by Dreams End » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:26 am
The only name I get outside of those attached to the article is "Donn Grandpre". But as I said, he seems to young.<br><br>If you do "Donn de Grand-Pre" or "Donn de Grand Pre" or "Donn de Grandpre" you get a lot of similar hits. Evidently the Portuegese article had it "Donn Grande".<br><br>Donn Grandpre was connected to <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.conde-sd.com/weapons_of_warr.htm" target="top">this</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> Grandpre family, but no idea if it's the same guy. The context makes him seem to young.<br><br>There is a Richard Grandpre who has written articles against Ritalin and a book on his druggie days. <br><br>Here's another reference to Donn Grandpre in South Dakota:<br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>HURON FIRM WINS EMPLOYMENT AWARD<br><br>Donn Grandpre, Chairman of the South Dakota American Legion Employment Committee has announced that the committee has selected the Employer of the Year for Hiring Veterans.<br><br>Selected as this year's recipient, in the Small Category (50 or fewer employees), is Asphalt Paving and Materials Co. of Huron, SD. <br><br>The company has 39 employees 9 of whom are veterans for a 23.07 percent veteran employment rate. Eight (<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> of the 31 male employees are veterans and one (1) of the 8 female employees is a veteran. Of the 12 persons employed during the past year, 3 have been veterans.<br><br>The company's application asks for Veteran Status, and military experience is influential in the selection process.<br><br>Asphalt Paving and Materials Co. of Huron will receive recognition during the 2004 American Legion Department Convention in Pierre in June 2004<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.sdlegion.org/olduptonows/uptonow2858%20Nov%2019.htm" target="top">www.sdlegion.org/olduptonows/uptonow2858%20Nov%2019.htm</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END-->.<br><br>Military, but doesn't seem to be our guy. Woops...yes, in fact this IS our guy. He now lives in South Dakota. The phone number listed <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.looboo.com/list/US/VA/Madison/localinks" target="top">here</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> is the same one he gives on the Jones interview <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.prisonplanet.com/022904degrand.html" target="top">here.</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> Exact same phone number, which suggests that, at the very least, he's taking a bit of creative license with his name, but not really trying too hard to hide if he's giving out his number.<br><br>So, this is all a bit odd. If he has the background he claims (arms dealer, arms negotiator, etc.) you'd think there would be SOMETHING else on him. But I've found nothing. <br><br>But the larger story is how this worked. He gets a story picked up, by all things, a Portueguese paper, which then filters back into the US. A typical CIA way to put a story out there. But to what purpose? <br><br>It's not as if this one guy can actually precipitate a coup so what's the deal. And now just hanging out <br><br>Unfortunately, the feature that allows you to submit questions to "Earl" on whose website the war tales transcribed by Donn are found, does not work. I just sent a "sort of" anonymous email to the owner of that site...also a Grandpre. I really don't want to call the phone number...others are welcome to...<br><br> <p></p><i></i>
