shoeshine Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 This news item concerning Dubya really made chuckle this morning. You couldn't make it up! Telegraph Online today When George W Bush began shaking hands with enthusiastic well-wishers in Albania he was wearing a watch. When he stopped a few minutes and dozens of hearty welcomes later, he was not. In the bottom picture the president appears to be searching for something What happened to the watch became the subject of intense international speculation yesterday. The Albanian media and websites, which carried video of the event in Fushe Kruje, 15 miles north of Tirana on Sunday, speculated that the best-protected man in the world had been fleeced. Pictures show the president starting his walk along the crowd with the watch on his left wrist. In the next, a firm hand covers the relevant part of his arm, and in the last his wrist is bare and Mr Bush is gazing down as if searching for something. Albania's police chief, perhaps sensitive to his compatriots' reputation for petty crime, moaned: "This is not true." A White House spokesman explained: "The president put it in his pocket and it returned safely home." However, none of the footage shows the president removing his watch. Story Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snook Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 I watched the footage this morning, and it does indeed look like someone was trying to take the watch, and possibly undid the strap, but the it does look like Bush took the watch off and put it in his pocket... Slow news day I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoeshine Posted June 13, 2007 Author Share Posted June 13, 2007 I bet there'll be 1000's of "genuine" Dubya Watches on sale in Tirana's markets today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Watch this clip. His arms are out shaking hands. He realises the risk or feels the watch loose. He then brings both arms down in front of himself, removes the watch and the right hand puts it into his pocket. Like the officials say ... "Nothing to see here!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ousetunes Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Also, the watch is worth £25. Slow day for news, p'haps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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