Secret Service pulls 3 agents from Obama trip

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Secret Service pulls 3 agents from Obama trip.

A Secret Service agent found drunk by staff at a Dutch hotel was recalled to the U.S. along with two of his colleagues, the day before President Barack Obama was set to arrive in the Netherlands.

Word of another scandal to hit the elite agency came as the president was midway through a weeklong, four-country trip to Europe and Saudi Arabia. The Secret Service said the three agents were benched on Sunday for "disciplinary reasons" but declined to elaborate.

The Secret Service was alerted to the situation by U.S. Embassy officials in the Netherlands after hotel staff reported finding the highly intoxicated agent in the hotel, said a person familiar with the situation, who wasn't authorized to discuss the alleged behavior on the record and demanded anonymity. The other two agents were deemed complicit because they didn't intervene despite being in a position to assist the drunken agent or tamp down his behavior, the person said.

"It wasn't like a big, crazy party," the person said.

The three agents were part of the president's Counter Assault Team, but have been placed on administrative leave, according to The Washington Post, which first reported the disciplinary action. The newspaper said one of the agents was a "team leader."

Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan said the incident did not compromise the president's security in any way. Obama left the Netherlands late Tuesday for Brussels, and there were no known security issues during his stay.



http://news.yahoo.com/secret-pulls-3-agents-obama-trip-121235338--politics.html

[WarToad]

Those Belgian 8-9% alcohol beers aren't meant to be pounded like Bud Lite.  Rookie.

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Hard to believe those guys would be drinking on the job !

Yes it  maybe that are not used to European strength beers ! 

Those Belgian 8-9% alcohol beers aren't meant to be pounded like Bud Lite.  Rookie

What a Find Elvis !

Obama doing his Martial arts Bruce Lee Nunchucka training and jumping for joy !   Very cool