Make of this what you will.

Via www.saysuncle.com from the heartless libertarian http://heartlesslibertarian.blogspot.com/2008_05_18_archive.html#6663628062576625797

"President Bush will be coming here to Fort Bragg, NC, this week, to attend the 82nd Airborne Division Review.

This is how the Secret Service treats the soldiers of the 82nd Airborne, "America's Guard of Honor," most of them recent returned from combat in Iraq or Afghanistan.

4. REVIEW---

1. No bolts in the weapons. They can not come to the review,
must stay at unit area.
2. Take out the Springs to all Magazines. These will be
checked. To include 9MM
3. Operating Rods taken out of the 240 and 249's
4. Staging area has changed. I will send out New diagram and
also talk with the BDE CSM's this morning.
5. Ensure Your personnel don't have any Knives, Dog Tags,
Watches, Cell Phones Leatherman of any type, nothing in their pockets,
No keys, Lazer type pointers And No Liquids except for the Canteen.
Anything found on the soldiers will be taken away and not returned. If
a weapon of any type is found on the person then they will be set to the
side and Secret service will deal with.
6. ALL First Sergeants, SGM's And CSM's will help with the
inspection of all soldiers as they move thru the Medal Detector area.
Will explain at the rehearsal.
7. Once a Trooper is in the Steral Area he or she can not leave
that area.
8. Do not attach the Bayonet to the FLC until after the
inspection. Will explain at Rehearsal

(Note: the FLC means MOLLE gear)

Somewhere, there is a line between reasonably prudent and cautious, and stark nutjob paranoid. The Secret Service doesn't even trust the soldiers, sworn to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, and obey the orders of the President.

Screw those Praetorian assclowns. Of course, they'll probably come visit me just for posting this. "

From the great wiki: The Praetorian guard. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praetorian_guard