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Originally Posted by Lurchi
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Originally Posted by Skybird
[...]Last time Bush was in Germany, some years ago, the clashes between the BKA and the Secret Service were said to have been short of turnin violant behind the curtains, so to speak. German BKA officials were said to be so upset about the ever more far leading demands by the Americans that they recommended to throw them out and scratch the presidential vist from the list.
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From what i've heard the exact opposite was true: It were the german authorities who had completely overdone this whole security thing - even the secret service personnel shook their head over the native genius who decided to close down a complete freeway junction which led to complete chaos. Bush obviously wasn't too amused when he was driven through Ghosttowns which was the exact opposite from the visits of Ronald Reagan or -especially- John F. Kennedy (  ) who were cheered by the population. |
Sorry, but I know that one better, first-hand from a friend of mine who has been associated with the foreign ministry. Sorry that I can't give you the details on him, but he wouldn't like it. I know him from my adventure times - back then he was a freelance correspondent. At least that's what he said. Sometimes I thought that he also was a bit of something different. Which often is difficult to separate in the Middle East.
And since you mentioned the assassinations - how many presidents have been shot in the last decades inside america, by Americans, and how many have been shot by foreigners?
They tried Roosevelt, Ford (now that was really a harmless guy), and Reagan; they succeeded with Kennedy. Noboy tried Nixon, or Bush junior. Hm.
Today'S events have something good: for the next days, the police is warned. I know that during today, additional BGS units have been put on alarm throughout Gemany and got marching order towards Heiligendamm. Officials do not make it a high-profile story.
And while the Nazis were denied to demosntrate in Schwerin, they surprised the police in Berlin and demonstrated there, unhindered and mostly unguarded. Bad failure by the intelligence guys...