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Idema was raised in Poughkeepsie, New York, graduating from high school there in 1974. In February 1975 he enlisted in the U.S. Army. His father H. John Idema, a former Marine and World War II veteran, believed that was a "dedicated American".[6][10] John Idema died in November 2008.[11] Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan

    Idema during his 2004 trial in Kabul, Afghanistan. Born Jonathan Keith Idema ( 1956-05-30 ) May 30, 1956 Poughkeepsie , New York , USA Died January 21, 2012 ( 2012-01-21 ) (aged 55) [ 1 ] Bacalar , Mexico

Jonathan Keith "Jack" Idema (May 30, 1956 – January 21, 2012) was a former army reserve special operations non-commissioned officer with a controversial history. In September 2004 he was found guilty of running a private prison in Afghanistan and torturing Afghan citizens. At the time, Idema had been portraying himself as a U.S. government -sponsored special forces operative on a mission to apprehend terrorists . However, the U.S. government has repeatedly denied most of such claims. [ 2 ] Idema was released early by Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai in April 2007, departing Afghanistan in early June, having served three years of a ten-year sentence. [ 3 ]   Idema died of AIDS in Mexico in late January 2012. [ 1 ]

Poughkeepsie / p ə ˈ k ɪ p s iː / ( pə- KIP -see ), officially the City of Poughkeepsie , is a city in the state of New York , United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County . Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson Valley midway between New York City and Albany , and is part of the New York metropolitan area . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name derives from a word in the Wappinger language, roughly U-puku-ipi-sing , meaning "the reed-covered lodge by the little-water place," referring to a spring or stream feeding into the Hudson River south of the present downtown area. [ 4 ] Poughkeepsie is known as "The Queen City of the Hudson". It was originally settled in the 17th century by the Dutch and became New York's second capital shortly after the American Revolution . It was chartered as a city in 1854. Major bridges in the city include the Poughkeepsie Bridge , a former railroad bridge now serving as a public walkway, which opened on October 3, 2009...

A new shuttle service is expected to ease traffic congestion at some popular hiking trails, including Mount Si. The shuttle schedule is coordinated with King County Metro bus arrivals, so people can reach the trailheads from Seattle without driving By Seattle Times Staff North Bend officials hope a new shuttle service will ease traffic congestion at some of the area’s most popular hiking trails, including Mount Si.   The city has teamed with the state Department of Natural Resources, the Washington Trails Association and the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust to offer the shuttle, which will run every half-hour on summer weekends from the park-and-ride in downtown North Bend. Stops include the Little Si, Mount Si and Teneriffe trailheads.   Supporters say they hope to expand the service as it gains popularity. Future destinations could include the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley, Rattlesnake Lake...