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To: Sully- who wrote (10182)	5/10/2005 8:10:32 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 35834

Bush security look into possible grenade incident WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A device described as a possible hand grenade was thrown within 100 feet of President Bush during his speech in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Tuesday, Georgian authorities told the U.S. Secret Service. The Secret Service said it could not independently confirm whether a device was thrown at the president and whether it was a real hand grenade or a fake. It said it was investigating the incident, along with the FBI, the State Department and Georgian authorities. "After the president departed the country of Georgia, we were notified by host-country authorities that during the president's speech earlier in the day in Tbilisi, a device described as a possible hand grenade was thrown within 100 feet of the stage," said Secret Service spokesman Jim Mackin. Georgian authorities told the Secret Service that the device hit someone in the crowd and fell to the ground. It did not detonate. A Georgian security officer picked up the device and removed it from the area, Mackin said. "At this time, the Secret Service has not seen the reported device. We have agents on the ground in Tbilisi working with the FBI, State Department and host-country security authority to look further into this report," Mackin said. In his speech to tens of thousands of people jammed into Tbilisi's Freedom Square, Bush hailed Georgia's new democracy as a "beacon of liberty" to chants from the crowd of "Bushi, Bushi." He later departed Tbilisi and returned to the White House without incident. The Caucasus is home to a string of local conflicts arising from the collapse of the Soviet Union. Georgia borders Russia's troubled Chechnya region and is on the route for a U.S.-backed pipeline linking Caspian Sea oilfields to world markets. news.yahoo.com

To: Sully- who wrote (10182)	5/11/2005 2:48:54 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 35834

DU On The Grenade Story Wizbang By Kevin Aylward on The Looney Left Reports this evening that a grenade was tossed at the stage in Georgia where President Bush was delivering a speech have been a bit confusing, especially so for the Democratic Underground crew. They don't know what to believe, and their hall monitors have made a point of warning them that threating violence against the President will most likely result in contact with the Secret Service. It must eating them up inside that they can't cheer for the grenade thrower... Of course it's all just a Rovian plot... democraticunderground.com Possible Grenade Thrown at Bush Speech - [Fox News] wizbangblog.com democraticunderground.com foxnews.com

To: Sully- who wrote (10182)	5/11/2005 3:50:12 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 35834

Whodunit? by David Gillies Daily Pundit So, who threw the inactive hand-grenade at the Bush speech in Georgia? Domestic nutcase? Agent provocateur? Islamokazi? dailypundit.com

To: Sully- who wrote (10182)	5/18/2005 6:09:13 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 35834

REPORT: GRENADE FOUND AT BUSH RALLY WAS LIVE By Michelle Malkin May 18, 2005 07:51 AM AP reports the chilling news: <<< The FBI on Wednesday said a grenade found amid the crowd during last week's speech by President Bush in this former Soviet republic was capable of exploding. The statement by agent Brian Parmen contradicted initial reports by Georgian officials that the grenade either was not in condition to explode or that it was a so-called "engineering grenade" that wouldn't be fatal except at extremely close range. Parmen also said the grenade had been thrown and fell on a girl in the crowd. That also was odds with statements by Georgian officials, who said it was not thrown. >>> Hat tip: James Joyner. outsidethebeltway.com michellemalkin.com news.yahoo.com