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| Caribbean-Latin America |
| FARC planned to ice Bush |
| 2004-11-28 |
| President Bush was targeted for assassination by Colombia's biggest Marxist rebel group last week when he visited the Caribbean port city of Cartagena, a top Colombian official said yesterday. "According to informants and various sources, we had information indicating that various members of the FARC had been instructed by their leaders to make an attempt against President Bush," Defense Secretary Jorge Alberto Uribe told reporters. He would not reveal details of the threat. The Secret Service, which protects the president, said it "does not comment or release information regarding our protective intelligence and protective methods." White House spokesman Jim Morrell also declined to comment on the plot but said: "We have full confidence in the fine work of the Secret Service and their work with the security officials on the ground when the president travels." There was heavy security in Cartagena when Mr. Bush visited the city on Monday on his way back from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Chile. Military helicopters packed with armed soldiers flew over Mr. Bush's motorcade while naval vessels kept watch offshore. Many shops were shuttered. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #8 Sounds like the assassins are getting advice from Larry O'Donnell Esq. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-11-28 10:49:42 PM |
| #7 Seafarious and Steve are forgetting that the Electoral College doesn't actually vote for the president until December 13. Were Bush to be assassinated between now and then, a new nominee would have to found and agreed upon to be elected by the Republican elector slates. Cheney would become president until January 20th, but not necessarily after then. This might be a reason for someone to attempt an assassination now to through the electoral process into chaos. |
| Posted by: Ian F 2004-11-28 10:34:35 PM |
| #6 Emily, I'm not sure most of the bad boyz can add 1+1 and get 2. They might also think that life under Cheney couldn't be any worse, and that killing Bush would win their cause (whatever it is) enough bennie points around the world to make it worth it. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-11-28 8:54:22 PM |
| #5 Hmmm. Pot a Bush, win a Cheney. Does that make any sense at all? If you're the bad guyz, that is. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-11-28 7:29:47 PM |
| #4 ...like Ottawa? |
| Posted by: lex 2004-11-28 3:42:46 PM |
| #3 true, but they can't plan a hit elsewhere? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-28 3:06:21 PM |
| #2 That was in Chile. The assassination attempt was in Columbia. |
| Posted by: gromky 2004-11-28 3:01:59 PM |
| #1 Kinda makes me wonder about the attempt to cut Bush away from his security detail. |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-11-28 2:30:23 PM |