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Latin America
Lori Berenson's Wedding in Jail Delayed
2003-10-02
Imprisoned American Lori Berenson's jailhouse wedding was postponed Wednesday. But her fiance — a paroled 40-year-old Peruvian she met while the two were serving time in the big house on terrorism charges — said he can wait another day, even though he is prohibited from attending the ceremony. Berenson, 33, a former Massachusetts Institute of Technology student and New York resident, is serving a 20-year sentence in a prison in the Andean town of Cajamarca, 350 miles north of Lima.
"I'll wait for you, baby!"
The prospective groom Anibal Apari is prohibited from leaving the capital, Lima, because of terms of his parole. He was released from prison in June after serving 12 1/2 years of a 15-year sentence for being involved with the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. Berenson was convicted of collaborating with the same group. It was unclear why the wedding was delayed Wednesday, but the Cajamarca municipal registrar said officials have given him permission to perform the ceremony Thursday.
Should I still send the toaster? I'm so confused...
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#5  I remember her 're-trial'. Mom and Dad looked ever bit the part of LLL parents. Her 'explanation' of her cell members roommates activities: ‘Sure I saw the C4 and AK47s, how was I to make the connection that they were terrorists?’ ‘All I wanted was to live in the Andes among the oppressed peoples of Peru.’ Even CNN could not hide the fact that she is where she belongs (they started out on her side). Sorry Lori, you are a ‘freedum fighter’ no longer. Maybe Al Jeez will do a movie on you, but you have to wear a veil, change your name to ‘Fatima’, and the story will be that you were fighting for Islam.
Posted by: Dear Leader Kin Jing Ill   2003-10-2 5:42:20 PM  

#4  Rumor has it that Senor Apari is a second choice anyway. She originally wanted to bethroth Binny's son Saad, but the Iranians told him not to bother...that she was a real pig.
Posted by: TerrorHunter4Ever   2003-10-2 1:36:04 PM  

#3  I can guess what the honeymoon will be: A photo and a hankie.
Posted by: badanov   2003-10-2 9:57:30 AM  

#2  San Diego - NFW! Neither of these Maoist freaks should be allowed in the U.S. - and her LLL parents outta be booted to for creating this monster. Hope they choke to death on their wedding cake...
Posted by: Frank G   2003-10-2 8:16:37 AM  

#1  "Can't leave Lima", huh? Yeah, right. He'd never dream of breaking his parole, he's a freakin' angel.

I'm starting a betting pool on how long it takes this gulag gigolo to show up in Miami or San Diego..
Posted by: mojo   2003-10-2 1:08:46 AM  

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