Wednesday 25 January 2012

Jack Idema Dies In Mexico

Idema was, among other things, a plaintiff in numerous unsuccessful lawsuits, including one against filmmaker Stephen Spielberg, who Idema claimed stole his life story for a movie. He also spent three years in jail in the 1980s after being convicted of a fraud charge.
"He had charisma," Penny Alesi, a former girlfriend, told The Fayetteville Observer. "He was funny. He was smart — oh, my God, smart and well-read, but toxic. Truthfully, he was a sociopath."
Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Idema traveled to Afghanistan, claiming he was close to catching Osama bin Laden. His claims led to his being featured in several books and television programs.
In 2004, he returned to the country along with another former Fayetteville soldier and a freelance videographer. They ran a private jail in which terrorism suspects were tortured for information. More here.

2 comments:

  1. So let me gt this straight.
    We are suppose to believe that a 2 bit mercenary went to Afghanistan opened a Q&A camp and no body knew about it or sponsored it.
    Now they have total denial.
    Amazing.
    How many more of these clowns are running around?

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  2. Yes. I remember when own disbelief when this story came out at the time. Believe it or not he was still in Afghanistan perpetrating this garbage for some months after the scandal broke in the media. Some people in ISAF tried to justify it for a while.

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