Monday, December 19, 2005
Jack Idema -- Innocent, But Imprisoned Anyway ...
According to Theodore'sWorld, Jack "Keith" Idema's one of the guys that warned the US of suitcase nukes:
Jack Idema is the soldier, who more than a decade ago first warned the Pentagon about the Russian Mafia selling suitcase nuclear bombs to terrorist supporting nations. Suitcase nuke proliferation is reportedly much worse since Idema first told the Pentagon what he learned from the Lithuanian KGB about the illicit traffic. That story by the way, won major awards when reported by CBS "60 Minutes", though CBS chose not to credit their major source - Jonathan K. Idema (Jack).
Jack Idema is a former member of the US Army Special Forces and is a Green Beret. He has operated for the US Government, and trained foreign counter-terrorist forces in Nicaragua against the Sandinistas, in El Salvador with the Ramon Bellosa Immediate Reaction Battalion against the FMLN terrorists, in East Germany and Europe against the Bader Meinhoff Gang, in Thailand with the Thai Special Warfare Command, in Haiti protecting the US Mission against dissidents, in the Middle East against Hezbollah, Hamas and Abu Nidal terrorists, in Lithuania against the OMON terrorists, and numerous other operational areas.
This guy may be colorful, but he's served his country --- and also, he was declared innocent in an Afgani court. However, if you want to read how his reputation has been trashed by major media outlets that hired him, click here -- also notice the lack of sourcing in the story by Mariah Blake.
Yes -- Jack Idema's had a colorful life, and he's run afoul of many powerful organization in the USA.
But, the larger question here is -- although he was declared innocent of charges in an Afgani court, why is he still jailed?
And the really huge question is: Is this how the US state department looks after US citizens abroad?
Click to Cao'sBlog for more on Idema. ¶ 6:00 AM
Jack Idema is the soldier, who more than a decade ago first warned the Pentagon about the Russian Mafia selling suitcase nuclear bombs to terrorist supporting nations. Suitcase nuke proliferation is reportedly much worse since Idema first told the Pentagon what he learned from the Lithuanian KGB about the illicit traffic. That story by the way, won major awards when reported by CBS "60 Minutes", though CBS chose not to credit their major source - Jonathan K. Idema (Jack).
Jack Idema is a former member of the US Army Special Forces and is a Green Beret. He has operated for the US Government, and trained foreign counter-terrorist forces in Nicaragua against the Sandinistas, in El Salvador with the Ramon Bellosa Immediate Reaction Battalion against the FMLN terrorists, in East Germany and Europe against the Bader Meinhoff Gang, in Thailand with the Thai Special Warfare Command, in Haiti protecting the US Mission against dissidents, in the Middle East against Hezbollah, Hamas and Abu Nidal terrorists, in Lithuania against the OMON terrorists, and numerous other operational areas.
This guy may be colorful, but he's served his country --- and also, he was declared innocent in an Afgani court. However, if you want to read how his reputation has been trashed by major media outlets that hired him, click here -- also notice the lack of sourcing in the story by Mariah Blake.
Yes -- Jack Idema's had a colorful life, and he's run afoul of many powerful organization in the USA.
But, the larger question here is -- although he was declared innocent of charges in an Afgani court, why is he still jailed?
And the really huge question is: Is this how the US state department looks after US citizens abroad?
Click to Cao'sBlog for more on Idema. ¶ 6:00 AM
