SANTIAGO, Chile -- President Bush stepped into the middle of a confrontation and pulled his lead Secret Service agent away from Chilean security officials who barred his bodyguards from entering an elegant dinner for 21 world leaders Saturday night.
Several Chilean and American agents got into a pushing and shoving match outside the cultural center where the dinner was held. Bush noticed the fracas after posing for pictures on a red carpet with the summit host, Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and his wife and first lady Laura Bush.
Abandoning the other three, Bush walked over to the agents, reached through the dispute and pulled his agent from the scrum.
The president, looking irritated, walked away with the agent. The incident was shown on APEC television.
"Chilean security tried to stop the president's Secret Service from accompanying him," said White House deputy press secretary Claire Buchan. "He told them they were with him and the issue was resolved."
Originally posted by: slyedog
with the foreign-aid we send to chile, they dont have the right to burn our flag.
If we have that right, they certainly should.Originally posted by: slyedog
with the foreign-aid we send to chile, they dont have the right to burn our flag.
Originally posted by: slyedog
with the foreign-aid we send to chile, they dont have the right to burn our flag.
Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
Originally posted by: slyedog
with the foreign-aid we send to chile, they dont have the right to burn our flag.
They can do whatever the hell they want.
Originally posted by: Infohawk
Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
Originally posted by: slyedog
with the foreign-aid we send to chile, they dont have the right to burn our flag.
They can do whatever the hell they want.
Do some reading up on US actions in South America before you get on your high horse. 😉
Originally posted by: Kibbo
I'll give you the crib notes.
Pinochet was placed and maintained in power by the CIA. He killed over 5000 Chileans under his rule.
Yeah, what were you saying about aid? Do you guys pay them enough to make up for that?
Originally posted by: Strk
Originally posted by: Kibbo
I'll give you the crib notes.
Pinochet was placed and maintained in power by the CIA. He killed over 5000 Chileans under his rule.
Yeah, what were you saying about aid? Do you guys pay them enough to make up for that?
It was a little over 3,000, with a little over 1,000 of them being disappeared. Anywhere between 50,000 and 100,000 were arbitrarily imprisoned and tortured repeatedly.
And for those who wants to know a little bit about Chile, start by looking at their 9/11.
Originally posted by: miketheidiot
Originally posted by: Strk
Originally posted by: Kibbo
I'll give you the crib notes.
Pinochet was placed and maintained in power by the CIA. He killed over 5000 Chileans under his rule.
Yeah, what were you saying about aid? Do you guys pay them enough to make up for that?
It was a little over 3,000, with a little over 1,000 of them being disappeared. Anywhere between 50,000 and 100,000 were arbitrarily imprisoned and tortured repeatedly.
And for those who wants to know a little bit about Chile, start by looking at their 9/11.
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