9-11 attacks spurred Idema to action

[seemslikeadream]

On Dec. 11, 2001, a captain named Kirk Harrington apparently sent a memo to Cmdr. Abdul Wadood, identified as the senior military attache for the United Front fighting the Taliban and al-Qaida. In the memo, Harrington wrote: "This letter is to confirm that we are also closely monitoring the actions of Mr. Idema to help the American people better understand the situation in Afghanistan. ... Mr. Idema has been a tremendous asset as he assesses the situation there, and the tough issues facing the Northern Alliance."

Paul Boyce, a Department of the Army spokesman in Washington, could not verify the authenticity of the memo, which was provided by an Idema colleague back in Fayetteville, retired Master Sgt. Thomas Bumback. The memo is on what appears to be Department of the Army stationery.

Boyce said Harrington did work for the Department of the Army in New York during the time the memo was written. Part of Harrington's duties was to assist authors wanting to write books about the war, Boyce said. Harrington has left the Army and could not be reached.

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"The charges are a complete lie," he said in the e-mail. "The FBI is also saying ... that I am trying to steal U.S. property, working for al-Qaida, trying to rebuild credibility because I am a convicted felon, falsifying information about al-Qaida, trying to embarrass the Army, endangering American lives, incompetent and nothing more than a common criminal trying to defraud the government. These are the fabricated statements being made by various FBI agents."

Idema was right about at least one thing: the wanted posters
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[floda]

1. His lawyer said

last week on the BBC that he has a mountain of evidence,- faxes, emails, video's - that Idema worked for the army.He said it is so much that he was still sorting it out.

[seemslikeadream]

2. Thanks floda

I would have liked to seen that. Here's his wanted poster.
I think this was issued in Iraq sometime between May 3 and July 5

JONATHAN KEITH IDEMA

ARMED & DANGEROUS

SECURITY FORCES SHOULD DETAIN IF ENCOUNTERED

WANTED FOR INTERFERRING WITH MILITARY OPS/FORCE PROTECTION



DOB: May 30, 1956

Adult White Male, 5’7” 170-200 pounds
SSN: 058-42-xxxx
SSN: 058-42-xxxx
FBI: 214765AA0
North Carolina ID: NC047xxxx
Maryland ID: 105xxxx
New York PD Number: NY4091xxxx

Criminal History:

-1982: New York - Possession of Stolen Property, disposition unknown
-1986: New York - Resisting Arrest, disposition unknown
-1993: North Carolina - Arrested by FBI Charlotte for 58 counts of Wire Fraud, Aiding and Abetting, 1 count Conspiracy to Commit Fraud by Wire. Sentenced to 48 months imprisonment, served 36 months supervised release, $200,000 restitution.
-1998: Maryland - Failure to Appear Issued, Bail/Bond Hearing - Released on Bail
-2004: North Carolina - Arrested for Impersonating a Peace Officer, Possession of a false identification, disposition unknown/pending

[opihimoimoi]

3. If this is twue......the guy appears to be a nutcase........

Uh well, more to eat.

[seemslikeadream]

4. There's alot more to it opihimoimoi

I think the FBI set him up. :shrug: Anyway it's a possibility.