Posted on 11/27/2004 8:23:41 PM PST by paudio
(CNN) -- U.S. President George W. Bush was targeted for assassination by Marxist rebels this week when he visited the city of Cartagena, a Colombian official said Saturday.
"We found out through informers and various sources that groups within the [Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia] had been instructed from its leadership to make an assassination attempt on President Bush," Colombian Defense Secretary Jorge Alberto Uribe told Caracol TV, a Bogota-based satellite network.
Uribe said no evidence of the alleged plot by the group -- Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia or FARC -- has been recovered.
The U.S. Secret Service declined to comment on the alleged plot.
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Can you say "Chile"?
Prez GW..please be extra cautious! We need you more than anyone else in the leadership. My prayers continue in earnest
to goddess Kali to keep her protection around you.
I bet their planning is not nearly as advanced as the planning at the NY Times.
Has anyone investigated the security forces of the host country? Is it only a coincidence that their membvers tried to separate the president from his secret service agents? Methinks there was some serious infiltration of the security forces there, and they could not continue withbusiness as usual with another state dinner knowing that the security forces had been infiltrated.
wHO is Godess Kali?
Our excellent armed forces flew over the president's entourage while our navy was in position offshore. Our secret service would have given their lives for our chief.
Whether the assassination was planned for Chile or Colombia, we are not a people to mess with.
The goddess of death in,I believe some portion of India(?) ... a very archaic reference...most recently in Wilbur Smith Novel "Birds of Prey"
Well, he was elected in a 0 year. He should have at least a close brush before he leaves according to history.
Boy am I surprised! /sarcasm.
Why in the world would he ever consider going to such a third world dump?
Plus he had to wear that stupid ugly shirt.
Gosh! Thank goodness he is okay.
Ping
exactly! i dreaded his going there...
The hatred radiating from the media all over the world against this President puts him at more risk than most Presidents. God protect him.
Just a simple note: next trip he's heading to... Canada!
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