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Catering to Armitage's Special Needs
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Posted on 06/22/2002 5:14:18 PM PDT by maui_hawaii

United States Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage has developed a reputation for carrying a heavy stick. But U.S. diplomats in New Delhi had no idea just how heavy until he arrived in the Subcontinent in early June to try to broker a truce between feuding India and Pakistan. The embassy had planned to house the former U.S. Navy Seal, who sports a 53-inch chest, into New Delhi's Sheraton Hotel. But a diplomat says they found out the lodging was woefully in short supply of a commodity dear to Armitage's heart: weights. Scrambling, the embassy's staff found an adequate weight room across town at the Hyatt Hotel. There the Vietnam vet pumped out bench presses reportedly well in excess of 400 pounds.


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1 posted on 06/22/2002 5:14:18 PM PDT by maui_hawaii
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To: maui_hawaii
Finally, a diplomat who could actually crack their thick heads together! ;-)
2 posted on 06/22/2002 5:25:02 PM PDT by SubMareener
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To: maui_hawaii
He's gonna need some beef. Chicken Vindaloo will only go so far...
3 posted on 06/22/2002 5:26:29 PM PDT by evolved_rage
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To: SubMareener
LOL.

I want to hear him giving a speech to a bunch of diplomats...WWF style...

"Armitage "The Arm" with his 'guns' are coming for YOU!"(then he kisses each bicep)

4 posted on 06/22/2002 5:32:15 PM PDT by maui_hawaii
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Wow...400 pounds! He is no spring chicken either! Goodness, I say people listen when he talks, even if they would rather not.
5 posted on 06/22/2002 5:35:58 PM PDT by Jewels1091
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To: Jewels1091
I thought he just heavy.
6 posted on 06/22/2002 5:51:08 PM PDT by Kermit
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