Posted on 11/21/2004 9:55:13 AM PST by ArmyBratproud
In an extraordinary display of physical bravado, President Bush personally overrode Chilean security officials Saturday night who were blocking his Secret Service bodyguards from accompanying him to a state dinner in Santiago.
As Bush stepped inside the cultural center where the dinner was held, Chilean agents closed ranks at the door, blocking the president's agents from following, according to the Associated Press.
I saw the photo(s) of the incident and I saw the eyes of one of the Chilean police officer eyes on the aol picture , and he seem to me to have assassin eyes.
I think deep inside that this event was a assassination attempt. Taking the S.S. out and away from our President would of left him alone and open.
This is what I feel. I think it would be a good idea to get out of Chile as soon as possible. I have a bad feeling about this.
Oh yeah! he's the Man.
The little indicators that pop up and tell the metal of the man...
copy/pasted/emailed to everyone.
waiting for the "Bush creates International faux pas" crappola
A forewarning for folks who might want to click the link...you need RealPlayer which is spyware extraordinaire. I won't have it on my PC. Just a note to folks who don't want it either.
In other news.....I am watching NBC and they just showed an on board camera view of a NASCAR Driver spinning off the track into the in field.
I'm not impressed. Looks like any weekday morning or afternoon on 635 in Dallas.
this is exactly how it would go down - who knows what plans Bush may have foiled - we will never know -
One thing Bush knows: he has had the biggest bullseye on him than anyone world wide - and it just got a lot bigger with the election - with the inside enemy at the top of the assassination list of characters.
Let's don't forget skeerry's involvement in the group that was planning the assassination of senators back in the 70's. These people are still around - many in high level positions now.
It wouldn't be the first pres. to be assassinated by opposition 'forces" - EVEN of their own party. If they'll take out one of thier own, how much more dedicated to an oppositon pres.
Look at image(pic) number 2 and #3 on aol news :
http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20041121054009990005
Look closely at his eyes, and what do you think ?
Right, and if there was an actual security problem Bush had the guts to walk right into the middle of it. Though that does make me nervous its just the kind of man he is.
As far as I'm concerned, you are right on target, Orlando.
President Bush absolutely did the right thing in this situation. I feel some attempt on him may have been averted by his swift actions. My hope is he gets out of there soon.
I agree. Get our President OUT ASAP !!!
Some twit on CNN was claiming that Bush had to "plead" for his agent to be released.
What a guy.
ok
That's exactly what I thought!!
Pleading TEXAS style - physically into the melee -
Please. This was not an 'extraordinary display of physical bravado'.
Video of Bush pulling Secret Service Agent away from the Chilean security agents, trying to stop him from getting in:
Go to this page, and click on the video icon:
http://teletrece.canal13.cl/
It's a 45 min video -- Bush's arrival starts at minute 18 and it goes for a few minutes.
In role reversal, president rescues Secret Service agent
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20041120-113709-8651r.htm
Good detailed description in above article. The Chileans were just being nasty -- at the expense of the security of the President of the US.
"The Secret Service source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the president's security detail and that the Chileans had argued about security procedures all day and that he wasn't surprised to see last night's skirmish unfold.
The Chileans, he said, were determined to take charge of security, but the president of the United States is the only world leader who takes his bodyguards with him wherever he goes. Normally, foreign countries defer to that demand. The Chilean security detail resisted, the source said, and was determined to take a stand at the dinner.
"That's what the argument this afternoon was about," he said. "I saw this coming."
Chilean security knew that the Secret Service always accompanies the president and knows how to identify them by the pins on their lapels, the source said, but blocked them anyway. "
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And a follow up, showing that the Chileans refuse to allow the necessary security precautions here:
***President Of Chile Cancels Guests Because Of USSS Demands: GWB BACKS THE USSS***
"The newspaper, citing high-level Chilean sources, said Chile was unwilling to accept security measures sought by the US secret service for today's official dinner in Santiago's ornate presidential palace.
The measures included a demand that all guests for the official dinner pass through metal detectors at the La Moneda palace, but the demand was rejected by Lagos, the newspaper and radio reports said.
Chilean media said the state dinner had been planned for 200 guests. About 20 will attend the working dinner, to be held in Lagos' private dining room in the same building. "
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We can't put our President at risk, to accomodate the delusions of the Chileans. Shame on them. All it takes is one mistake for an irrevocable tragedy to occur.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1285249/posts
SANTIAGO, Chile -- President George W. Bush's hosts in Chile have scrapped plans for an elaborate formal dinner Sunday night in what local media say was a dispute over security.
A Santiago newspaper reports the Secret Service insisted that the 200 invited guests go through metal detectors, but Chilean President Ricardo Lagos wouldn't agree. Instead, the event will be a private working dinner for the two leaders and top aides. White House officials confirm the change of plans but won't say if security was an issue.
wouldn't be surprised if he lost lots of cardiac tissue
during his ordeal with heart disease. He may not be able
to muster much energy anymore. If you never see photo-ops
of him doing anything energetic it is very possible is that
he doesn't have the cardiac reserve anymore. Look for
staged events. I notice that most of his recent
appearances are rather sedentary in nature.
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