FBI: Grenade at Bush Rally Was Live

Washington Times ^ | May 18, 8:40 AM EDT | AP

[M. Thatcher]

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- The FBI said Wednesday that a grenade thrown in the crowd during last week's speech by President Bush in the Georgian capital was capable of exploding and was considered a threat against the president. The statement by agent Bryan Paarmann contradicted initial reports by Georgian officials that the grenade was not capable of exploding and had been found on the ground. The grenade, wrapped in a dark handkerchief, fell about 100 feet from the podium where Bush was speaking May 10 and "simply failed to function," he said. "We consider this act to be a threat against the health and welfare of the president of the United States as well as the welfare of the multitudes of Georgian people who turned up for this event," Paarmann said. Bush spoke to tens of thousands of people in Freedom Square, a main plaza in Tbilisi. He offered strong support for Georgia's democratic development following the 2003 Rose Revolution. The crowd response was overwhelmingly favorable. Advertisement No arrests have been made in the case, and police have appealed to the public for videotapes that may contain information on the perpetrator.

[Jet Jaguar]

Ping.

[Lazamataz]

Wow! Well, luckily, the 100 feet or so the president was from the grenade is well out of wound-casualty radius. Kill-radius is about 15 feet, wound-radius is about 45 feet.

Nonetheless: Too close for comfort!

[airborne]

President bush had His protection that day. May God continue to protect him.

[wallcrawlr]

failed to function...?


guardian angel

[demlosers]

Thank God for Duds...

[katieanna]

Power of prayer at work!

[alnick]

What kind of damage would/could a grenade explosion cause at 100 feet?

[Aggie Mama]

But for the Grace of God....

[Lazamataz]

A bad-luck bit of schrapnel COULD put an eye out, but for handheld grenades, commonly accepted wound radius's are 45 feet.

[Semper Paratus]

What kind of damage would/could a grenade explosion cause at 100 feet?

Chance a sliver could take an eye out.

[Sacajaweau]

btt

[CFC__VRWC]

What kind of damage would/could a grenade explosion cause at 100 feet?

It probably wouldn't have harmed President Bush, but an awful lot of people in the crowd would have been killed and injured.

"Failed to function" - I can already hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth from DU and the MSM.

[Patti_ORiley]

Where was Soros?

[browardchad]

Silly terrorists.

Don't they know they're supposed to test each grenade first in a secluded area surrounded only by their closest friends?

[petitfour]

Thank God the thing did not kill and/or injure anyone!

[Broker]

The single hand grenade that exploded in Manila Philippines sent their new democracy into dictatorship around 1969. Ferdinand Marcos used the explosion as an excuse for imposition of martial law. His ulimate murder political enemy NINOY Aquino spelled his final doom. Ending nearly 20 years of terror and exploitation....

[AnAmericanMother]

The President's Guardian Angel is probably getting combat pay.

[tiredoflaundry]

The President's Guardian Angel is probably getting combat pay.

BIG TIME

[prairiebreeze]

Thank you God. ping