Bush's wristwatch; stolen in Albania!

Whoops! I doubt it'll turn up on Ebay, but I'm sure whomever ripped it off is a hero in a neighborhood someplace. Did I ever tell you about that time I stole the US president's Timex? No, and I wont. Because i didn't steal it. But this guy, he'll be getting free drinks for a long time to come. Or all of his friends will get tired of hearing the story 10 times in a night, and just let it be. Wacky!

Mystery of President Bush's Watch in Alabania
Richard Owen in Rome and Times Online

Now you see it. Now you don't.

George W Bush was visibly cheered when he received a hero's welcome in Albania at the weekend, with Albanians draped in the Stars and Stripes reaching out to hug him and shake his hand.

But perhaps the leader of the Western world should have exercised a little more caution and followed the standard advice to travellers in the Balkans to keep an eye on their belongings.

Film footage of the President being mobbed taken by the Albanian TV station News24 was broadcast today on Italian TV news bulletins and watched by thousands on YouTube - and it looks like Mr Bush may have had his watch stolen.

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