.za /1998/02/25/southafrica/KOEVOET.HTM   (521 words)

  
 koevoet
SOUTH Africa's former Koevoet (Crowbar) fighters gathered near Cape Town recently to reminisce about their glory days as the apartheid regime's most efficient killers of terrorists and to help each other cope with being outcasts now.
But in an interview with the Cape Times, former Koevoet members said they were brainwashed by the apartheid rulers to believe that Swapo, like the then-banned African National Congress, posed a terrorist threat.
Van der Merwe said it was now up to the former Koevoet members to support each other, and that it why they founded an organisation, the Union for Former Koevoete with its own constitution, at the weekend.
www.dispatch.co.za /2000/09/28/features/KOEVOET.HTM   (674 words)

  
 uncertain means striving for certain ends   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
well you are free to declare that, its in the refusal to declare all your axioms which I derive frustration and pique
Koevoet: what it means is that you say publically that you have doubt, but in fact, you have fully committed yourself to your own criteria.
as I described, once I decided that accuracy of bullet placement was an objective, I am capable of determining that which is closer to that goal, and that which is further
radioapologia.com /logs/log36.html   (2848 words)

  
 Misunderstandings and Facts about the Remains of the Vrouwekerk
Koevoet is wrong to call me the "true enemy"of alderman Pechtold {in the satirical column, "The Mood"- editors}.
Wim Koevoet writes further that I have to be held responsible for Leiden's image problem, by which, according to him, soon companies will stay away from Leiden.
Koevoet seems not to understand that the Pilgrims and the Indians maintained a peace treaty that lasted around 50 years, and that this was relatively speaking a very long-lasting peace.
www.vrouwekerk.org /project/archives/Misunderstandings.cfm   (1372 words)

  
 Galago
Koevoet is Afrikaans for crowbar and pretty much sums up the mission of the unit — they were formed to winkle out SWAPO guerrillas infiltrating across the Angola border into South West Africa.
Koevoet was without doubt the most successful insurgent killer of that conflict, chalking up 3,225 kills or captures in 1,615 contacts.
Koevoet’s Kwanyama, Ndonga, Kwambi, Kavango, Herero and Himbas were not only excellent trackers in their own right — they could often identify individuals by their footprints alone — but they could question locals about the movement, clothing and intentions of passers-by.
www.galago.co.za /CAT1_010_b.htm   (3863 words)

  
 SAPA - 23 Jul 97 - KOEVOET KILLER CONFESSES TO TRUTH COMMISSION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A former Koevoet fighter on Wednesday told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission how he executed a badly-wounded Swapo prisoner by shooting him between the eyes.
Koevoet was the SA Police's counter-insurgency unit in then South West Africa.
He said Koevoet founder Eugene de Kock, who has since been convicted of murder, and people like De Kock, were his colleagues and friends.
www.doj.gov.za /trc/media/1997/9707/s970723b.htm   (657 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
On the extensive grounds of De Koevoet your children can enjoy themselves to their heart's content, go sailing, fishing, surfing, swimming and maybe pitch a small tent at our mini-campsite for the first time in their life.
On the vast grounds of de Koevoet you will find many beauty spots for camping - near the marina, among the trees or in the vast area of grassland.
The campsite is quiet, comfortable and due to its central location an ideal starting-point for day-trips.
www.dekoevoet.nl /items/e_koevoet.htm   (657 words)

  
 History of Namibia
While the problem was solved, minor disturbances in the north continued throughout the transition period.
In October, under order of the UN Security Council, Pretoria demobilized members of the disbanded counterinsurgency unit, Koevoet (Afrikaans for "crowbar"), who had been incorporated into the South West African police.
Political prisoners were granted amnesty, discriminatory legislation was repealed, South Africa withdrew all its forces from Namibia, and some 42,000 refugees returned safely and voluntarily under the auspices of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
infotut.com /geography/Namibia   (2852 words)

  
 NamibWeb.com - The online guide to Namibia: Ondeshifiilwa
Units of Koevoet are said to have tracked the Plan fighters following a fierce fight the previous day.
One of the places where fighting had taken place the previous day was Okahenge where thirty bodies were counted by community members who had been taken to the scene by Koevoet soldiers in an attempt to intimidate them.
Eyewitnesses stated that Koevoet soldiers brought the bodies of five soldiers who had been killed in the battle at Okahenge (about 10 km north-east of Ondeshifiilwa) to be buried with those at Ondeshifiilwa.
www.namibweb.com /ondes.htm   (1161 words)

  
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The text is from the testimony of a perpetrator who applied for amnesty and a witness to an incidence of torture.
Their methods included beatings; destruction of property; torture - by hooding, electric shock, submersion in water, mock burials, mock executions, roasting over a fire, and, sleep, food and water deprivation; rape and sexual assault; coercion and intimidation; solitary confinement; and the use of victim's corpses to intimidate villagers.
Monetary rewards were given to members for killings, captures and discoveries of arms on a graduated scale.
www.studiogeorgette.com /images/specialbranch.htm   (311 words)

  
 Volume TWO Chapter TWO
It finds it difficult to believe, for example, that Koevoet would have been allowed to operate on a bounty basis, or that the SADF would have killed over 600 people, many of them children and women, in the Kassinga camp in Angola, had their targets been white.
At the height of the war, in the early to mid-1980s, Koevoet alone claimed a kill rate of around 300 to 500 people a year, for which its members were paid a bounty per corpse.
Once ‘turned’, these askaris and other Koevoet members are said to have carried out atrocities while disguised as SWAPO fighters in order to discredit the liberation movement, as the Selous Scouts had done during the Rhodesian war.
www.stanford.edu /class/history48q/Documents/EMBARGO/2chap2.htm   (20706 words)

  
 Pascoe’
Koevoet: Pascal intended it to provoke a response from atheists to reconsider.
your motives are not correlated to the likelyhood of the wager being true
Koevoet: I think your problem is that you want to approach the wagerwith all your preconceptions about the probability of each outcome in tow.
www.haus-von-nomos.com /log51.html   (1919 words)

  
 Genealogy Discussion Page
He is mentioned as the son of Gerrit Koevoet who died in the service of the lord of Arkel in 1401 (also see NL 1977 page 418 and NL 1995 page 498).
Wouter Koevoet mentioned with Jutte, his wife, in 138?, who had a son Gerard (mentioned 1391-1420, married to Bliderade); they have a son Wouter and two daughters Jutte and Floris (OV 1986 page 386 and 514).
The parents of Wouter Gerrits Koevoet were Gerrit Koevoet and Beatrix van Rosendael as is stated in the genealogy Koevoet (mentioned earlier) which seems probable given the fact that one of Wouter's children is called Beatrijs.
users.castel.nl /~smita01/genealogy_discussion_page.htm   (3325 words)

  
 SAPA - 24 Feb 98 - KOEVOET POLICEMEN PLANNED CRADOCK FOUR KILLING   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The killing of the activists known as the Cradock Four in 1985 was planned and carried out by a former Koevoet policeman who was tranferred to the Eastern Cape shortly before the operation, the Truth Commission's amnesty committee heard in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday.
It was also revealed during the hearing that another Koevoet officer, Major Eric Winter, was transferred to Cradock at the same time.
George Bizos, acting for the families of the Cradock Four, put it to Van Zyl that Koevoet members, who had a reputation for being ruthless, were sent to the Eastern Cape to deal with the unrest in the area.
www.doj.gov.za /trc/media/1998/9802/s980224c.htm   (357 words)

  
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FAPLA camo cap, 57cm, lighter shade of camo, Angolan souvenir brought back by Koevoet officer, small hole on edge of peak, some repairs to peak where stitching has come loose, circular panel removed from inside cap and fold-over edging that goes around the inside of the cap has come loose, can be re-stitched, otherwise VGC.
Koevoet camo, bush cap with neck flap and ear protectors, orange liner, 61cm, stiff visor material cracked, otherwise near mint.
S.W.A. Police baseball type cap, grey with colour embroidered cap badge (similar to CO C1001), size 57, worn by Koevoet officer, VGC.
www.netpoint.co.za /~militaria/Headgear.htm   (3695 words)

  
 Theodicy:
jayjay, you could argue for that, but there is also argument that anybody that uses tools of skepticism is de facto a kind of skeptic.
Koevoet: You're free to refine terms as you like, but such a retooling is trivial.
jayjay, I have seen enough of you to think that its very likely that you are a skeptic that has found knowledge in one area, namely that God exists, etc
www.haus-von-nomos.com /log53.html   (4086 words)

  
 swa
South West Africa ceased to exist in 1989 when it became Namibia after a long and bloody war, all of the existing KOEVOET units were either disbanded or withdrawn to South Africa.
A pre 1990 issue South West African Police KOEVOET UNIT "ZULU - JULIET" patch showing the Gemsbok crest that the unit adopted.
A pre 1990 issue South West African Police KOEVOET UNIT "ZULU - INDIA - JULIET" y patch showing the Caracal adopted by the unit.
www.polinsignia.com /swa.htm   (635 words)

  
 IOL: Koevoet, 32 battalion and the coup plot...
IOL: Koevoet, 32 battalion and the coup plot...
The alleged plan to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea was hatched on farm in Walkerville, about 40km south of Johannesburg.
We have been further been able to ascertain that the South African authorities were so concerned about the group that when it left from the Polokwane Airport, they were subjected to extensive searches.
www.iol.co.za /topfive.php?URL_to=/index.php?click_id=13&art_id=ct20040314091038442P430771&set_id=1   (549 words)

  
 Hinz and Leuven-Lachinski (1989) Koevoet versus the people of Namibia: Report of a human rights mission to Namibia on ...
Hinz and Leuven-Lachinski (1989) Koevoet versus the people of Namibia: Report of a human rights mission to Namibia on behalf of the Working Group Kairos
Koevoet versus the people of Namibia: Report of a human rights mission to Namibia on behalf of the Working Group Kairos
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www.getcited.org /?PUB=102955047&showStat=Ratings   (126 words)

  
 List of books written by militarian author - Peter Stiff.
The mostly untold story of Koevoet, the South African Police's highly successful counterinsurgency unit, initially based on the Selous Scouts of Rhodesia, formed in 1979 and deployed in Namibia until independence in 1989 when it was disbanded as a sop to the UN.
During its almost ten year existence it fought in 1615 contacts and killed or captured 3 225 of SWAPO's PLAN soldiers - the equivalent of almost six battalions of troops.
This tells how when they crossed into Namibia, the Koevoet counter-insurgency unit fought them to a standstill and defeated them.
www.booksofzimbabwe.com /peterstiff.html   (926 words)

  
 Restaurant Koevoet Amsterdam | Direct Online reserveren | DiningCity Restaurants gids Lindenstraat Jordaan Amsterdam
Koevoet, Lindenstraat 17, Amsterdam, phone: 0031 (0) 20 624 08 46
In the heart of Amsterdam,the Jordaan, you can find this little restaurant called the Koevoet.
The interior hasn't changed since the beginning of this century.Based on the old licence behind the bar,one can be certain of the fact that this cafe' exists since 1889.
www.diningcity.com /amsterdam/restaurantkoevoet/index_eng.jsp   (104 words)

  
 Caerwyn
One of the walls of grandma's shed behind her caravan was rotting away fast, so Jeroen and me went over there to fix it.
If you have any comment to make (exept for dirties) please go ahead...
Posted by Jan Koevoet on Sun 28 May 2006 06:14:03 AM CDT
pics.ww.com /v/Caerwyn   (146 words)

  
 Erinys International Ltd. - SourceWatch
Two employees of SASI, a US subcontractor to Erinys Iraq (since terminated by Erinys for its poor employment vetting procedures among other issues), that had been in a serious explosion turned up to have long records in South Africa.
Francois Strydom, who was killed, was a member of Koevoet, a known brutal counter-insurgency arm of the South African military that fought in Namibia during its fight for independence.
Deon Gouws, who was injured, had been an officer in the Vlakplaas, a South African secret-police unit.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Erinys_International_Ltd.   (824 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk: SOUTH WEST AFRICA KOEVOET RECCE TEAM CLOTH PATCH (item 6636994899 end time 18-Jun-06 17:15:44 BST)
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A GOOD GENUINE ORIGINAL pre 1990 issue South West African "KOEVOET RECCE TEAM" colour printed on a red cloth patch, measures approx 75 x 100 mm and in very good condition.The KOEVOET units were an effective elite anti terrorist and counter insurgency force consisting of highly mobile, offensive, intelligence gathering combat teams.
South West Africa ceased to exist in 1989 when it became Namibia after a long and bloody war, all of the existing KOEVOETunits were either disbanded or withdrawn to South Africa.
cgi.ebay.co.uk /SOUTH-WEST-AFRICA-KOEVOET-RECCE-TEAM-CLOTH-PATCH_W0QQitemZ6636994899QQcategoryZ13983QQcmdZViewItem   (225 words)

  
 Comment on Teroele, De Koevoet NauticFriend The Ultimate Worldwide Water Sports Directory
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 BikePics - Frans Koevoet's Member Page on BikePics.Com
BikePics - Frans Koevoet's Member Page on BikePics.Com
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Info: The saddle bags and Sissy bar are the only things added to an already complete bike!!
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