Royal Navy Ordered to Turn Ship's Guns Around - Because They Were POINTING at Michelle Obama's Hotel Room By Paul Bentley
A British Royal Navy ship was ordered to turn its guns around because they were parked pointing at a hotel room Michelle Obama was staying in. Fearing the First Lady might be in danger, minders ordered the captain of the HMS Edinburgh stationed in Cape Town, South Africa, to switch them away from her five-star suite.
The U.S. agents have since been accused of overreacting after it emerged the Sea Dart missiles were, in fact, loaded with blanks having been used during a ceremony in honour of a sailor who had died. Former Royal Navy officer Mike Critchley told the Daily Mirror: 'This is typical American Secret Service going over the top. 'I would have thought that they could trust their British allies to not put a missile through the bedroom window of the First Lady. It is unfortunate that this happened at an extremely sad time for the ship.'
Mrs Obama was on an official visit to South Africa in June and was staying in a luxury suite at the five star Table Bay Hotel. The boat, meanwhile, happened to be in the middle of a ceremonial routine to remember Lieutenant Sara Hellawell, a 26-year-old whose body was found onboard a few days before. That did not stop the agents raging at them, saying: 'You can’t point those guns at the First Lady.'
Describing the ceremony, a Navy spokesman said: 'This involved the drill missiles being on their launcher. American officials did visit the ship. They simply wanted to know if the missiles were live. When it was explained that they were drill rounds they went away content.'
A White House spokesman told the Mirror: 'We do not comment on security questions regarding the First Lady.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2049430/Royal-Navy-turn-guns-pointing-Michelle-Obamas-hotel-room-around.html
A British Royal Navy ship was ordered to turn its guns around because they were parked pointing at a hotel room Michelle Obama was staying in. Fearing the First Lady might be in danger, minders ordered the captain of the HMS Edinburgh stationed in Cape Town, South Africa, to switch them away from her five-star suite.
The U.S. agents have since been accused of overreacting after it emerged the Sea Dart missiles were, in fact, loaded with blanks having been used during a ceremony in honour of a sailor who had died. Former Royal Navy officer Mike Critchley told the Daily Mirror: 'This is typical American Secret Service going over the top. 'I would have thought that they could trust their British allies to not put a missile through the bedroom window of the First Lady. It is unfortunate that this happened at an extremely sad time for the ship.'
Mrs Obama was on an official visit to South Africa in June and was staying in a luxury suite at the five star Table Bay Hotel. The boat, meanwhile, happened to be in the middle of a ceremonial routine to remember Lieutenant Sara Hellawell, a 26-year-old whose body was found onboard a few days before. That did not stop the agents raging at them, saying: 'You can’t point those guns at the First Lady.'
Describing the ceremony, a Navy spokesman said: 'This involved the drill missiles being on their launcher. American officials did visit the ship. They simply wanted to know if the missiles were live. When it was explained that they were drill rounds they went away content.'
A White House spokesman told the Mirror: 'We do not comment on security questions regarding the First Lady.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2049430/Royal-Navy-turn-guns-pointing-Michelle-Obamas-hotel-room-around.html
Now, Froggy, did you add that cartoon with the thoughts to this story?
ReplyDeleteI saw it earlier on Drudge and had to forward it to a friend. Honestly, this woman is a disaster as a First Lady! How embarrassing.
Yes, I make a lot of the jokes, good mornings, and greetings etc. I made the pond and the whole sidebar. I know it's amateur, but it's fun and keeps me off the streets (actually, I just can't stand to just sit in front of tv all day!)
ReplyDeleteI know I'm not up to doing a Simon's Cat, but I only have Puffin part time, so it's hard (hint hint hint!)
I hope M slept well knowing that she would not be bombed in the night during her beauty sleep. Speaking of M's "beauty sleep" how well is that working for her?
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