OMINOUS BACKGROUND: Michelle Bachmann‘s right-wing/hand Christian staffer Peter Waldron is credited with leading the faith-based charge in Iowa (and Uganda?)

Republican Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann

                     ¨GOD, GUNS and MICHELLE BACHMANN¨  

Michelle Bachmann staffer, Peter Waldron

¨You have maybe read about Michelle Bachmann‘s right-wing Christian staffer Peter Waldron. Her campaign credits him with leading the faith-based charge in Iowa this year that gave her a slight edge in the straw poll.

As so often seems to be the case with these outspoken preachers, though, he has an ominous back-story. He was arrested in Uganda in 2006 for running guns and ammunition. In a recent article in The Atlantic, Bachmann Staffer Arrested for Terrorism, you can read about the many theories about why he might have had assault weapons in his apartment in Kampala, suspicions of involvement with Congolese terrorists, and even the possibility that he was trying to set up a Christian political party to overthrow President Museveni.

Who knows what his real story is. I happen to know some people who lived near him in Kampala and went to his apartment one evening. The table was covered with pornography, and there were a number of attractive young ladies hanging around. I’m sure he was just talking to them about the evils of pornography.

One way or another, you have to wonder about a campaign that is being driven by people with such creepy backgrounds...¨ read it all, HERE

¨It is time to tell the mysterious tale of one Peter Waldron, American citizen.

He is 59 years old and listed as a resident of Kisugu, a suburb of Kampala (the capital), in Uganda. He was arrested on February 20 in his home for illegally posessing firearms and "180 bullets".

He has since been charged with terrorism along with six other men, 2 Ugandans and 4 Congolese. These charges stem from the allegation that he was attempting to hire/arm a rebel Congolese group to capture the Lord's Resistance Army generalissimo Joseph Kony for the 1.7 million dollar bounty money.

This is somewhat verified since one of the Congolese men accused along with Waldron is Dido Manyiroha, formerly (or currently) a leader in the Movement Révoluntionaire du Congo, one of the endless numbers of militias based in that country.

The theory behind hiring the MRC is that Kony and the LRA are currently somewhere in the eastern Congo (in the gigantic Garamba Park area) near the Ugandan border and that the MDC will be able to track him down there.

Apparently court is somewhat amusing to our Mr. Waldron:

Waldron, dressed in a black suit, white shirt and black shoes appeared calm and kept on laughing throughout the court proceedings.

The first question I wanted to ask was why was Peter Waldron in Uganda in the first place. Somenews reports say he was a "consultant" for the Ministry of Health's Information Technology Department.

The WaPo says he is an "evangelist" and has "close ties" to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's family, which they deny. There are also reports that he was trying to start a political party (currently illegal) based on Christianity.

There are also reports he wrote something unflattering about President Museveni shortly before the elections, which didn't help his situation any...¨ read it all,  posted  Wed Mar 15, 2006, HERE

Who the Heck is Peter Waldron?

It all begins with one question: What was Peter Waldron doing in Uganda with a bunch of guns hidden in his house?

The government of Uganda intends to find out, and so is putting Waldron on trial for terrorism. In the process of that trial, the American people may find out quite a bit about their own government that they don’t like.

Let’s list what we know about Peter Waldron, and then we’ll try to piece the picture together a bit later:

- Peter Waldron is from Wyoming – Dick Cheney’s home state

- Like Dick Cheney, Peter Waldron seems to be fond of guns. Waldron was found with assault rifles hidden in his bedroom by a crowd of Ugandans in his Kisugu home (outside Kampala) just after the re-election of Yoweri Museveni

- Two men were seen leaving Waldron’s house carrying a bag that contained two assault rifles just before Waldron himself was apprehended

- Waldron claims to have been working as an information technology consultant for the Ugandan ministry of health

- Waldron also claims to have been working as the publisher of a news magazine, the Africa Dispatch, but other accounts list Waldron as just a freelance writer and photographer

- The Africa Dispatch appears to be created in partnership with a writer affiliated with the right wing Reverend Moon’s Unification Church

- Waldron worked with a company known as the Contact America Group

- Documents found on Waldron indentify him as an advisor to the Rocky Mountain Technology Group

- Waldron is also the founder of a right wing Christian group, the Cities of Faith Ministries. The mission of the Cities of Faith Ministries is to expand and extend “the Kingdom of God on earth by teaching Biblical principles and precepts that build civil society blessed by the Almighty God of the Bible”, and justifies its work as “addressing God’s governments and a Believer’s Biblical responsibilities in society in which one lives and to the institutions that influence, and in some cases, govern the world’s society”, and writes in its central document that “The Bible represents the absolute source for the guiding principles and precepts for all governments in man (self-government), of families (family government), churches (church government), and for nations (civil government).”

- The Ugandan Inspector General of Police says that Waldron had links to an unnamed organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and “planned to set up a political party here based on Christian principles.”

- According to the Ugandan police, Peter Waldron was also thought to be a diplomat representing the United States government

- In an interview with the New Republic, a right wing American magazine, the following information about Waldron is made available:

— When the reporter asked about the nature of his work, Waldron replied “I’m not at liberty to say.”

— Some of Waldron’s work resulted in people getting executed by a firing squad

— Waldron claims to be a veteran of the United States military

— Waldron has visited the White House, accompanied by MC Hammer

— Waldron has been a syndicated radio talk-show host

— Waldron has been a lobbyist

— Waldron has worked as a political consultant for campaigns affiliated with the Republican Party

More, lots more, read it all, HERE

·  Thanks to Wild Thoughts from Uganda
·  Thanks to Mark D. Jordahl
·  Thanks to The Daily Kos
·  Thanks to Soj
·  Thanks to Irregular Times, JClifford