] Saudi Arabia declared a state of alert and canceled all
] leave of its security forces on Friday after ailing King
] Fahd was taken to hospital, an Interior Ministry
] official said.

] "The authorities declared a state of alert, canceled all
] leave of the security forces and put forces on standby
] after the king was admitted to hospital," the official
] told Reuters.

So, as it turns out, the reason Bush and Fahd were holding hands is because the CIA gave Bush a poison (which we have an antidote for) that requires several minutes to dissolve through the skin. Its slow acting, so as not appear like an assassination attempt, and completely undetectable. The reason Bush was the one to deliver the poison is due to the fact that only the President can get around the past executive orders against political assassination.

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