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| Geronimo's Great Grandson Asks Yale Secret Society to Return Ancestor's Skull |
| 2009-02-19 |
| It's the stuff of legends: an elite secret society that includes what would become some of the most powerful men of the 20th century allegedly invading the grave of an Apache chief to steal his skull for fraternal rituals. It's also the stuff of a new lawsuit filed Tuesday by descendents of that Apache chief. On the 100th anniversary of the death of Geronimo, 20 of his blood relatives have asked the courts to force Yale University and the school's secret organization, Skull and Bones, to release his remains for return to his native land and a proper burial. The lawsuit also names President Obama, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Army Secretary Pete Geren as defendants because they are responsible for maintaining Geronimo's remains on a U.S. Army base in Oklahoma, the group said. Skull and Bones has never said whether any of Geronimo's remains are in its possession. The descendants say they are investigating long-held claims that in 1918, members of Skull and Bones, including Prescott Bush, the father of George H.W Bush and grandfather of George W. Bush, invaded Geronimo's grave at Ft. Sill and stole his skull, some bones and other items buried with him. "In this lawsuit, we're going to find out if the bones are there or not," said the group's lawyer, said the group's lawyer, Ramsey Clark, who was attorney general in President Lyndon Johnson's administration. |
| Posted by:Icerigger |
| #10 heh |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-02-19 18:23 |
| #9 Anonymoose, you are totally warped. |
| Posted by: KBK 2009-02-19 18:22 |
| #8 Have them call me... |
| Posted by: Ramsey Clark: Bad Lawyer 2009-02-19 16:11 |
| #7 Many Mexicans believe the secret society ALSO has Francisco "Pancho" Villa's skull. They must have a regular Dr. Mengele type collection there... |
| Posted by: borgboy 2009-02-19 16:00 |
| #6 "Uh, why does his skull have these holes in it, and why did you preserve it in petroleum jelly?" |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-02-19 15:25 |
| #5 The real question is that if Geronimo had some of Bush's bones, would he give them up? |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-02-19 13:47 |
| #4 I actually kinda agreed with the plea to return Geronimo's bones - if, Skull & Bones really has them - but then I saw that Ramsey Clark is involved and promptly lost all interest. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2009-02-19 12:10 |
| #3 and they know it's there because they heard it on Alex Jones or on Coast to Coast. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-02-19 12:03 |
| #2 Ramsey Clark. When you absolutely, positively have no chance in hell... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-02-19 10:30 |
| #1 Ramsey Clark The last gig with Saddam left your practice hanging, so you dig this up? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-02-19 10:21 |