John Buchanan (American politician)

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John Buchanan was a Republican candidate in the 2004 Presidential race. He is a freelance journalist who lives in rural Georgia.cite web|url = http://www.arcticbeacon.com/11-Nov-2006.html|title = Journalist Persecuted For Documenting Bush Family Connections to Nazi Regime|accessdate = 2007-10-19|last = Szymanski|first = Greg|date = 2006-11-11|publisher = The Arctic Beacon|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061208085159/http://www.arcticbeacon.com/11-Nov-2006.html|archivedate = 2006-12-08]

He has written a screenplay called "Operation Clear-Vision" on the subject of the Bush family, pharmaceutical companies and biological weapons research.cite web|url = http://www.arcticbeacon.com/11-Nov-2006.html|title = Journalist Persecuted For Documenting Bush Family Connections to Nazi Regime|accessdate = 2007-10-19|last = Szymanski|first = Greg|date = 2006-11-11|publisher = The Arctic Beacon|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061208085159/http://www.arcticbeacon.com/11-Nov-2006.html|archivedate = 2006-12-08] It was during the research for this project that he discovered documents related to Prescott Bush's business dealings with Nazi industrialist Fritz Thyssen. [cite web|url = http://hnn.us/articles/1810.html|title = John Buchanan Documents|accessdate = 2007-10-19|date = 2003-11-17|publisher = History News Network] [cite web|url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,100474,00.html|title = Documents: Bush's Grandfather Directed Bank Tied to Man Who Funded Hitler|accessdate = 2007-10-19|last = Salant|first = Jonathan|date = 2003-10-17|publisher = FOX News Network, LLC.] He has also co-written (with Stacy Michael) articles on the matter for the "New Hampshire Gazette". [cite web|url = http://www.nhgazette.com/cgi-bin/NHGstore.cgi?user_action=detail&catalogno=NN_Bush_Nazi_2|title = “Bush - Nazi Dealings Continued Until 1951” - Federal Documents|accessdate = 2007-10-19|last = Buchanan|first = John|coauthors = Michael, Stacey|date = 2003-11-07|publisher = The New Hampshire Gazette|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20031119040002/http://www.nhgazette.com/cgi-bin/NHGstore.cgi?user_action=detail&catalogno=NN_Bush_Nazi_2|archivedate = 2003-11-19] After the publication of the articles there were a series of incidents involving various levels of law enforcement (from the local Miami police to the Secret Service); with claims that Buchanan was plotting to assassinate President George W. Bush. Buchanan was also arrested and charged with a 14 count felony indictment of Aggravated Stalking.Buchanan was jailed, but on August 11th, 2004 he went to trial and was acquitted on the charges in a matter of 30 minutes. With the state never presenting its witness, the case against him was dismissed. [cite web|url = http://www.earthisland.org/project/newsPage2.cfm?newsID=627&pageID=177&subSiteID=44|title = Bush Reporter/Challenger Arrested and Freed|accessdate = 2007-10-19|last = Smith|first = Gar|date = 2004-08-29|publisher = The Edge]

During his presidential campaign, he often referred to himself as "the 9/11 Truth Candidate". [cite web|url = http://www.buchanan04.blogspot.com/|title = John Buchanan, the 9/11 Truth Candidate|accessdate = 2007-10-19|year = 2004|publisher = John Buchanan Campaign] He also opposed the 2003 Iraq war.

Buchanan received 1.23% of the vote in the New Hampshire primary. [cite web|url = http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/NH-R.phtml|title = 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions|accessdate = 2007-10-19|last = Berg-Andersson|first = Richard|date = 2004-01-27|publisher = The Green Papers]

ee also

* Full list of candidates in the U.S. presidential election, 2004

References

External links

* [http://www.nypress.com/17/2/news&columns/zen.cfm Who leads the ‘04 fringe candidates?]
* [http://www.buchanan04.blogspot.com/ John Buchanan, the 9/11 Truth Candidate]
* [http://buchananroad.blogspot.com/ John Buchanan Road Blog]
* [http://www.jackblood.net/id38.htm Why People Won't See]
* [http://www.prisonplanet.tv/audio/092704buchanan.mp3 Alex Jones Interviews Buchanan (MP3) - September 27, 2004]
* [http://illuminati-news.com/Videos/keeping-it-in-the-family.wmv 10 Minute Video Clip of Buchanan Discussing Prescott Bush (WMV)]