Very interesting post; an actual contribution to knowledge, which is refreshing given the number of threads lately that seem wholly given over to crazy people striking poses.
I always wondered HOW Jesse Jackson got third world thugs to release hostages. It made no sense to me. Now remember when Jesse was angling on going to see the Taliban?
If you go to the thread I linked here about Arms smuggler arrested, etc., you will see that THAT Miami connection had a charter airline that went into Afghanistan.
I would LOVE to link Ingram, Jackson, and the arms smugglers directly, because I am convinced that it explains why Jesse is so secretive with his finances, why he gets prisoners released (payoffs in arms), why the Wall Street project is necessary (money laundering) and why the Bush people did NOT want him to go to Afghanistan.