Report: Bachmann Campaign Staffer was Imprisoned on Terror Charges in Uganda in 2006
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Peter Waldron, director of faith outreach for GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, was arrested and imprisoned on terror charges in Uganda in 2006. (AP)
A member of Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann’s campaign staff was arrested on terror charges in Uganda in 2006 and spent more than a month in prison, according to multiple news reports.
Peter Waldron serves as Bachmann‘s director of faith outreach and was crucial in galvanizing evangelical support for the Minnesota representative during last week’s Ames Straw Poll, which Bachmann won.
Fox News reported:
Waldron said he was in Uganda “in an effort to facilitate the delivery of antiretroviral drugs to HIV infected patients.”
For four years, he worked as an information technology consultant for Uganda’s Health Ministry until he was arrested in February 2006, just three days before the East African nation’s first multi-party election in 25 years, Reuters reported. Waldron, who was 59 at the time, was charged with possessing four unlicensed AK-47 rifles and 180 bullets and faced up to life in prison.
Waldron’s lawyer told Reuters at the time that Uganda dropped the charges after he spent 37 days in a prison outside the nation’s capital because the government lost interest in the matter.
Waldron says he was falsely accused of being a spy by the Uganda government’s secret police and that his 37 days of imprisonment were marked by torture, intense interrogations and solitary confinement before the White House secured his release.
But the Atlantic, one of the first outlets to report the story, had this as well:
One Ugandan paper alleged he was working with Congolese rebel militia members to capture Joseph Kony, the leader of the Ugandan guerrilla group the Lord’s Resistance Army, and claim a $1.7 million bounty on his head being offered by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, but that planning for the operation was botched, leading police to Waldron’s house and the guns. But the Kampala Monitor reported that the inspector general of police “told a news conference Waldron was suspected of links to a group in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and ‘planned to set up a political party here based on Christian principles.’”
Waldron’s experience is the inspiration for a documentary, “The Ultimate Price: The Peter E. Waldron Story.” A trailer for the film released earlier this year, which has since been taken down, had the following synopsis:
Lebanon. Iraq. Syria. Afghanistan. Pakistan. Uganda. India. For over thirty years, his family never knew where he went — never knew what he did. Based on a true story, Dr. Peter Waldron was on a mission. Was he a businessman, a preacher, a spy? Tortured and facing a firing squad, he never broke his oath of silence. What secret was worth the ultimate price?
The Bachmann campaign has said only the following regarding the reports about Waldron:
“Michele’s faith is an important part of her life and Peter did a tremendous job with our faith outreach in Iowa. We are fortunate to have him on our team and look forward to having him expanding his efforts in several states.”
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Comments (144)
hogtrashhd
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:23pmooohh ooooh that smell… can’t you smell that smell libs stink of desperation and fear.. get the gas masks out…
Report Post »becker88
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:41pmLooks like the liberals have their chosen target.
http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos
Report Post »chazman
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:52pmThe Ugandan Gov lost interest after 37 days in jail? Yeah, I’ve lost interest as well … NEXT!
Report Post »Obeckian1984
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:56pmRon Paul 2012
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiKh9Ko3mw4
sambachico
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 2:04pmThe entire goal of the MSM is to make any one person look like an extremist and discredit them. The MSM is not only going to attack Bachmann, but Paul. This guy who helped Bachmann was doing something he felt was necessary to protect himself. Just give it some time and the MSM is going to slander Ron Paul’s stance on abortion as extreme w/ the speech he gave in Iowa, will try to call him racist/antisemite because he won’t pre-emptively attack Iran. They will slander Bachmann for her stance on Gays, and her Christianity and call her ‘the queen of rage”. The MSM are the attack dogs for the global elite who want the status quo maintained (and that includes fox news). Perry and Romney are not going to be slandered and attacked by them as much, as they are on the same team w/ those who back and run the MSM. As long as the wars continue (including Libya), the establishment and their masters are happy. Occupation of the middle-east has been part of the globalists plan for a long time, just ask Obama’s team of advisors like Kissinger and Z. Brezinski – who has admitted this in his writings.
Report Post »kindling
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 2:11pmAre we supposed to be offended by this? It just causes me to respect him. Maybe we can find a place for him in foreign affairs when she is elected! He can’t POSSIBLY be any worse than everything Obama has done and looks to me as if he would be a thousand times better……which is average to the rest of us.
Report Post »DarkFire
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 2:54pmdoes not matter she is done, went from first to the middle of the pack in one day. i have told you all from the beginning she is unelectable and this is just the start of it.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 3:17pm.
Report Post »I’d have an AK-47 if I were in Uganda too!
180 rounds of ammo, what was he thinking?
a thousand is minimum!
loriann12
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 3:49pmthey are going to be very divided if they try to dig up dirt on every Presidential candidate from the right.
Report Post »Steve
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 4:12pmActually this makes her look good. Peoples perception of African governments and rebels. One is bad the other is worse. and here comes Mr. Christian put in jail for weapons. Who do you believe? Well not the corrupt African thats for sure. Well OK if your Obama then yes you trust the African over the Christian
Report Post »avenger
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 4:35pmuganda is a shet hole,they arrest white people for the bribe $$$…
Report Post »survivorseed
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 4:59pmIs it Elvis‘ birthday or John Wayne’s….I can’t remember
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 6:09pm@Secret Squirell:
Report Post »You are correct 180rds is not even enough to defend your self and spread over 3 rifles that is two apiece and at a cyclic rate of 600rds per minute that is about 5-10 seconds of defence at full auto when your being attacked from multiple sides… Sounds like a plant to me, plus he was imprisoned for trying to “Start” a political party to run against the Government in power “based on Christian principles”. Sounds like Democracy for the country was not in the cards just yet.
thepatriotdave
Posted on August 21, 2011 at 12:33amI think this is good news. I’m glad to see Michele have people that will promote gun-rights no matter where they are. The only problem I see wit thi is that he had AK’s instead of some good old American hardware.
http://www.AllenWestforPresident.us
Report Post »It’s time for some REAL leadership!
RepubliCorp
Posted on August 21, 2011 at 2:26amTHEPATRIOTDAVE agree……I am getting bored with the Mickey Mouse Club. From unworldly Palin to the Kook PR and his rabid 911 truthers
Report Post »Dudley Do-Right
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:15pmShe’s a nightmare
Report Post »chips1
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:35pmYour right. Anyone that tries to spread freedom in this world cannot be trusted to carry out muslim programs. How dare she!!!! She is a danger to Obama’s dictatorship.
Report Post »fliptailhunter
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:37pm@ DUD, she is one of the few that cares about America.
Report Post »mils
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:43pmso what?….Bachmann is a good person, who really appears to care aobut America. She is not a liberal trying to tear our republic apart.
So what does that mean???? it means the liberals/Obama administration must find a way to tear her down…lie, discredit..exaggerate…
Report Post »HOWEVER!!!! Lets talk about Obama’s friends that bombed places in the US.
HIS BUDDIES, HIS FRIENDS, HIS ADVICE GIVERS……
C. Schwehr
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 2:45pmSounds like desperation on the marxist left if this is all they can come up with…a westerner who was trying to help the people of Uganda, get’s set up by the government because of their own paranoia. And when they don‘t find what they’re looking for, he’s set free….this is a NON-STORY. But is a good indication of how desperate they’re really getting.
Report Post »And Dudley, it’s people like YOU who are the TROLLISH NIGHTMARES!
Secret Squirrel
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 3:19pm.
Don’t worry, libs can multi-task.
They are perfectly capable of smearing Bachmann and Perry at the same time.
“For our next trick, we’ll throw in Romney too!, whee!”
Report Post »Cape_Lookout_RW_Extremist
Posted on August 21, 2011 at 12:08amShe voted against TARP and the Auto Bailout….she‘s PBO’s nightmare.
Report Post »americathebankrupt
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:15pmCharges dropped.Bill Ayers is still being investigated of killing police officers in san francisco
Report Post »DREDGE
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:15pmWell he sure knows how to protect himself.
Report Post »Their are plenty of wogs in the street in our country who are armed to the hilt.
But, no problem for the libs!
On The Bayou
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:13pmWho gives a rats a$$, the White House is full of Communist as we speak.
Report Post »welovetheUSA
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:07pmSoooo…Obama allowed Bill Ayers to write his books and is his best friend.
Report Post »fatjack
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:04pmwuhahahahaha what a joke. Is that’s the best team obama can do? wuhahahahahahaha
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:15pmSo, when are they going to start digging up the dirt on Obama’s people, I doubt if they have room to print it all!
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:02pm~~^^~~^^~~
Report Post »Yea so WHAT! Anyone recently take a look at all of Emperor Obamas connection? I think the nation should be a bit more concerned with who BHO associates himself with than worry about a GOP Presidential primary candidate! There are no coincidences, only illusions of coincidence when it comes to the Emperor. Watch these vids on Emp O’s connections and Becks famed Tree of Revolution http://www.savingtherepublic.com/Coincidence_Illusion.html
circleDwagons
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:02pmit‘s amazing that he just didn’t vanish, if MB can collect great people like this then she should be able to be a great force. question does, can Dr. Paul collect great individuals or just nuts:)
Report Post »The Toad
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:59pmConstitutional conservative my arse !! Bachmann not only proposed cutting veteran’s benefits, she proposed cutting disabled vet’s care as well. While she talks about ‘liberty’, she voted to extend the Patriot Act. She is a teaparty fraud ! Bachmann talks one way and acts another. Your typical politician and worse of all hired Ed Rollins who has never had a good thing to say about the teaparty
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 2:47pmThe previous message was brought to you by the nice people at Moveon.org, Daily Koz, and George Soros.
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 4:13pmNo, ‘The Toad’ is a Libertarian moonbat. He’s right about Ed Rollins though.
Report Post »noczars
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 6:02pmGo away!!!!
Report Post »farfel
Posted on August 22, 2011 at 9:42pmYour screen name definitely is appropriate. If you back the Commie in the White House its hard to ever believe that you fought for your country either here or abroad.
Report Post »101
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:53pmBO get reelected you’ll get prison time for having an AK-47 or any other gun for that matter in the US
Report Post »tckid17
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:50pmThe anal-scope by the liberal media to dig up dirt on anyone running against the annointed one.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:54pmThe MSM is drooling over this now, prepping for prime time, let the attacks commence!
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 4:16pmAs an intergral part of the democrap party, the old media is in charge of body blows (when they’re not busy with propaganda). As such, their role is to soften up republican candidates.
Report Post »farfel
Posted on August 22, 2011 at 9:47pmJust counter their attacks by citing OBONEHEAD’S outrageous Record: you know: the multiple ways in which he has infringed upon the liberty of the American people and would turn our nation into a serf third world country!
Report Post »TheCenturion
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:50pmHe’s a GREAT addition then, he fights tyranny where ever he lives.
Report Post »felix
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:45pmso what !!
Report Post »HKS
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:50pmThese libs are going to blow out their budgets trying to dig something up on a conservative. I wouldn’t be surprised to see then inventing a time travel machine to find something generations back. Keep up the good work libs, at least it gives someone a job.
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 4:18pmThe ‘party’ doesn’t have to spend money to dig stuff up, the old media does it for them. Saves them both time and money.
Report Post »ThoreauHD
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:41pmHow can anyone terrorize Uganda? It’s… Uganda… Seriously. I’d have 4 AK-47′s too. One for every room in my house.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:59pmLOL, I agree.
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:09pmMy guess, he wanted to stay alive!
Report Post »crazyrightwingmom
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:27pmSo true…would you go there unarmed?? Sounds like a great guy to me!
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:41pmThe left is going to dig whatever menial thing they can to make any of the GOP canidates look bad.. this tactic which has been going on for a few years now, is no longer going to work with sensible people.. the sheeples though will believe anything they read or hear.. its easier than doing their homework. Personally any canidate that belittles another or digs up dirt or makes up stories,, no matter a DEM or a REP I will not vote for. I am looking for a Patriot.. not someone who will lower themselves to such a low level.
Report Post »farfel
Posted on August 22, 2011 at 9:53pmThey have to resort to throwing mud and slime because they sure cannot run on the Communist’s record of jamming Obamacare down the throats of the American People, or having the Fed lend Secret Loans of 1.2 Trillion to preferred party donator banks!
Report Post »Ded-Bred
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:41pmAm not real impressed w/ Michelle’s being Pres., but am 100% for her political slant, & only question her ability because she’s untried. BUT if she’s wise enough to surround herself with men such as my Brother Peter, I’m going to vote for her–Perry’s got too much politician in him to my liking.
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:09pmIf that’s your brother then tell him to trim the mustache off. It makes him look like an overweight Snydley Whiplash type character or a Mexican drug lord. It’s just a bad look. God forbid he doesn’t ever wear Speedo swim trunks does he?
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:13pmYikes! I did an image search and he looks even more sinister with the goatee, looks like a fat Satan. He’s in the public eye, tell him to look “good”, like Michelle, she looks like a “good” person.
Report Post »Mil-Dot
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:40pmSo that is that is best that Obama and his goons can do huh? Go after a guy that had 4 evil ak-47s and 180 rounds of ammo in the most dangerous and corrupt part of the world? Where people are routinely hacked to death with machetes? Wow, I am really not going to vote for her now. (sarc)
Report Post »betterthantv
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:40pmMedia sure is getting desperate.
Report Post »RodT82721
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:40pmWell this just proves how busy the Soros trolls are in digging up dirt on any one that would dare run against the messiah!
Report Post »After sifting thru thousands of Sarah’s emails, they found nothing, but that was just a training period for the ‘12 smear campaign.
TriforcePlayer
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:39pmMsnbc probably won’t tell the full story when they try to use this against her.
Report Post »farfel
Posted on August 22, 2011 at 9:49pmFunny, Obonehead just had dinner with the owner of Comcast yesterday which just happens to own msnbc.
Report Post »SPOT_OF_TEA
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:39pmThe media said they were going to spend every cent on this type of investigations……And since they didnt use any money vetting Obama in 200, they got a lot of cents to spend.
Report Post »hmanwarren1
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:33pmHe was going to take attack with 4 AKs and 180 rounds of ammunition, absurd. Uganda we all know is the shining light of freedom in Africa. Their history is full of examples of liberty and justice. No wait where am I thinking of, that’s right, No Where in Africa.
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:05pmI’ll bet he just terrorized those Ugandans, what do you think? BO or Hillary wasn’t there at the time, were they? That would make more sense, but nothing coming from the commie propaganda machine makes any sense.
Report Post »Rightsofman
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:27pmYeah and Obama’s friends actually set off bombs in the US and thats OK. They would of set off more but they blew themselves up while in the process. And some say there is no God.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 12:23pmWow – another non story.
Dude wasn’t even convicted and the kicker to this is his being accused by your typically corrupt, third-world country.
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 1:01pmDon’t you realize that what Obama, fancy Nancy, Hapless Harry and thier buddiesd have in mind for America is to turn us in to a third world country.
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