15668: Kathy Grey re: 15642: (Hermantin)Miami Herald- American missionary defended (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Racine125@aol.com

The Miami Herald reports on that gunslinging missionary:

<<White was arrested Friday, after picking up a refrigerator that contained a powerful assault rifle used for military training that is the equivalent of an M-16, a .40-caliber pistol, gun powder and a bullet reloading machine, and at least one military-style camouflage outfit.

The unusual contents belonged to a Bradenton man who says he was planning to move to Haiti to join White's mission.

Jeremy Benenati, 28, a computer programmer who longed to be in the military but was turned away for health reasons, said he sent the weapons because he couldn't sell them before his voyage.>>

BWAHAHAHA!

Oh, he just couldn't move those weapons at his local yard sale, so he had to bring them to Haiti???   Puh-lease.

<<Benenati's story is inconsistent with what White told authorities in Port-au-Prince, Ira Kurzban, the government's attorney in the United States, said. At first White said the guns were meant for a pastor in Gonaives, and then said he was going to use them himself for hunting, the government has said.>>

Hunting with an M-16?  Does he think there are elephants in Haiti or something?

You know, it's not the first time that non-Haitians have attempted coups in Haiti.  Here's my theory - Benenati has read too many "Soldier of Fortune" magazines, and he's frustrated that he wasn't allowed to join the US military.  Now, probably through White, contacts in Haiti encouraged him to bring weapons, and possibly take part in an assassination attempt.  Maybe they even hate Aristide for this recent Vodou business, who knows, but that alone wouldn't be enough, they have to have more powerful backers, like maybe the former sponsors of FRAPH - the good old US Republican Party!  LOL

And then White, the good, kindly missionary receiving those weapons, was supposed to be their cover, because after all who would suspect a nice white guy like that?

NAH.  I hope they throw the book at him.  The only way he should ever be able to get out of it is if he names the big players.

Sincerely,

Kathy S. Grey