Hand grenade thrown at Pres Bush in Georgia

Wait a second here... ~possibly~ a hand grenade? Since it clearly didn't 'splode... perhaps it was ~possibly~ not a grenade? Now it's just some kind of "device"?

MSNBC reported that the pin had been pulled. The grenade was thrown while GWB was speaking. The Tblisi security saw the grenade, picked it up and carried it out and then reported that the grenade was safe.

By safe MSNBC is not sure if that means security destroyed it or what.

321 posted on 05/10/2005 4:47:54 PM PDT by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)

" I'm a troll, 'cuz 'ats how I roll"!

would that make you a "rolling troll?"LOL!

322 posted on 05/10/2005 4:48:30 PM PDT by Pippin (Lay a hand on my President and you are TOAST!)

Perhaps they waited until W was back on U.S. soil to announce it.

323 posted on 05/10/2005 4:48:48 PM PDT by NorseWood

And NOBODY told the President?

I'm not buying it yet.

Me neither.

324 posted on 05/10/2005 4:49:12 PM PDT by silent_jonny

Being accused of being a troll..you made me famous! I have arrived! LOL

325 posted on 05/10/2005 4:49:31 PM PDT by pitinkie (revenge will be sweet)

Oh, hey Laz. Werd up!

Sorry about that whole not being voted Pope thing.

If I were a cardinal, Democrat or illegal alien, I would have totally voted for you.

Keep the faith, brother.

326 posted on 05/10/2005 4:49:32 PM PDT by Majic (Internationalism is just nationalism on a more ambitious scale.)

To: silent_jonny

"And NOBODY told the President?
I'm not buying it yet.

Me neither."

This NBC report rates an "8" out of "10" on my Craptometer!

327 posted on 05/10/2005 4:51:20 PM PDT by Milwaukee_Guy (Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)

To: Milwaukee_Guy

Where is the Big Guy right now?

In Washington.

328 posted on 05/10/2005 4:51:39 PM PDT by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)

To: silent_jonny

No suspect, no commotion at the event.

If I was anwhere near a person who was just hit in the head with a grenade, I'd RUN and I bet I wouldn't be the only one.

329 posted on 05/10/2005 4:51:40 PM PDT by Velveeta

I'd pick it up so that everyone could see it and say "Excuse me, could whoever is throwing grenades please wrap them in safety foam first?".

Safety grenades-- brought to you by the folks of Cal-OSHA

330 posted on 05/10/2005 4:51:50 PM PDT by freebilly (Go Santa Cruz Baseball!)

You did excellent in getting this out before the MSM and I meant to say you're on a roll but I accidentally hit the t.

331 posted on 05/10/2005 4:51:59 PM PDT by tobyhill (The war on terrorism is not for the weak!)

Maybe.

I hope they caught the ^%$$%^&*&*(&^% thrower and string him up!

332 posted on 05/10/2005 4:52:04 PM PDT by nopardons

To: EternalVigilance

I think your right, our SS guys would be closer to the prez in case they have to get him out of the area.

The dumbshit who through the grenade forgot to pull the pi. Must have been an amateur. If he was part of a terrorist cell he is probably getting the crap kicked out of him right now. If the grenade had gone off and killed and wounded dozens they would have got almost as much press and that is what they are after.

333 posted on 05/10/2005 4:52:55 PM PDT by Americanexpat (A strong democracy through citizen oversight.)

Where is the Big Guy right now?

In Washington.

Thanks for checking! Next question, was he supposed to be there at this time?

334 posted on 05/10/2005 4:53:41 PM PDT by Milwaukee_Guy (Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)

To: Milwaukee_Guy

Yes. That's my question too.

335 posted on 05/10/2005 4:54:29 PM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)

Who accused you of being a troll, certainly not I... I pinged my freinds to see your post. I was in shock...

I was going to say... Where's brother Maynard and did he lose something

336 posted on 05/10/2005 4:54:30 PM PDT by Zavien Doombringer (Have you gotten your Viking Kittie Patch today? http://www.visualops.com/patch.html)

f I was anwhere near a person who was just hit in the head with a grenade, I'd RUN

Ain't that the truth. Who picks up a LIVE grenade without attracting attention to himself? I say it can't be done.

337 posted on 05/10/2005 4:55:55 PM PDT by silent_jonny

To: the anti-liberal

I imagine that a preview of the video tapes of the occasion will show someone throwing something and someone getting struck in the head.

Perhaps we'll be able to identify the perp that way.

Who cares about the perp!

I want to see a close-up of the guy that got NAILED in the back of the head...the look on his face HAS to be a $10 Million winner!

I want to see him pick it up and mouth..."Who threw this mother-f***er"!

Who threw this G** D*** LIVE grenade AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD!

"Oh...damn."

338 posted on 05/10/2005 4:56:34 PM PDT by CaptSkip

Hello,

Yes, but do you roam???

Glad to be here, MOgirl

339 posted on 05/10/2005 4:57:42 PM PDT by MOgirl (In memory of Walton Wayne Callahan, I love you forever.)

To: Milwaukee_Guy

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush walk across the South Lawn of the White House as they return to Washington from a five-day trip in Europe to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, Tuesday, May 10, 2005. After urging the spread of democracy at stops in Latvia, The Netherlands, Russia and Georgia, Bush returns to the White House to face domestic challenges with Congress on Social Security and his judicial nominees, as well as seeking help from China on getting North Korea back to negotiations on its nuclear weapons program. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Agents Check Report of Grenade Near Bush

WASHINGTON - The Secret Service was investigating a report Tuesday that a hand grenade was thrown at the stage during President Bush's speech in the former Soviet republic of Georgia.

After Bush left Georgia on Tuesday, the Secret Service was informed by Georgian authorities of a report that a device, possibly a hand grenade, had been thrown within 100 feet of the stage during Bush's speech, hit someone in the crowd and fell to the ground, Secret Service spokesman Jonathan Cherry said.

According to the report, a Georgian security officer picked up the device and removed it from the area. The Secret Service had not seen the device as of Tuesday evening, Cherry said. It has agents in Tbilisi working with the FBI, State Department and Georgian authorities to investigate the report.

Guram Donadze, spokesman for the Georgian Interior Ministry, said no hand grenade was thrown close to Bush. "This is an absolute lie. This did not occur," Donadze told The Associated Press.

Officials from President Maikhail Saakashvili's office were not immediately available for comment. Georgia's security service has been merged with the Interior Ministry.

The White House referred the AP to the Secret Service for comment.

Cherry said he couldn't characterize the source of the report that a device had been thrown.

Bush was returning to the United States late Tuesday after a four-country trip that also included stops in Russia, Latvia and the Netherlands. He was the first American president to visit Georgia.

340 posted on 05/10/2005 4:58:23 PM PDT by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)

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