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Video Captures Obama in Secretive Exchange of Notes With Air Force General
The Blaze ^ | May 7 2011 | Scott Baker

Posted on 05/07/2011 2:57:05 PM PDT by blueyon

Take a look at this picture from Friday, April 29th. President Obama is greeting Brig. Gen. Ed Wilson after Air Force One landed at Cape Canaveral: Seems pretty ordinary, right? A typical tarmac greet for the Commander-in-Chief.

But there may be a little more to the brief moment at the bottom of the airstairs.

The state-owned Italian television channel Rai News has posted a video that highlights a curious exchange between the two men:

(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...


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To: unkus

United States Special Operations Command


41 posted on 05/07/2011 9:55:07 PM PDT by Raven6 (The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either.)
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

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42 posted on 05/07/2011 11:12:57 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: 21twelve

It’s a cool tradition. I am a member of Epsilon Pi Phi and I am just waiting to get mine so I can exchange them.


43 posted on 05/08/2011 9:33:27 AM PDT by Danae (Anailnathrach ortha bhais beatha do cheal deanaimha)
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To: blueyon

I have been given half a dozen challenge coins in my life as well as giving them. I can’t ever remember doing it in a covert fashion like this. Generally if someone hands you something that is innocuous like a challenge coin, you acknowledge it by looking at it and thanking them. You don’t exchange them in handshake and just pocket it like nothing happened.


44 posted on 05/08/2011 9:57:17 AM PDT by Munz (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.)
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To: blueyon

What’s odd to me is that our anti-military president would adopt ANY tradition that smacks of supporting the military.


45 posted on 05/08/2011 10:29:33 AM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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