Albanians swipe Bush's wristwatch - War on Albania?

Kabir · #1 June 12, 2007, 02:34 PM

May be an old news to a few, but this is the latest development of Bush's Euro Trip! He gets pickpocketed. Whitehouse has denied this by saying he took it off himself. But the video suggests something else.

The whole world is laughing at this joker. Get a LIFE man!

Could this possibly mean a War on Albania?

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Here’s George W. Bush in Albania — the only pro-Bush country left on the planet. Watch closely from 45 seconds in to just after the one-minute mark. There’s Dubs shaking hands with the crowd, surrounded by the most nervous Secret Service guys we’ve ever seen, and then a whole bunch of hands go around his left wrist … and then his watch is gone! ~~~~~ stole his watch!

George, when you travel to third-world countries or Italy (and Albania is sorta both), you do not wear a bunch of expensive ~~~~~ that can be easily pickpocketed. Didn’t your mom teach you this stuff when your dad was the U.S. ambassador to China?

The White House denies everything, of course, and has instead made up a dumb story about the Secret Service guys clandestinely removing his watch just in time.

Source

One more here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06...atch_incident/

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sandpiper · #2 June 12, 2007, 02:38 PM

gatekeeper · #3 June 12, 2007, 02:42 PM

MY GOD, this is brilliant. Whoever's actually did it is the best is what he does. What guts, in front of all this secret service men.

Shafin · #4 June 12, 2007, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gatekeeper
MY GOD, this is brilliant. Whoever's actually did it is the best is what he does. What guts, in front of all this secret service men.

And they are supposed to be the bestin their business,the man has got some nerve,if he was caught,it could mean Guantanamo or worse for him.

Hatebreed · #5 June 12, 2007, 02:51 PM

This is a matter of national security! America is in danger! The watch was made with a special transmitter that can self-destruct US of A in an event of alien invasion after Bush watched Independece Day. Now America must wage war on Albania to retrieve it

damalChele · #6 June 12, 2007, 03:30 PM

he could make millions if he puts the watch on ebay

ammark · #7 June 12, 2007, 03:32 PM

The buffoon this man. And he was jumping onto the crowds shaking hands like Saddam, Kim Jong Il or our very own Falu would have done. How come we never see him doing it in the good ol' US of A?? Khub bhalo hoise, ghori churi hoise.

ialbd · #8 June 12, 2007, 05:25 PM

haha... well done....

US will invade Albania, once Canada helps them find Albania on the map.....

Nocturnal · #9 June 12, 2007, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ialbd
haha... well done....

US will invade Albania, once Canada helps them find Albania on the map.....

Kabir · #10 June 12, 2007, 07:08 PM

Haha, yea. The person who did that really has the gutts.

You know what will follow? Just watch CNN, and if they ultimately accept the fact that Bush got pickpocketed, they will come up with a campaign in making their "god's" life more secure. If it's not accepted that he has been pickpocketed, they will launch a campaign saying how secure their "god's" life is.

Sadly enough, I don't watch TV. Can anyone post here and let us know about the latest development on US media?

selina · #11 June 12, 2007, 07:29 PM

I can't tell whether that dude loves Bush so much that he just has to have his watch..

Or whether he absolutely hates Bush and wants to embarass him by taking the watch...

Or maybe he just accidentally ended up there and decided to make some quick cash.

Whatever it is, he has some serious courage.

P.Warner · #12 June 12, 2007, 07:51 PM

What make watch was it? An antique Elgin perhaps?

Electrequiem · #13 June 12, 2007, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kabir
Haha, yea. The person who did that really has the gutts.

You know what will follow? Just watch CNN, and if they ultimately accept the fact that Bush got pickpocketed, they will come up with a campaign in making their "god's" life more secure. If it's not accepted that he has been pickpocketed, they will launch a campaign saying how secure their "god's" life is.

Sadly enough, I don't watch TV. Can anyone post here and let us know about the latest development on US media?

I will hereby stop my endeavor of getting News out of CNN ... everytime I flipped to CNN yesterday, it was either about Paris Hilton getting out of jail, or Paris Hilton getting back in jail.

But what guts, though! However, what I don't get is ... how come Albanians are allowed to "makhamakhi" with Bush that much, when citizens of his own country are not? I remember Bush was an "honorary" guest in a graduation ceremony for a community college around my area, and there were chains seperating The Bush from his Subjects. Like Jon Stewart said ... "We are not even allowed to ask questions!"

P.Warner · #14 June 12, 2007, 08:24 PM

The Albanians are muslims. Perhaps they took the watch from Bush's wrist as a protest against his invasion of muslim countries?

Electrequiem · #15 June 12, 2007, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by P.Warner
The Albanians are muslims. Perhaps they took the watch from Bush's wrist as a protest against his invasion of muslim countries?

Yes, you are right ... they are 70% Muslim (Mostly Sunni and some Sufis, I believe).

Maybe the guy who took it thought it was the "End of Time" watch.

akabir77 · #16 June 12, 2007, 08:29 PM

He doesn't even have this much support in his own country... Where is this country? or this is in bush's back yard?

P.Warner · #17 June 12, 2007, 08:31 PM

It is just above Greece in the map.

Electrequiem · #18 June 12, 2007, 08:37 PM

Such massive support in Albania is a direct result of the US's consistence support for the independence of Kosovo ... or so they say.

P.Warner · #19 June 12, 2007, 08:44 PM

Albania has been consistently the poorest country in Europe and the Us administrations had targetted aid in that direction for many years knowing that it would provide a nice foothold in the Balkans.

Electrequiem · #20 June 12, 2007, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by P.Warner
Albania has been consistently the poorest country in Europe and the Us administrations had targetted aid in that direction for many years knowing that it would provide a nice foothold in the Balkans.

Nailed it.

Kabir · #21 June 12, 2007, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by P.Warner
Albania has been consistently the poorest country in Europe and the Us administrations had targetted aid in that direction for many years knowing that it would provide a nice foothold in the Balkans.

There's something to do with their independence also. I think US has always backed them in many areas, which raised popularity of any US administration in that country.

But there's been a recent allegation that Osama bin Laden has an Albanian passport. I was told that by a colleague at work, and have no sources to support this claim. Anyone knows about it, or has some source for this?

Ganguly da · #22 June 12, 2007, 11:49 PM

maybe it was the Canadian PM..hiding amongst the crowd, pickpocketing Bush's watch...so that next time there is a UN meet, he has something to talk about..... LOL (lots of love)

gatekeeper · #23 June 13, 2007, 01:24 AM

Relax everybody, World War Three avoided for now. President Moron actually took it off himself and put it in his pant pocket. ABC news showd the clip.

P.Warner · #24 June 13, 2007, 04:16 AM

May I ask why he took his watch off? I am not a regular watch wearer. Certainly, if I am working in my study or at a library I would always take my watch off my wrist and place it on the table to see the time rather better. For the leader of the free world I would have assumed that there would be at least ten secret servicemen around him to tell the time whenever he needed.

Perhaps he was secretly worried that the Rolex might slip out of his wrist when the Albanians try to shake his hand?

Xavier · #25 June 13, 2007, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Electrequiem
Such massive support in Albania is a direct result of the US's consistence support for the independence of Kosovo ... or so they say.

Yes, that's it. Kosovo is part of Serbia though being mostly populated by albanian muslims. Independence of Kosovo is delicate matter as it is considered as historical part of their country by serbians...

Anyway the reason why NATO protected albanians during the war in the Balkans is merely pragmatic: the USA are against Serbia as this country is traditionally allied to Russia, so by them it is just an attempt to weaken the slavic region.

It is true that majority of Albanians are muslims (around 75%) but religion is not that fundamental and has never been a matter of controversy. Also the most famous Albanian citizen was Mother Theresa of Calcutta (Kolkhata), a catholic nun.

After the fall of communism economy had a collapse in Albania and it became the poorer european country and many Albanians went to look for a decent life in Greece and Italy, now things are improving but still a lot of time before Albania will be admitted to join the EU as they required.

...unsurprisingly I think there is hardly one albanian who knows what cricket is! Their national sport is football and they had their best time when they beat rivals Greece 2-1 in a WC qualifier in september 2004, just a couple of months after Greece stunning victory at European Championships!