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General News    H4'ed 8/18/11

A Bachmann Staffer's Dominionist Worldview, Gun-Running Charges, and Ties To Ugandan "Kill-The-Gays" Pastor

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A close associate of Rep. Michele Bachmann who believes that the Congresswoman is fighting for the presidency with "the anointing of God upon her," has come under scrutiny for his 2006 arrest in Uganda on gun-running charges, and for his close relationship with Ugandan pentecostal pastor Martin Ssempa, a prominent advocate for that nation's "Kill the Gays" Bill.

Peter E. Waldron, the staffer for Rep. Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign responsible for her faith-based outreach in Iowa and South Carolina, had been arrested in Uganda in 2006 on charges of running illegal guns and ammunition. Garance Franke-Ruta's profile at The Atlantic resurrected the details. He had been arrested for possession of assault rifles and ammunition just days before Uganda's first nominally multi-party elections in 20 years.
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