Washington, DC - In an unprecedented action, President Bush signed Executive Order 180, which revoked the security privileges provided by the Secret Service afforded to all former presidents of the United States since 1901, after President McKinley was assassinated.
The order takes effect immediately, recalling Carter's Secret Service security detail, which is currently assigned to him in the Middle East. Security experts say without his Secret Service protection, Carter faces two choices: cancel his trip or continue under increased risk to his person.
Unwilling to turn back and unable to find any security force willing to protect him, Carter is forced rely on his former military training as U.S. Naval Officer aboard a nuclear submarine to survive. However, the Israeli military denied Carter's request that they lend him one of theirs.
Security consultants, those that risked appearing sympatric to Carter's security situation, advised him that proceeding with the trip would be suicide. To which Israeli security forces listening on the other end of the telephone immediately detained and searched Carter for any weapons or bombs strapped to his body. The ordeal lasted for several hours, as Carter had in his in possession on his person at the time, several of his awards in recognition of his efforts to bringing peace throughout the world.
After being cleared of being in possession of any weapons or bombs, however, Carter was detained once again by Israeli security forces, held at a roadside security checkpoint for several more hours before being permitted to pass into the Garza region of Israel proper. However, not before Carter suffered what the locals euphuistically refer to as security checkpoint roadside rage, attempting to blow oneself up, despite not having a bomb.
Once Carter entered Gaza proper, he simply vanished from public sight, the media and dropped from Israeli security force's surveillance as well, believing to be already in disguise.
By several conflicting reports, Carter was rumored to be seen traveling in the robes of the Son of a Carpenter from Nazareth, turning words of peace into action some say, while others say to be weary because he comes masquerading as a Samaritan and therefore remain cautious and guarded, uncertain of his true intentions. While still others, say be forewarned and therefore forearmed for he comes camouflaged as a Golem, his mouth filled with scrolls of hate and wanton destruction.
While yet others say he is none of these. Rather he is simply an imperfect man on an imperfect journey in an imperfect world trying to apply his imperfect solution to a less than perfect situation.
