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Security fears for Clinton’s arrival
The Scotsman ^
| 11/19/2001
| Tracey Lawson
Posted on 11/20/2001 4:37:10 AM PST by CommiesOut
- Security fears for Clintons arrival
Tracey Lawson (tlawson@scotsman.com)
BILL CLINTONs visit to Scotland is at the centre of a security scare amid fears the Arab community is planning to stage a protest against his dealings with Israel.
The former US president is due to visit Glasgow next month, where he will be guest speaker at a dinner hosted by the Jewish National Fund. The dinner is being held to help raise £1 million towards a reservoir in Israel which will be named after Mr Clinton.
Security for his trip has already been tightened following the 11 September terrorist attacks, after which his wife, Hillary, cancelled a planned visit to the Scottish Parliament.
But fears for his safety will be further fuelled by reports that Strathclyde Police have been told by Palestinians that hundreds of Arabs will stage a protest at the Hilton Hotel, where the dinner is to be held.
Nobody from Strathclyde Police was available to comment on the reports last night. However, it is understood that secret-service officers from the US and Israel are liaising with UK Special Branch officers, with a £250,000 security operation swinging into place as Mr Clinton attends further JNF functions in Manchester and London as part of the three-day fundraising visit to the UK.
Last night, a spokesman for the JNF said it would be "surprised and disappointed" if Palestinians staged the protest.
Stanley Lovatt, the national vice-president of the JNF, said he had received no information from police to suggest such a protest would go ahead.
He added: "I would be very surprised if this happened. I have heard nothing about this.
"I would be disappointed. We are a non-political organisation and Mr Clinton has been invited for non-political reasons.
"We are raising money for a reservoir in Israel, and have invited Mr Clinton because he is a former president of the United States, a great speaker and we knew he would sell tickets.
"But nothing could overshadow Mr Clintons visit to the JNF dinner, which is something we are very proud of."
Tickets for the Glasgow event, which cost £125 a head, sold out within five weeks of going on sale.
Mr Lovatt, who has masterminded the coup of attracting Mr Clinton to the UK, said: " Mr Clinton will speak for an hour and answer questions for half an hour.
Mr Clinton is believed to charge around £100,000 for making speeches, however Mr Lovatt confirmed the President would be speaking to the JNF for a "nominal fee" which he was did not disclose.
JNF raises money for public projects such as irrigation schemes in Israel, but is also active in promoting Zionism in education, boasting a JNF-funded teacher in almost every Israeli school.
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To: OneidaM
I've already gone 'round the bonnie byrne, as they say in the Highlands...
To: doug from upland
Yeah, with a 46 inch waist. A fine figure of a man.
To: Bitwhacker
Revoke his passport while hes gone,even better if Hitlery was going with them,then all three of them would be over there.Tough luck for the Brits,but arent they ones who brought same ones who brought us Boy George?
To: anniegetyourgun
A picture of Loch clinton.
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posted on
11/20/2001 8:44:16 AM PST
by
FtrPilot
To: cardinal4
sorry about the repetitive sentence
To: doug from upland
Here's an old favorite of bill and "hill" golfing, from Registered. But bill won't be traveling to Scotland with hillary, she's far too busy these days, working for the children of NY.
To: FtrPilot
Hey!Thats a sewage treatment plant!Oh,I get it.Heh,heh. How about this one;The William Jefferson Clinton Federal Correctional Center
To: CommiesOut
Here's Clintoooon swimming around the Loch....Isn't he cute?
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posted on
11/20/2001 8:52:31 AM PST
by
KLT
To: texasbluebell
Good grief, he has breasts and women's hands. He's a freakin' hermaphrodite! Bleeeeeeeeeech!!!
To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Hes more than that!
To: texasbluebell
Great post of Registered. I missed it. I have asked him when he puts one up to begin the title with REGISTERED GRAPHIC: (then the title). Then I'd never miss one.
To: texasbluebell

Oh NO!! Not the "I'm so fat that my boobies and what used to be a bellybutton make a frownie face" picture!!!
To: MadEagle
Anyone else see the fine hand of Marc Rich in this?
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posted on
11/20/2001 9:17:01 AM PST
by
leadhead
To: Cobra64
The plan should be for Clinton's security cadre to forget to chamber their weapons. Subsequent briefings following the "incident" could be explained that, "we had mis-fires due to bad cartridge primers."Careful, now. Under the new PATRIOT Act your hero just rammed through Congress you can now be considered a terrorist for that remark....
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To: CommiesOut
BILL CLINTONs visit to Scotland is at the centre of a security scare amid fears the Arab community is planning to stage a protest against his dealings with Israel. I would think that posters of him would be the second hottest selling item in the muslim world, right after OBL. After all, besides OBL, who else did more to ensure the success of September 11th? He should be considered their hero.
To: CommiesOut
The dinner is being held to help raise £1 million towards a reservoir in Israel which will be named after Mr Clinton.
The only reservoir that they should name after Clinton is at the end of a condom....
JP
To: CommiesOut
no need to worry about clinton's security...he is protected by satan...
To: texasbluebell
It looks like he needs to 'get into. . .' a girdle, from your picture!
To: CommiesOut
This is just another red herring; all the guns in Scotland have been collected, and the sale and possession of arms totally banned. Bill The Rat, like all predators/vermin, should feel as safe as a baby in gun free Scotland.
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11/20/2001 11:23:30 AM PST
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