Comments on: Haredi in Haiti? http://jewschool.com/2010/02/16/20978/haredi-in-haiti/ Progressive Jews & Judaism Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:58:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: adamrdavis http://jewschool.com/2010/02/16/20978/haredi-in-haiti/comment-page-1/#comment-382208 adamrdavis Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:46:50 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=20978#comment-382208 Oh, there's no reason to believe anything he says. I mean we're talking about a human trafficker. The more I read about him, the more bizarre the story gets. What interests me is why he would choose to wrap himself in the guise of a Jew and claim to be president of a Sephardic community that doesnt even exist. I had read that the missionaries were being released by the Haitian courts: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61960R20100211 If thats changed I apologize for the error. Oh, there’s no reason to believe anything he says. I mean we’re talking about a human trafficker. The more I read about him, the more bizarre the story gets.

What interests me is why he would choose to wrap himself in the guise of a Jew and claim to be president of a Sephardic community that doesnt even exist.

I had read that the missionaries were being released by the Haitian courts:
www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61960R20100211
If thats changed I apologize for the error.

]]> By: Dana http://jewschool.com/2010/02/16/20978/haredi-in-haiti/comment-page-1/#comment-382207 Dana Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:25:01 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=20978#comment-382207 The missionaries have not been "cleared"; not even close. In fact, no final decision has even been reached to let them out of jail, much less let them leave Haiti, pending further investigation and possible further legal proceedings. And the only source for the claims that this guy worked for US military intel or DHS is the guy himself. And DHS didn't exist at the time he claims to have been "working undercover" for it. See WSJ article yesterday for details. Last week he said he didn't have a passport and had never been to El Salvador. This week he says he used to live in El Salvador with his wife (the one who's in jail there) and that he has 5 children who are still living there. Why pay any attention to his claims? The missionaries have not been “cleared”; not even close. In fact, no final decision has even been reached to let them out of jail, much less let them leave Haiti, pending further investigation and possible further legal proceedings.

And the only source for the claims that this guy worked for US military intel or DHS is the guy himself. And DHS didn’t exist at the time he claims to have been “working undercover” for it. See WSJ article yesterday for details. Last week he said he didn’t have a passport and had never been to El Salvador. This week he says he used to live in El Salvador with his wife (the one who’s in jail there) and that he has 5 children who are still living there. Why pay any attention to his claims?

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