[ForGod'sSake]

On the part of the Chilean's, there was little cooperation, and the SS guys could talk until they were blue in the face and nothing ever gets done. That's how it is down there.

That was my understanding. The question is however, IF they reached some sort of agreement, and the Chileans welched on the deal, THAT would be a major problem. If that were the case here, I suspect they came very close to having a for real incident. Again, we may never know.

FGS

[MEG33]

The official expressed astonishment that Chilean security officials had stopped the No. 2 agent on Mr. Bush's security detail from accompanying the president into a meeting with another world leader, an unprecedented public breach of security arrangements agreed upon in advance.

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[thegreatbeast]

Paragraph three:
The official expressed astonishment that Chilean security officials had stopped the No. 2 agent on Mr. Bush's security detail from accompanying the president into a meeting with another world leader, an unprecedented public breach of security arrangements agreed upon in advance.