Bush assassination allegation begins to crumble

[tuvor]

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia's government on today backpedalled on a sensational claim made by the defense minister that Marxist rebels wanted to assassinate President Bush during a recent state visit.

Defense Minister Jorge Uribe told reporters Friday that informants said the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, instructed followers to "assassinate President Bush" during his visit in the seaside city of Cartagena Nov. 22, where he met with President Alvaro Uribe.

The defense minister, who is no relation to the president, did not say where the information came from, and there was no indication Bush's life was ever in any danger: He was protected by 15,000 Colombian troops and police, U.S. troops and Secret Service agents during his 3 1/2-hour visit to Colombia.

Interior and Justice Minister Sabas Pretelt played down the comments today, saying he had no information about any assassination plot against Bush.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.mpl/headline/world/2923210

There's no point in offing a puppet. Even the baddies know that.

[pfitz59]

1. RW machine: "Big, Bad George dodges a bullet!"

He's sportin' wood now!

[VegasWolf]

5. More like sporting stick. n/t

[Deja Q]

8. Stick? I'd have said toothpick... n/t

[bossfish]

2. Thought that story smelled a bit...

...but in order to justify some REAL right-wing whoop-ass down there, we needed a good reason.

[gumby]

3. Didn't the 'he tried to kill my dad'

assassination allegation crumble too?

Whadda family.

[Dinger]

4. Why Would The "MSM" Go With This Story?

For sympathy? What?? I don't see the strategy.

[Nikepallas]

6. WTF!!!! BUSHCO trying to make it look like the world is after our

Beloved President ( :puke: ) To try and gain the support of those who do not and probably will never support this smirking Madman?



:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

[lovuian]

7. We really don't even know if he is Prez yet!!!

:bounce:

[Komrade _azul]

9. Did the polls jump?

Would the threat of a Bush assassination attempt create a jump in the polls? Is this a 'wag the dog' scenario, so designed to decoy the voters with a knee jerk reaction of empathy during times of poor economic news?
Wal-mart (may her stock rise forever!!) is showing poor returns as of late as the consuming festival of the year brings less than cheery holiday news to Wall Street. What a way to distract the public than to fake an assassination attempt!

Another genius move on the part of Karl Rove!!

[Ima]

11. I think

it was to justify the State dinner that was called off.

[Komrade _azul]

17. Hmmmm, could be that as well........

[gordianot]

10. Alls well that ends well. Sounds like there was a red alert for a while.

Actually it sounds similar to the orange alerts we have endured.

[LynnTheDem]

12. Just like the bullshit that Hussein tried to assassinate bush's daddy.

Is Rendon having fun making shit up again?

[Greybnk48]

13. state dinner cancellation

The whole fake assassination story may have been cooked up to overshadow the fact that the state dinner was cancelled because the Chilean govt. refused to have their sovereignty trampled on by US homeland security requirements. Wasn't * also snubbed by the attendees?

[merh]

15. They just didn't like it that he walked around with his fly open

go figure! :shrug:

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. Wasn't the "assasination" story first reported in the Washington Times?

Says enough

[Just Me]

16. It was the "marxist rebel" thingy that made the allegation,...

,...appear just plain ridiculous. Talk about veering right over the cliff. Geez.

[The Backlash Cometh]

18. I guess they don't want to say what really happened.

He got boycotted.