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International Wrap, Eye on World
Aired November 19, 2003 - 06:37 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Let's talk about the security in London for President Bush. It's supposedly very tight, but maybe not -- an embarrassing security breach by a tabloid reporter.
Our senior international editor, David Clinch, joins us with more on that.
DAVID CLINCH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EDITOR: Yes.
COSTELLO: If this is true, this is truly embarrassing.
CLINCH: It is truly embarrassing. What we have is a story in a tabloid in London today, the "Daily Mirror," which says one of its staff got a job in Buckingham Palace months ago on what they describe as a dodgy resume, having used a bar he used to work in as a background. His background was apparently never checked properly.
He's worked in Buckingham Palace up until just a couple of days ago, resigned, and now filed this story today, which includes photographs of him in the very bedroom where President Bush and Mrs. Bush slept last night inside Buckingham Palace.
It's tabloid. It's amusing, but it does point out this whole question of security, both at the palace and this larger -- much larger question of security relating to this trip.
COSTELLO: Well, and, again, the scariest part to me is this guy had access to the president's itinerary 90 minutes before President Bush arrived.
CLINCH: That's what we're told. That's what the "Daily Mirror" reports today that not only did he have access to the rooms in the palace, but knew exactly where the president would be at every stage during his stay there. That's very concerning.
Now, our coverage over the next day or so of President Bush is going to be a blend, basically. We're going to see the demonstrations, but we're also going to see and give at least equal time to the meetings he's going to have with Prime Minister Blair, and to the key meetings -- I think very interesting meetings -- he's going to have with British families of victims from 9/11, which is one of the main reasons he's going there, and also families, we hear, of British soldiers who are serving in Iraq.
COSTELLO: And, of course, again, the president speaks at 8:30 Eastern Time. That happens this morning, and we'll be covering that as well. David Clinch, many thanks.
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Aired November 19, 2003 - 06:37 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Let's talk about the security in London for President Bush. It's supposedly very tight, but maybe not -- an embarrassing security breach by a tabloid reporter.
Our senior international editor, David Clinch, joins us with more on that.
DAVID CLINCH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EDITOR: Yes.
COSTELLO: If this is true, this is truly embarrassing.
CLINCH: It is truly embarrassing. What we have is a story in a tabloid in London today, the "Daily Mirror," which says one of its staff got a job in Buckingham Palace months ago on what they describe as a dodgy resume, having used a bar he used to work in as a background. His background was apparently never checked properly.
He's worked in Buckingham Palace up until just a couple of days ago, resigned, and now filed this story today, which includes photographs of him in the very bedroom where President Bush and Mrs. Bush slept last night inside Buckingham Palace.
It's tabloid. It's amusing, but it does point out this whole question of security, both at the palace and this larger -- much larger question of security relating to this trip.
COSTELLO: Well, and, again, the scariest part to me is this guy had access to the president's itinerary 90 minutes before President Bush arrived.
CLINCH: That's what we're told. That's what the "Daily Mirror" reports today that not only did he have access to the rooms in the palace, but knew exactly where the president would be at every stage during his stay there. That's very concerning.
Now, our coverage over the next day or so of President Bush is going to be a blend, basically. We're going to see the demonstrations, but we're also going to see and give at least equal time to the meetings he's going to have with Prime Minister Blair, and to the key meetings -- I think very interesting meetings -- he's going to have with British families of victims from 9/11, which is one of the main reasons he's going there, and also families, we hear, of British soldiers who are serving in Iraq.
COSTELLO: And, of course, again, the president speaks at 8:30 Eastern Time. That happens this morning, and we'll be covering that as well. David Clinch, many thanks.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
