They’re not telling anyone why, but the Secret Service has given a protective detail to Barak Obama:
(CNN) — Illinois senator and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been placed under the protection of the U.S. Secret Service, the Secret Service said Thursday.
A statement from Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said he authorized the protection detail for Obama.
“As a matter of procedure, we will not release any details of the deliberations or assessments that led to protection being initiated,” the statement said. “For security reasons we will not release the timing, scope or details of any protective operations.”
The Secret Service told CNN no specific threat had been made against Obama.
Nothing specific, but obvious something that led to the unusual step of providing protection for a candidate this early in the race.
And why does this remind me of Season 1 of 24 ?
H/T: Brendan Loy
May 7th, 2007 at 11:30 am
It’s great that Mr. Obama’s secret service protection needs are not being publicised, because the obvious can go unsaid.