Posted on 11/21/2006 3:56:24 PM PST by dogbyte12
First Daughter Barbara Bush had her purse and cell phone stolen as she had dinner in a restaurant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, even though she was being guarded by a detail of Secret Service agents, according to law enforcement reports made available to ABC News.
It was not the only mishap on the two-week trip to Argentina by Barbara (right) and her twin sister Jenna (left).
A Secret Service agent on the advance detail got into an "altercation" with someone after a night out and was badly beaten, according to the law enforcement reports. The Secret Service said today the incident was an attempted mugging that occurred while the agent was on his own time. The agent is doing fine.
The purse snatching took place on Barbara's first night in town while she was dining in the picturesque San Telmo neighborhood. According to the reports, the Secret Service agents failed to notice the incident.
The Secret Service would not comment on the purse snatching, and the First Lady’s office said they would not comment on any personal trip made by the daughters. There have been recent reports, however, that Jenna Bush has been living and working in Panama as an intern for UNICEF.
All on Drudge right now:
1. Barbara Bush gets robbed
2. Secret Service agent gets beaten up
3. Three Secret Service motorcycles crash
4. White House staffer beaten and robbed in Wikiki
What in the heck is going on?!?!?
Um, you might want to look into how to post a link....
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Wups! They were being protected by the Secret Service at the time. Bad.
Frankly, I'm surprised the girls are allowed to leave the country. They have to be the most coveted targets in the world. It is scary to think someone was able to get that close.
great.... thanks...
Sorry, I saved the article as a web page. No link.
"Hope Barbara is OK"
She looks just fine to me!
"Where did they get these wimps?"
Our top SS are STILL guarding Hitlery's SPAWN FROM HELL! So pity the Bush gals....they ended up with the leftovers!
lol!
Jenna's apparently working for UNICEF; she's the one with the education background and speaks fluent Spanish. I'm not sure what Barbara does; she was just in Argentina for a vacation.
Ah.. well.. many 25 year old girls don't want to spend all their time with Mom and Dad.
"If one of them got snatched, it would be WWIII." No doubt. It sends chills down my spine to think of what would happen. I don't know about them spending time with Mom and Dad in travels though, either. That would be like a constant trumpet as to where they are. I had gotten the impression that, post 9/11, coverage of the twins was off limits.
They're dad leaves the country all the time. It would be impossible to treat two twenty-somethings the same way that you would treat thirteen-year-olds. I'm sure that both have their own careers and lives.
Looks like the 1st cell phone. Hahahahahaha!
I'm thinking Jack Bauer ...
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