Countersurveillance/security expert says Bush was wired

[highplainsdem]

Check out http://cryptome.org/bush-bulge.htm for James M. Atkinson's detailed explanation, starting with this statement:

After examining numerous frames of video footage (C-SPAN 30 Sept 04) I have come to the professional opinion that either George Bush was wearing a wireless prompter/queuing system on the night of the debates, or our president is growing some kind of mutant dorsal fin. By very carefully examining the movement of his body and how it interacts with his suit jacket it is easy to rule out the possibility "the bulge" is simply a wrinkle in his clothing or a problem with bad lighting.

Atkinson's website is http://www.tscm.com/ , and his background and qualifications are given at http://www.tscm.com/biojma.html .

I know he's already been mentioned in some news stories, but you really should see his detailed explanation and his credentials to understand how credible this charge is.

Interestingly, Atkinson believes Bush is wearing both body armor and a wireless system.

He mentions, in his 10/9 message to cryptome.org, "There appears to be something actually IN his ear, and it is likely a monitor or cueing prompter." This is the first I've heard of anyone viewing the debate video actually seeing something inside Bush's ear. There is a photo at http://hoffmania.blogspot.com/2004_10_03_hoffmania_archive.html , which as I understand it was taken at the National Prayer Breakfast last February, that appears to show a device in Bush's ear that's made of plastic in a shade of pink that doesn't match the skin tones elsewhere, and if you look very closely (or have seen the blowup someone else posted here) you can see there are several straight vertical lines in that plastic surface. I wonder if Atkinson has seen the photo, and if he could identify the type of earpiece by the distinctive pattern of lines?

[rumguy]

1. fascinating

If it's proven * was wired - he's done.

[liveoaktx]

2. Have to say, the blowup of the ear is ONE NASTY PHOTO

[highplainsdem]

3. That's it - and I agree it's nasty-looking.

Thanks for posting the photo, though. I couldn't recall which thread it had been posted in earlier.

If you can look at the photo for even a few seconds without getting ill, you can see there's some sort of device in W's ear, a device with straight vertical lines or grooves.

[highplainsdem]

4. bump

[JerseygirlCT]

5. There's definitely something there -m

and hey, dude, do something about that ear hair, huh?

[salvorhardin]

6. Ear hair?

I thought that was one of those worms like they put in Checkov's ear in Star Trek II.