02-14-2006, 12:34 AM
There seems to be an indication tthat the blame belongs to the guy who got shot. Although, you have to think there's a lot of damage-control in play:
'She said Cheney, an experienced hunter, did not realize Whittington had rejoined the group without announcing himself, which is proper protocol among hunters.
"They had no idea he was there," Armstrong said.
"A bird flew up, the vice president followed it through around to his right and shot, and unfortunately, unbeknownst to anybody, Harry was there and he got peppered pretty good with a spray of 28-gauge pellets," Armstrong said in a telephone interview.'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060213/ts_n...ccident_dc
'She said Cheney, an experienced hunter, did not realize Whittington had rejoined the group without announcing himself, which is proper protocol among hunters.
"They had no idea he was there," Armstrong said.
"A bird flew up, the vice president followed it through around to his right and shot, and unfortunately, unbeknownst to anybody, Harry was there and he got peppered pretty good with a spray of 28-gauge pellets," Armstrong said in a telephone interview.'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060213/ts_n...ccident_dc
Signature? What do you mean?