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... Austrian foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Schallenberg confirmed that Mr Morales's plane struggle4progress Jul 2013 #1
Also, Portugal first said they were having a technical problem flamingdem Jul 2013 #2
A lot of hooey alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #3
Morales is calling it a hijack, even though the Austrians had no idea why they landed! flamingdem Jul 2013 #7
Morales seems to be taking it in stride here: struggle4progress Jul 2013 #20
I read that he joked and said he had to leave the media interviews because flamingdem Jul 2013 #23
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
Read the thread and links, it was a lot of miscommunication flamingdem Jul 2013 #30
Sorry, it was a huge insult to the leader of a sovereign nation and it being taken as such sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #35
+100000000000 Zorra Jul 2013 #55
+ a million malaise Jul 2013 #57
Morales is on his way to being one of the longest serving Warpy Jul 2013 #51
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
whata great face he has. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #56
Was tinder for rumours. Whisp Jul 2013 #24
Paint us unsurprised! flamingdem Jul 2013 #27
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've personally seen a "senior cabinet official" treated this way. MADem Jul 2013 #60
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
I don't see you leaping to defend him like you do Old Evo, though. MADem Jul 2013 #62
+100 nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #68
Is he a vegetarian? flamingdem Jul 2013 #63
Ha ha ha! No, this was happening in Europe, actually. MADem Jul 2013 #66
this is nuts backwoodsbob Jul 2013 #4
I wouldn't be surprised if someone planted a whisper rumor in the right places. Whisp Jul 2013 #25
Well my first thought was Assange but then I wondered flamingdem Jul 2013 #28
could be anyone on twitter, actually. Whisp Jul 2013 #33
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
Translation error NoPasaran Jul 2013 #54
... 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
It's weird. Conflicting reports all over the place. struggle4progress Jul 2013 #18
That Guardian article was written a while ago, the latest is that they're allowing the flights to go flamingdem Jul 2013 #21
or orchestrated. very easy to get people all excited over nothing. n/t Whisp Jul 2013 #26
Doesn't matter the Obama haters won't believe it still_one Jul 2013 #43
... "The ambassador for Spain in Austria has just informed us that there is no authorisation to fly struggle4progress Jul 2013 #10
From the same article - sounds like a lot of he said, she said flamingdem Jul 2013 #12
Some ambassadors need to get sent packing home from La Paz over this. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #19
Could be. Dunno for sure what happened yet. struggle4progress Jul 2013 #22
Not ours. We don't have any. MADem Jul 2013 #50
... French government officials reached overnight said they could not confirm whether Morales' plane struggle4progress Jul 2013 #11
They're sound asleep and not aware of the brouhaha flamingdem Jul 2013 #14
Oh I would bet a lot that they have been roused from their beds. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #31
Giant fuck up or Half-Century Man Jul 2013 #13
Meanwhile Snowden escaped! flamingdem Jul 2013 #16
Fuck if I know. Half-Century Man Jul 2013 #37
Although I do not agree with much you post Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #47
"What is happening now should not be - he never killed anyone or planted any bombs,” he added." Cha Jul 2013 #15
Not to blame Pres. Morales or Pres. Maduro but they were playing with flamingdem Jul 2013 #17
The world got a taste of blood and they want more.. Cha Jul 2013 #34
Tone will change due to the holiday flamingdem Jul 2013 #40
You are also not helping the President with this kind of post. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #32
yeah, I notice facts have a way of upping ODS. Cha Jul 2013 #38
Guardian having a field day looking to push outrage flamingdem Jul 2013 #41
Oh yeah, it's open season on Pres Obama .. Cha Jul 2013 #42
Lol! I found this en espanol - it's all Bolivian ass covering due to their over reaction flamingdem Jul 2013 #44
"Overreaction".. 'cause they just weren't that into Cha Jul 2013 #46
Is this twitter to be believed? It's 2am in La Paz Bolivia flamingdem Jul 2013 #36
Speaking of Tweets, Flamingdem and not too OT.. Cha Jul 2013 #45
Hmm. Fight fuego con fuego flamingdem Jul 2013 #64
Exactly. Cha Jul 2013 #67
Question for frequent flyers, pilots on DU flamingdem Jul 2013 #39
I don't think racking up frequent flier points equips someone to be knowledgable about that stuff... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #48
Do you mean like Air Force One for example dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #69
... 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
K & R Scurrilous Jul 2013 #70
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