Paul undertake despite the Bush administration’s

Yet here Paul is on a rainy day in Texas, speaking with me about his international adventures, which he continues to undertake despite the Bush administration’s alleged grounding of his private 747 plane a decade ago. Today, he says, the plane remains grounded in Tijuana, Mexico. (Click here and here for the most recent documentation of the whereabouts of Paul’s “Global Peace Ambassadors” plane.)

So why does Paul meet with world leaders—dictators and democracy practitioners alike—and what makes them willing to meet with him? The evangelist says his success derives from his peace rallies.