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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts) Thu Jul 4, 2013, 05:46 AM Jul 2013

So...apparently Evo Morales was kidnapped and held hostage because of US political pressure. [View all]

Here's a picture of Evo Morales as he was supposedly "kidnapped" and "held hostage" in Austria:

Yes that's Evo Morales and Austrian President Heinz Fischer posing as they were at the Vienna airport.

Bolivia says European nations ‘kidnapped’ Evo Morales in hunt for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden

Bolivia accused European nations of an “act of aggression” for refusing to allow the plane of its President Evo Morales’ to travel in their airspace because of rumours that the US fugitive, Edward Snowden, was on board.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bolivia-says-european-nations-kidnapped-evo-morales-in-hunt-for-nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden-8686124.html

Kidnapped and held hostage?

Oh lawd.

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So...apparently Evo Morales was kidnapped and held hostage because of US political pressure. [View all] Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 OP

The only thing being held against its will is that hairpiece. nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #1

LOL Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #2

Cheapjack, substanceless personal insults. Very impressive. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #32

Jees, this post dropped to the new low for DU. idwiyo Jul 2013 #40

my thoughts exactly! nt lillypaddle Jul 2013 #42

You are right. Our victims generally aren't smiling when we're done with them. Pholus Jul 2013 #3

So do you think Morales was held hostage and kidnapped? Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #4

Diplomatically, most likely. I guess you need to see zipties or something? Pholus Jul 2013 #7

why is it so difficult for people to admit that cali Jul 2013 #5

"we don't know what happened?" Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #6

We don't know what happened. period. cali Jul 2013 #9

distraction temmer Jul 2013 #11

*Raising my hand* I have no fucking idea what happened Recursion Jul 2013 #24

I agree. HappyMe Jul 2013 #43

The Condor touches down at the Flughafen Berlum Jul 2013 #8

cute pic JI7 Jul 2013 #10

So you ... 99Forever Jul 2013 #12

Jeers to you for posting a photo that you KNOW makes him look bad. Bonobo Jul 2013 #13

!!!this is exactly what I was thinking nt temmer Jul 2013 #14

It's cheap, sleazy lowlife behavior any way you look at it. Bonobo Jul 2013 #16

Me too. There is a very very nasty, undercurrent in some of these threads... hlthe2b Jul 2013 #21

What about that photo makes the guy look bad? HappyMe Jul 2013 #45

I won't be baited into your simple trap. but... Bonobo Jul 2013 #46

I'm not 'baiting' anyone. HappyMe Jul 2013 #47

No. It's not "on me". Bonobo Jul 2013 #48

Really? HappyMe Jul 2013 #49

We don't believe anything any government official says alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #15

authoritarian talking point with rofl. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #17

Authoritarian, hmmm treestar Jul 2013 #20

Yup... as I said upstream... a very nasty undercurrent underlies some of these posts hlthe2b Jul 2013 #22

That almost looks photoshopped treestar Jul 2013 #18

You truly are a masochist LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #19

Some of the posts in this thread are implying I'm racist for posting this picture Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #23

I don't think you're being racist, but you did show your true colors yesterday DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2013 #29

Good Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #30

Not quite even. I don't believe anyone thinks I'm a dishonest broker. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2013 #31

Keep telling yourself that Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #33

I will continue to live by my own code of ethics, and you'll do that thing you do. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2013 #34

It's funny how some people are absolute legends Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #35

their DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2013 #37

You sure didn't mind to show your approval of low life shot at Morales' hair. idwiyo Jul 2013 #41

Here's an article where Morales says he was held "hostage" Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #25

His plane was denied overflight rights and forced to land at Vienna magellan Jul 2013 #26

Portugal, France and Spain say they didn't block the plane: Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #27

Then how do you explain the Austrian foreign minister's annoyance at Spain? n/t magellan Jul 2013 #28

Quit lying. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #36

fastest.stockholmsyndrome.ever. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #38

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #39

Your posts on this matter Union Scribe Jul 2013 #44