looks like European leaders are avoiding bush* at Normandy (PHOTOS)

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no surprise there...after bush* went out of his way to INSULT and DEGRADE the Leaders of Europe for several days...it's no wonder that none of them really want pictures taken with bush*...looks like bush* was shunted to the side for most of the major events at Normandy...





German chancellor Gerhard Shroeder (L) and French President Jacuqes Chirac tour the new Memorial for Peace in Caen, northwestern France, June 6, 2004 at their Franco-German joint memorial ceremony. Schroeder is the first German leader to take part in D-Day events in France as veterans and World leaders gather for ceremonies celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler


Air France flew the veterans to Paris free and the city's finest hotels are putting them up and throwing big parties. World War II-era American Jeeps sat on the sidewalk outside one hotel while a band played swing music and waiters served free champagne to the fighters and their families.



French President Jacques Chirac (L) chats with Russian President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) in Arromanches, during the International ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.(AFP/Patrick Kovarik)


Queen Elizabeth II (news - web sites) and French President Jacques Chirac (L) review French and British soldiers, June 6, 2004, at the British cemetery in Bayeux. The Queen, Chirac, and the veterans were attending a commemoration service of the 60th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day landings. REUTERS/Robert Francois


Russian President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites), left, and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrive in Arromanches, Normandy, Sunday, June 6, 2004, for the International Ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)


President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland, right, and French Prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin review troops in Urville, northwestern France, Sunday June 6, 2004, during ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. (AP Photo/Frank Perry, Pool)



the chimp tries to get some attention....sad...