[FedCom] The hump on Bush's back

[gary]

My understanding is if the USSS takes the sidearms of military personnel 
before the president arrives. That is, the USSS says who can be armed 
(well, legally armed). Still, you never know if you got every weapon, so 
the kevlar vest would make sense even when surrounded by the military.

http://www.internationalarmor.net/concealable.html
is the best I could find on body armor. Do you have a link to a photo 
showing what would cause this hump?

SoCalWatch at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 10/14/04 7:19:21 AM, rankin at ku.edu writes:
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>>Nobody knows, but there are several entire webpages devoted exclusively to 
>>this.
>>Could be some sort of prompter or it could be body armor, a GPS locater or 
>>lots
>>of other stuff.
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>>Also have a look at:  http://www.scottevest.com/
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>>Bob, w0nxn
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>After being in law enfocement for 30 years, in my opinion it had the distinct 
>look of a kevlar vest.   I noticed the same thing under his flight suit the 
>day he flew out to the USS Abraham Lincoln in the S-3.   I thought it very odd 
>that he would be wearing a kevlar vest onboard a naval ship, but these days I 
>guess you cant be too careful.
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>Chris D.
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