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In reply to the discussion: France, Portugal to allow Bolivian plane to fly through their airspace, Spain allowed refueling -NYT [View all]flamingdem
(40,881 posts)63. Is he a vegetarian?
Maybe he booted KFC out of Bolivia.
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France, Portugal to allow Bolivian plane to fly through their airspace, Spain allowed refueling -NYT [View all]
flamingdem
Jul 2013
OP
... Austrian foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Schallenberg confirmed that Mr Morales's plane
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#1
Morales is calling it a hijack, even though the Austrians had no idea why they landed!
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#7
It was, a huge screw-up by the US. Morales has already contacted most of the leaders of S.A.
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#29
Sorry, it was a huge insult to the leader of a sovereign nation and it being taken as such
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#35
Yes, I agree, there is a silver lining to our ME preoccupation in that region of the world. But our
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#58
Well, that's because he bent the Constitution to his will, and wiped his ass on it, in essence.
MADem
Jul 2013
#65
I know that they can be very shitty in Europe re: military flights, to include military passenger
MADem
Jul 2013
#49
When was the last time the President of a sovereign state was treated this way?
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#59
I don't engage in name-calling of the President or anyone else. Gave that up when I was around
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#61
We got lackeys all over the world to do our bidding, they know where their petro dollars come from
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jul 2013
#5
Why is Pres. Morales calling it a hijack? The Austrians didn't know anything about why they landed
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#6
... A U.S. defense official said the Pentagon didn’t ask North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#8
Thanks. That's the first clear statement by the USA. This is going to wind down
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#9
That Guardian article was written a while ago, the latest is that they're allowing the flights to go
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#21
... "The ambassador for Spain in Austria has just informed us that there is no authorisation to fly
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#10
... French government officials reached overnight said they could not confirm whether Morales' plane
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#11
"What is happening now should not be - he never killed anyone or planted any bombs,” he added."
Cha
Jul 2013
#15
Lol! I found this en espanol - it's all Bolivian ass covering due to their over reaction
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#44
I don't think racking up frequent flier points equips someone to be knowledgable about that stuff...
Violet_Crumble
Jul 2013
#48
... French officials denied Wednesday that France refused to let the plane cross
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#52
... French Foreign Ministry spokesman Philippe Lalliot said Wednesday that Morales' plane
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#53