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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 4:17 pm
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pappapuff
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
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I flew on the same plane as Carl Bildt in June on the way to IAD from CPH. I was in Y+, he was of course in C with one bodyguard and his Chief of staff and maybe someone else.

I was actually sitting next to his press secretary (got her name from a business card and later checked it out). During the flight, she pulled out some documents to read, with "HEMLIGT" (SECRET) stamped on them. Discreetly (I thought) I tried to read what was printed, but she noticed and angled them away from me... The only thing I could read was the schedule for Bildt's stay in DC.

During the end of the flight a girl in 15F (I was in 14H) began to talk to the two guys in 15GH and she asked them what they were gonna do in DC. They started rather humbly with "working". She asked with what, they answered "we're bodyguards" and she of course asked "anyone I know?". After a second (guess they thought about whether they were allowed to tell her) they told her and she got really excited. Me and the press secretary smiled at each other...
I was actually surprised he had such a large security detail with him but I guess they have to cover all hours of the day.

You guys who have been to IAD know you have to wait for the stupid buses to get to immigration. Well, just before the waiting area, Bildt and his staff gathered. Every passenger passed him as we were ushered down to the waiting area by the funny/crazy german (?) lady who works for SK in IAD (about 60 years old, german accent, anyone know who I'm talking about?).
When all passengers had deplaned and waited for the buses, the lady started screaming that we should make room in the middle (Like Moses in the Red Sea). Down comes Bildt and his staff to board their own bus. Got to have been very awkward for him...
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