Jack and Colonel Paddy Baker
Idema is seen here with SAS legend Paddy Baker on the range.  This was PRE- Iranian Embassy Raid and Idema is running a course on the HK MP-5SD3 Submachinegun for the SAS.  His course was one of the key reasons the regiment changed from the L2A3 Sterling SMG to the HK MP-5 which would later be used so devastatingly by the SAS' at 16 Princes Gate in a daring hostage rescue operation.  Notice Idema holding a V-70 Pistol in his left hand behind Colonel Baker.  He is about to hand him the pistol next (HK only had secret prototypes then).  Idema was awed by Baker's skill.  He later said during the graduation that Baker should be teaching the course, not him.  Idema called Baker "the British version of Charlie Beckwith-- a true hero of extraordinary proportions."

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	The front entrance of the British 22 SAS Regimental headquarters in Hereford.  It had just been changed from Bradbury Lines to Stirling Lines after Sir David Stirling.  Idema took this picture in 1979 or 80.

Jack Idema & the British Special Air Service Regiments
 

Articles written by the Main Stream Media contain repeated and numerous FALSE statements which are contradicted by photographic, video, and document evidence posted on this website.  We also have two new Hoohah pages PAGE 1 and PAGE 2 which post additional pictures and diplomas from Jack's military career and if any journalist can prove they are not real, we will pay a reward of $50,000 Cash.  In other words, if any journalist believes the crap they wrote, they can collect a lot more than they were paid to write their original bogus articles just by proving THEIR statements about Jack's military background are fact, not fiction.  Was his Military Career that of "an unremarkable radio operator? Click here and you be the judge.

Rottweiller Weblog: "For a few weeks now, we've written about the illegal imprisonment and torture suffered by U.S. special forces soldier Jack Idema and his men. While it's outrageous that any U.S. soldier should be treated in this way, in Idema's case this is a double-blow because men with his skills are needed, and needed desperately, if we're to stand a chance of winning the War On Terror.
It's with a growing sense of horror and outrage, then, that we've been reading up the case of U.S. special services operative Jack Idema and his team. This is what happens when the military don't move quickly enough to protect their own."

After the Rottweiller Weblog began their own FREE JACK CAMPAIGN in England several readers went on to Rottie's Weblog and asked if it was true that Jack Idema worked with the SAS and British Paras.  They talked about how the British Army rescued Brit soldiers held in an Iraqi prison and how photos of British prisoner abuse were faked, just like the fake stories about Jack Idema.  These are some of the things they said on Rottweiller's Blog Site:

"I read somewhere that this chap was a friend of Paddy Baker (SAS, awarded the MM for the Oman Djebel Ashqab battle in '64, A Squadron 22 SAS).  True? Anyone out there know? Cheers; Bloody Great Post. Pegasus 27" | 11.07.05 |

"I understand that this Jack Idema bloke was with the SAS at one point and taught them in CRW techniques (Counter-Revolutionary Warfare). Have you got any info on this?  Let the Paras and chaps at 22 have a go at getting him out if the Yanks are too damn scared to get their arses shot off.  Chris - Former Paras" | 11.07.05 |  Link:  British Para Site

So, in response to that, here is our answer blokes:

SuperPatriots.US Answers British Questions about
Jack Idema and the Legendary British Special Air Service Regiment

This is a clear case of injustice and false reporting.  Journalists simply threw out lies based on rumor, hearsay, and unnamed sources or no source, hoping something would stick, and then other journalists picked it up and reported it as gospel.  Now, SuperPatriots.us shoots them all in the foot-- by releasing some of Jack Idema's extensive background with the British SAS.

Idema as a principle Senior Instructor the British  22 SAS Commandos.  He is seen here, for the FIRST time ever, placing a STABO extraction harness on Colonel Paddy Baker- the British SAS Commando who became legendary during the battle of Oman.  Colonel Baker later wrote of Idema as the finest young Green Beret he had ever worked with and invited Idema to SAS Headquarters in Hereford in the mid-80's.  The rope you see is attached to a hovering helicopter.  In other words Colonel Baker was trusting Idema with his life.
The Front Cover of Britain's best-selling book on the 2001-2002 War - TASK FORCE DAGGER chronicled the American Special Forces and British SAS operations in Afghanistan and their joint liberation of the country.   Jack Idema appeared on the front cover (in the middle) and appeared on the BBC to promote the book.  He donated the appearance money to the SAS Regimental Fund for the families of fallen SAS soldiers.
Idema being awarded his Hwa Rang Do Instructor Qualification by the legendary Michael Echanis. You had to be a Sergeant on your second enlistment to be selected into the course.  Idema was only a (corporal) with less than two years in the army.	xxx
Jack in full CRW (Counter-Revolutionary Warfare) Gear in 1986, pointing a pistol through a fourth story window..  Idema and Fred Lewis (who helped start Delta Force) designed the assault vest that would later be adopted by every Special Operations unit in the United States military.
Idema being awarded Royal Thai Commando Wings in 1985 by the Commander of the Thai Special Warfare Command in LopBuri Thailand.  The man on the left is holding a Royal award device reserved for awards authorized by the King.  The row of men standing are all Thai General Officers.  This picture was taken in 1985 when there were supposed to be no Green Berets in South East Asia.  Idema is called the Thai Commander "Uncle George."
Idema in a Chenowith Desert Assault Vehicle in 1991 with a 50 cal machinegun & rocket launchers-  BBC probably thinks he bought this at the local car dealer, guns and all.
Idema after receiving his Green Beret at Fort Bragg, North Carolina (2nd from left).
Idema's Special Forces Force Qualification Diplomas awarded to him By Colonel Charlie Beckwith and General Robert Kingston.  Guess the BBC forgot about this (they had a copy).  It is highly redacted to prevent real wannabes from copy a real diploma.
Jack Idema at the Special Forces U/W Ops School- he is wearing an Emerson Closed Circuit Rebreather system for covert infiltration of enemy coastlines and clandestine Submarine lockouts- this was ONLY available to Special Forces and Navy SEAL Teams.  Idema was only 20 at the time, making him one of the youngest graduates ever of what is known as the hardest course in Special Forces.  He later went to the Navy SEAL /UDT  Orientation Course at Little Creek, VA. (the actual BUDS Qualification Course is at Coronado).  This picture has never been released before. (Picture courtesy of the SF Schools archives.)
With Ronald Regan as the President from 1980 until 1988, clandestine and covert Ops, as was Special Forces, were at an all time high.  Idema formed the Counter-Terrorist Group, and developed counter-terrorist and hostage rescue concepts and doctrine which would be followed by counter-terrorist units all over the world.  He is seen here training the President's son, Ronald Regan, Jr., in combat pistol techniques.
Idema with Colonel Gary Rohen on a Special Forces Counter-Terrorist Team.  Both are carrying SFM16's with 203 Grenade Launchers, PVS-5 Night Vision Goggles and Browning Fast Action pistols.  Rohen is now the Deputy Director of the FBI's Counter-Terrorist Watch and was in constant contact with Jack Idema during his latest mission in Afghanistan.
Charlie Beckwith operating with the SAS in Northern Malaysia in 1963. He is standing with SAS Major Peter Walther.
Charlie Beckwith at Battle in Vietnam.  He was the ultimate Green Beret.
Colonel Charlie Beckwith at the first Delta Force Compound in 1980.  Beckwith had personally handed Idema his Special Forces diploma and his Green Beret about 4 1/2 years before.
Jack's plaques- Just SOME of Jack's plaques.  These are hanging on his wall in Fort Bragg, NC.  The red circle shows ONE of his SAS plaques presented to him by the British Special Air Service commandos.
Any SAS operators having pictures of Jack Idema operating with the SAS are requested to help Jack and send us any pics of him at Sterling Lines or Pontralis.  Feel free to black out your faces, but Jack could use some help right now so step up boys. If you have pictures of Jack and would like to lend them to us you can email them to: socom3@superpatriots.us
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Jack Idema's background is well known, and was well reported on prior to their July 2004 arrest in Afghanistan.  Understandably, we are shocked that reporters throughout the world ignored this.  We have now proof on this site which completely destroys allegations of Idema's "unremarkable" military career as a rear base radio operator: Military Background 1 and Military 2. 

This guy received his Green Beret at 18 and graduated the SF course at 19- this is unheard of.  Is their ANY other person in the world that has ever achieved this?  Idema went to the Green Berets' equivalent to Navy SEAL school at 20 (average age is 28).  He went on to become a Master Diver, a Senior Open Water Instructor, a Master Instructor, and an Instructor Trainer.  He was jumpmaster at 24, a Counter-terrorist HRT team leader at 27, having graduated the most classified counter-terrorist school in the world in 1981.  Idema later evaluated the course in 1983, and rewrote their curriculum at age 27.  He trained and advised the British SAS at 25 years old.

Idema worked with the German GSG-9 Commandos and French GIGN throughout Europe in the late 70's and early 80's, then throughout the world in the following years.  Idema returned to TEACH the Special Forces Course in 1984 as a SENIOR instructor.  But, he continued a special relationship with the SAS; including working at Hereford with 22 (back when the unit was there), and at Chelsea Barracks on Kings Road (21 Regiment) and with the 23 Regiment in Portsmouth (also Territorials like 23). 

We aren't going to post names of operators he worked with on here because anyone that knows anything about the blokes in the SAS know they hate that sort of stuff.  We will tell you that then General Peter de la Billiere, MC, walked into the middle of a large group of SAS and SF troops, walked up to one man, and personally thanked Idema for a job he did with the SAS.  General Billiere had previously been Commander 22 SAS from 1972-76, he was then a Lieutenant Colonel, then became Colonel as commander of 21, 22,23, and then overall Special Operations commander for the UK as a General officer.

Idema was in Thailand and Haiti in 1985 and 1986 (as we recall no Special Forces were "supposed" to be in either place), receiving the highly coveted Royal Thai Army Master Wings at 30 (he was ONLY the 11th Green Beret to obtain this award since the fall of Vietnam- more than ten years before).  By 35 he had trained more than 20 foreign Special Forces units, and was advising five federal agencies on counter-terrorism and hostage rescue.  Pictures of Idema along with copies of several of the more than 25 Special Operations/SF diplomas and awards he received while in the army have been provided to this website. They confirm everything he has said. 

Master Sergeant Thomas Bumback, seen in this picture wearing the distinctive blue embroidered SAS Jumpmaster Wings, confirmed Idema's military background yet NOT ONE SINGLE JOURNALIST ever printed this information. 

Bumback was the operations and intelligence sergeant on Idema's team during Idema's second time he trained the SAS during OPERATION HONEYGIFT.  This included a composite squadron of 21, 22, and 23 Troopers, Troop Sergeants, and officers.

EXCERPTS FROM THE BRITISH BESTSELLING BOOK:
TASK FOR DAGGER- The Hunt For Bin Laden

Chapter 1–The Tiger Roars——page 15

By 1979, Jack was working with the British Special Air Service regiments, first training them at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, in Special Forces operations, then learning anti-terrorism and SAS tactics from the lads in England.

Chapter 18–Attack in the South – Sharzai——page 229-230

More than 160 SAS soldiers have died while serving with the SAS since 1950, and hundreds more died in World War II.  They are remembered on the Memorial Clock Tower at SAS Headquarters at Stirling Lines.  In May 1999, Stirling Lines was moved from the Regiment’s beloved Hereford location to the abandoned RAF base at Credenhill, just north-west of Hereford, but still in Herefordshire.  The clock tower had been moved to the barracks memorial garden in front of the regimental church.  As a matter of tradition, the SAS still refer to their relocated Stirling Lines base as Hereford.  Like the Green Beret Statue at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where the name of every fallen U.S. Special Operator is inscribed on a series of bronze plaques, the SAS Clock Tower has a special significance for British commandos. 

Chapter 20–Tora Bora——page 271- 274

For four and a half hours the firefights raged in the Tora Bora mountains.  When all was said and done, the SAS had performed admirably.  More than admirably.  The SAS troops had fought a battle that was comparable to the eight-man stand at Mirbat on July 19, 1972, when the SAS had held off more than 250 rebels.  Captain Mike Kealy received the Distinguished Service Order for his actions there. 

And like A Squadron’s Djebel Ashqab firefight in April 1964, in which Corporal Paddy Baker won the Military Medal.  Baker later became a close friend of Charlie Beckwith, and of Jack’s, fifteen years later, by which time he had attained the rank of colonel.  The boys were back again, and new legends were being born in the mountains of Tora Bora.

Two SAS troops were wounded, more than ten had enemy rounds embedded in their armour chest plates, the AQ body count was thirty-eight, more than fifty were wounded – mostly Chechen, Arab, and a few Pakistanis.  Twenty-one prisoners were captured and flex-cuffed awaiting transport to Hazrat Ali’s prison in Jalalabad.

The wounded troops were medevac’d back to the UK and treated at the Centre for Defence Medicine, where the best possible treatment was available.

Like all operations, there were lessons learned and lessons reinforced.  First, bad intel causes casualties.  Second, never underestimate the enemy, or his willingness to die.  Third, never leave your teammate.  Fourth, train hard, fight easy.

And most importantly, a lesson for the world, as so eloquently put by David Stirling so many years before – “The regiment is the Man, and the man is the regiment.”

There was no doubt that the SAS had garnered a significant amount of hard intelligence with their raid, and captured some good prisoners, but at what cost?  CENTCOM preferred sending precision-guided munitions into operational cave openings, the caves were out of commission, the AQ died, and friendly casualties were reduced.  Even with that CENTCOM strategy, the snipers were still wounding a significant number of terrorists, whom they took prisoner.

Although there was now decent intelligence coming out of Tora Bora, the fact remained that U.S. bombing had sealed many caves.  The impossibility of excavating the caves, especially at such high altitudes, would limit the chance to uncover their buried intelligence, or identify the bodies inside – and the question would always remain as to whether or not bin Laden was one of those buried bodies.

By December 18 the search was expanding in two other directions: Helmand Province, where Mohammed Omar was said to be protected by about five hundred Taliban, according to Jaji Gullalai, the Afghan government’s local intelligence chief in Kandahar; and south of Tora Bora to the Zhawar Kili al-Badr cave complex and the area around the towns of Khost and Gardez in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktia Province.

The Zhawar Kili complex, in the Sodyaki Ghar mountains, was the most advanced in Afghanistan.  That complex had eleven large tunnels carved into the earth, and included crude but effective facilities to support the mujahadeen during the Soviet occupation.

On December 19, Hazrat Ali called a private press conference with ABC Australia, the New Yorker, Newsweek, and CBS.  He explained that al-Qaida was still a force to be reckoned with, and implored the American military to continue their operations in Tora Bora.  A Green Beret advisor flanked him, just out of the camera’s view (Jack Idema).

On January 9, the U.S. was still bombing suspected hideouts in the region.  South of Tora Bora in another cave “complex”, two senior AQ members along with twelve others were captured near their underground hideout.

By the end of January 2002, Tora Bora, which had previously been inundated with press and U.S. military forces, was a ghost town.

Four small SAS teams stayed in the Tora Bora Mountains hunting and conducting reconnaissance operations, but most moved south back to Kandahar.

On February 5, Jack, the American advisor working with the Northern Alliance, targeted Osama bin Laden just south of Tora Bora in the Dehbala region.  He had been working with secret intelligence assets in the mountains for two months to locate bin Laden.  The group in hiding was positively confirmed to be extremely high-ranking AQ commanders.  There was also a very good chance bin Laden himself was with them, and receiving constant medical care for his kidney problems, and a shrapnel wound Jack knew bin Laden received in Tora Bora.  On February 6, just as Jack was organizing his force to attack, a CIA Predator UAV flew high over the mountain area.  The remote operator zoomed in the camera and locked on to the small group of men.  He quickly spotted what Jack already knew: there was a tall man in the group who was surrounded by bodyguards.

Banking to the right, the Predator came over the barren terrain and fired its single Hellfire missile at part of the suspected group.  The Hellfire sliced through the thin air and impacted within metres of the running men.  Most escaped death – the terrorists scattered and ran before the American advisor and his muj troops could assemble and close in on them.

The few terrorists hit by the Hellfire were completely decimated beyond recognition.  The CIA sent a team in to recover DNA samples from remains.  The operations, both Jack’s and the Agency’s, would be clouded in secrecy and questions would always remain as to the identity of the men on that mountaintop.

For More info buy the book TASK FORCE DAGGER in London or any British book store.  There are many parts about Jack and the SAS.  When Jack agreed to do the book and give his pictures to McMillan, Jack made sure the McMillan publisher's contract stated that the SAS Regimental fund would get a percentage of the book's income forever to use for the families of fallen SAS soldiers. 

Jack was so concerned about the SAS' widows and their families that he fought a lengthy battle with the British publisher insisting that the royalty checks to the 22 Regimental Fund go directly to the Regiment from the publisher in case something ever happened to him.  Something did, and maybe if Special Forces can't do it, the SAS ought to be getting him out, or at least bringing him water and supplies, but most of his friends don't even know that it happened to him or that he is even in prison.  The US Embassy has not allowed any of them to send mail for more than one year.

A few Last Facts About Idema in Special Forces:

A.    Jack Idema was Honor Graduate in his 1975 Special Forces Communications Course- and received a letter of commendation (his final score was a perfect 100).

B.    He was the distinguished Graduate in Phase I of his Special Forces Course.

C.    In 1976, according to official records at JFKSWC (CENMA) he was chosen to participate in the most elite course in the Army; the Special Weapons and Hand to Hand Combat Instructor School.

D.    Within six months Idema was qualified as the youngest instructor ever, and one of only 11 (there were 44 total in all service branches and Special Ops units).

E.    In November 1976 he was chosen to go to USAJFKSWC-SFUWOC, the Army's "Navy SEAL" Course.  He broke two swimming records - You can call the school HQs to confirm this- We heard this from a former commander there.

F.    Over the next five years he went to various NATO schools, including German Mountain Climbing, Ski School, City Warfare School, walked the Brecon Beacons, and was on the Special Forces Pistol Team where he competed at the Camp Perry National Matches, ranking 6th in all combined services on his first attempt. 

G.    He went to the top secret SWC (different from Special Warfare Center above- it stands for Special Weapons Course- and we can't even hint at what that was on this website).

H.    In 1985 he graduated the US Army Special Forces Jumpmaster Course.  But according to the press he wasn't even in the Army then. 

I.     Idema graduated the Special Forces Instructor Course in 1986 and was then qualified to teach at the Special Forces Schools, where he was assigned as a Senior Instructor in a variety of positions (but according to journalists Idema was thrown out of the Army in 1978).

J.    His MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) was NOT that of "rear base radio operator" but was 11B4S-W9-- the designation of a Special Forces Senior Weapons Sergeant SCUBA qualified sniper.  His secondary MOS was 11C3S-W7 designating Heavy weapons sergeant, and his "additional" MOS was 05B4S-W7 which was for cross-trained commo sergeant (Special Forces Morse Code radio operator). He was later re-designated 18 series when the Army changed Green Berets to their own branch (18).  He was also cross-trained in demolitions and combat medicine.

REAL QUOTES from
REAL sources with their
REAL names:

“Keith Idema may be one of the last individuals for whom the phrase ‘I give you my word’ still has meaning.  To Keith honor is everything….  Keith will do what he has pledged to do, no matter how difficult..." "I have relied on him in the past, and never been disappointed.”  (Signed; [The Honorable] Timothy Connolly, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict) on official US DOD stationary (the top Pentagon civilian over all US Special Operations units in the world).

"In fact, I was assigned to teach surveillance operations to a British SAS commando force during which time Idema was their principal instructor in hostage rescue and close quarter battle.  He [Jack] was the consummate professional with only two goals in mind; saving lives and combating terrorism for the red, white and blue.”  (Letter written by Peter D. Montfort, former Special Forces operative and Senior Detective with the Dutchess County, New York Sheriff’s Office.  The letter is dated May 25, 1994)

“SGT Idema possesses a strong personality and a highly developed individualism…He is sure to abrade an occasional superior.  Such occasional abrasion is a scant price to pay for his often demonstrated abilities; and besides, some superiors can use a little scraping now and then…Idema is definitely a person, and I prefer a thoroughbred that on occasion needs the bridle, but never the whip, to a plodding cart horse.  SGT Idema is the man I want around when the going is rough and in times of stress and crisis.  He is a tough and hard driver when you need him.  I think the Army needs him and that he belongs in the Army for as long as we can keep him.”  (Excerpt from a 1978 efficiency report contained in a letter of support for Idema written by his former commanding officer, Special Forces Captain Ray Carney.  The letter is dated April 30, 1994.

“Idema is the best Special Forces Weapons Sergeant I have ever known, and one was one the most valued team members in my command." 

"Idema's skills and abilities were invaluable to the ultimate success of our joint training and mission with the 22 SAS Regiment during all phases of the operation."

And, in a letter of commendation, "...his ability to train indigenous foreign armies is unsurpassed."  Written by Colonel Gary Rohen (MACV-SOG Vietnam Team Leader) who is currently the Deputy Director of the FBI's Counter-Terrorist Watch Command in Washington, DC.

But lets sum it all up-  Read what the Commandant of the
SPECIAL FORCES SCHOOL said about Keith "Jack" Idema:

In an official letter dated January 7, 1976, Colonel Charlie A. Beckwith, School Commandant, who became famous as the First Commander of Delta Force, commended Jack on his "perseverance, motivation, and professionalism" in Special Forces:

"During that selection course you excelled by meeting every requirement set upon you, whether it be arriving at your objective on schedule, navigating across hazardous terrain, evading detection or leading an ambush.  The initiative you took and the motivation you showed in attaining every objective of a course that was designed to be impossible to complete reflects greatly upon yourself and Special Forces."

[Signed,] Charlie A. Beckwith
Colonel, Infantry
Director, Special Forces School

--CASE CLOSED MATES--
Someone IS lying, but it sure as hell isn't Jack Idema....

This is a case of unrelenting jealously- jealousy by the FBI that Idema caught the terrorists they couldn't and stopped bombings they couldn't stop; jealousy by frauds like Sir Ed Artis and Tracy Paul-Warrington that Idema does what they wished they could do, and jealousy by the press- jealous that Idema doesn't kiss their ass like everyone else.

In March 2005, ALL FIVE Appeals Court judges stated that these men were completely innocent-  yet Rolling Stone failed to print this, and not one single American journalist has ever reported this fact.  Not ONE SINGLE PRESS AGENCY has ever told the American people about the TAPE RECORDINGS of the the court finding them innocent even though every major press agency knew about and most heard them.  President Karzai refused to comment-- maybe that was because Karzai was being briefed weekly on Jack's operation and Karzai and Khalilzad did not like the fact that Jack was taking a different direction then originally ordered to take.  And he was getting results and taking down terrorist bombers high in the government BEFORE they killed their targets.

That, in closing, is the power of the press.  Quite sick when you think about it, the power to destroy that which they fear-- the truth.  Jack Idema is a man who HAS walked the moral high ground, and fought for security of the world all over the world, and he was still doing it a 50 years old when most guys were long retired.  Think about that when you think about this story.  He never gives up.  That is something he didn't learn from the SAS but he sure as hell shares that common trait with our winged dagger brothers.  Thank you for your time and God Speed.

One last thing for those of you that make it this far down the page.  You deserve to see this picture.  It is a rare picture of the parade field at Hereford.  Jack Idema took it early one foggy morning before the Regiment assembled in front of the Clock Tower.  For those of you that know what it means, cheers, good having you here checking out the site.  Keep Jack and his men in your prayers. 
For those of you that don't know what it really means, well, fuck off then. 

And for those of you who know Jack Idema, make no mistake about it, he has always beat the clock, and he will BEAT THE CLOCK this time.

If you are killed in action your name is inscribed on the base of the clock tower. 
To survive a mission is to “beat the clock”.

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