When Saddam Hussein fell out of favor with the United States in connection with the 1990 invasion of Kuwait Cardoen, who had weapon dealings with Iraq, was accused by the US of zirconium trafficking. Since then he has been on the Interpol wanted list.[2] On various occasions Cardoen has received support from National Congress and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to end the Interpol arrest warrant.[2]
As a weapons expert he ran FAMAE in the late 1980s[citation needed]. He allegedly illegally sold zirconium supplemented armaments to Iraq under Saddam Hussein, exported from the United States, for which he has an international arrest warrant.[3] Yet, Cardoen claims the United States was aware and implicitly consented this trade until Saddam Hussein fell out of favour.[2]
During the height of the Beagle crisis in 1978 Cardoen was contacted by Chilean Air Force commander and member of the Chilean junta, Fernando Matthei and designed on his request a light bomb, that could be dropped from any airforce plane, in only 15 days. When asking Matthei what did he want the bomb for, he reportedly answered: "para joder" ("to mess around").[4]
In the mid-1980 Cardoen bought the Italian swimmer delivery vehicle and minisub manufacturer Cos.Mo.S. His attempts to sell the firm under the table to Iraq ended in scandal and the closure of the company. A warrant was issued for his arrest, but he was never brought to justice.[5]
Cardoen claims Iraq owes him US$50 million from weapon purchases.[2]
Agriculture and tourismedit
From the 1990s onwards Cardoen has invested capital into the wine, energy, match, fruit juice and tourism businesses in Chile, especially in O'Higgins, his home region. Due to his involvement in cultural and tourism projects he has been awarded the "Premio a lo Chileno" in 2006 and "Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral" in 2005.[citation needed] He has been suffering from colon cancer for many years.[citation needed]
^Luengo, Alberto (July 18, 1987). "El embargo de armas crea serios problemas de abastecimiento a la Fuerza Aérea chilena". El País. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
^ abcdeSepúlveda, Nicolás; Ramírez, Pedro (February 1, 2019). "La historia de los US$50 millones que le quedó debiendo Saddam Hussein a Cardoen por las bombas de racimo". CIPER. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
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The Chilean Connection
Cardoen Industries
(in Italian)
January 01, 1970
carlos, cardoen, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, cardoen, second, maternal, family, name, cornejo, carlos, remigio, cardoen, cornejo, born, 1942, santa, cruz, chile, chilean, arms, dealer, metallurgical, engineer, weapons, scientist, agricultura. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Cardoen and the second or maternal family name is Cornejo Carlos Remigio Cardoen Cornejo born 1 May 1942 Santa Cruz Chile is a Chilean arms dealer metallurgical engineer weapons scientist and agricultural businessman Carlos CardoenCardoen dressed as a huaso in 2010Born 1942 05 01 May 1 1942 age 82 Santa Cruz ChileAlma materUniversity of Utah U S Occupation s Arms dealer businessman metallurgical engineer and weapon scientistKnown forArms broker and supplier of explosive weapons to Iraq Entrance to Colchagua Museum property of Cardoen Cardoen rose to prominence in the 1980 s amidst the United States arms embargo against Chile 1 when he became Pinochet s favourite arms manufacturer 2 When Saddam Hussein fell out of favor with the United States in connection with the 1990 invasion of Kuwait Cardoen who had weapon dealings with Iraq was accused by the US of zirconium trafficking Since then he has been on the Interpol wanted list 2 On various occasions Cardoen has received support from National Congress and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to end the Interpol arrest warrant 2 Contents 1 Weapons industry 2 Agriculture and tourism 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksWeapons industry edit nbsp Carlos Cardoen meeting with former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein As a weapons expert he ran FAMAE in the late 1980s citation needed He allegedly illegally sold zirconium supplemented armaments to Iraq under Saddam Hussein exported from the United States for which he has an international arrest warrant 3 Yet Cardoen claims the United States was aware and implicitly consented this trade until Saddam Hussein fell out of favour 2 During the height of the Beagle crisis in 1978 Cardoen was contacted by Chilean Air Force commander and member of the Chilean junta Fernando Matthei and designed on his request a light bomb that could be dropped from any airforce plane in only 15 days When asking Matthei what did he want the bomb for he reportedly answered para joder to mess around 4 In the mid 1980 Cardoen bought the Italian swimmer delivery vehicle and minisub manufacturer Cos Mo S His attempts to sell the firm under the table to Iraq ended in scandal and the closure of the company A warrant was issued for his arrest but he was never brought to justice 5 Cardoen claims Iraq owes him US 50 million from weapon purchases 2 Agriculture and tourism editFrom the 1990s onwards Cardoen has invested capital into the wine energy match fruit juice and tourism businesses in Chile especially in O Higgins his home region Due to his involvement in cultural and tourism projects he has been awarded the Premio a lo Chileno in 2006 and Orden al Merito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral in 2005 citation needed He has been suffering from colon cancer for many years citation needed See also editIran Contra Fabricas y Maestranzas del Ejercito de ChileReferences edit Luengo Alberto July 18 1987 El embargo de armas crea serios problemas de abastecimiento a la Fuerza Aerea chilena El Pais Retrieved April 12 2019 a b c d e Sepulveda Nicolas Ramirez Pedro February 1 2019 La historia de los US 50 millones que le quedo debiendo Saddam Hussein a Cardoen por las bombas de racimo CIPER Retrieved July 3 2019 Justin Hibbard The Chilean Connection San Francisco Chronicle 2 March 2003 La escuadra en accion 2004 pg 187 Sutton H I The famous CosMoS CE2F chariot www hisutton com Covert Shores Retrieved 27 February 2020 External links edit nbsp Media related to Carlos Cardoen at Wikimedia Commons Museo de Colchagua official website El caso Iran Corfo at the Wayback Machine archived 27 October 2009 Orden de captura internacional Archived from the original on 14 February 2005 Retrieved 23 April 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link The Chilean Connection Sumario del Caso Cardoen Cardoen Industries Scoop Ecco come il Sismi doveva rapire Carlos Remigio Cardoen Scoop Here s how The Sismi was to kidnap Carlos Remigio Cardoen in Italian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carlos Cardoen amp oldid 1180480731, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
