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24. Spain sees no reason to apologize to Bolivia in Snowden saga

Fri Jul 5, 2013, 07:30 AM

Jul 2013

... Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said in an interview on state television that the country's airspace was not closed to the Bolivian leader's plane ... "Spain doesn't have to ask for a pardon in any way because its airspace was never closed," he said of the incident which has caused tension with major trading partner Latin America ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/05/us-spain-bolivia-idUSBRE96405820130705

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My current take on the Bolivia plane story [View all] struggle4progress Jul 2013 OP

Here's the link to the information about the pilot reporting fuel indicator issues. Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #1

See my post. It was so they could land because they were running out of fuel. n/t Cleita Jul 2013 #3

So, Cali.. the pilot and Pres Morales had Cha Jul 2013 #14

The fuel indicator problem was a ruse the pilot used to be able to land. Cleita Jul 2013 #2

That's possible. Do you know where they had intended to refuel? struggle4progress Jul 2013 #4

The Canary Islands. n/t magellan Jul 2013 #6

I read the original flight plan was Lisbon but then it was rescinded when it was rumored that Cleita Jul 2013 #8

You're right, it was Lisbon originally, not Canary Islands. magellan Jul 2013 #10

The Canaries were on the flight plan as a refueling stop, before the plane left Russia. MADem Jul 2013 #9

so they lied. Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #5

Yes, they lied to be able to land or should they have just run out of fuel and Cleita Jul 2013 #7

Well they lied! boston bean Jul 2013 #22

It sounds like they used weasel words to me. dawg Jul 2013 #33

What did Snowden do now? Life Long Dem Jul 2013 #11

So far i have not seen any consideration given to the flight crew Downwinder Jul 2013 #12

Wow, that's still confusing to me.. thank you Cha Jul 2013 #13

I email some people in Europe and ask them about this or that crisis. They tell me it's bunkum. freshwest Jul 2013 #15

"..a lot of what we read is equivalent to a grocery store scandal sheet like the National Inquirer" Cha Jul 2013 #16

Let me summarize: Portugal turned down a request to refuel in Lisbon, so Bolivia had to rework struggle4progress Jul 2013 #17

Got it! Mahalo, struggle4progress! Cha Jul 2013 #38

So if all these countries were our merest puppets... randome Jul 2013 #18

I wonder if any cosideration has been given to the idea that some Skidmore Jul 2013 #36

Another good point that should be directed toward Cha Jul 2013 #39

It wasn't "France" that approved the airspace use, it was the President of France, Hollande Fumesucker Jul 2013 #19

Could be. Or maybe that's just the way he talks struggle4progress Jul 2013 #20

Is that your final answer? Fumesucker Jul 2013 #23

I generally don't try to parse politicians' speech too closely struggle4progress Jul 2013 #28

But parsing a clear meaning as something else is *precisely* what you are doing with your comment Fumesucker Jul 2013 #30

okay Gentlemen - time to finish this speculation thread here temmer Jul 2013 #21

Spain sees no reason to apologize to Bolivia in Snowden saga struggle4progress Jul 2013 #24

so what? how about responding to Spain saying that cali Jul 2013 #25

... The minister did not say who supplied the information and declined to say whether struggle4progress Jul 2013 #26

so what? he said quite clearly that they'd been informed cali Jul 2013 #29

So Mr Spanish Foreign Minister is (1) making it clear that Spain's hands are clean, and (2) struggle4progress Jul 2013 #27

Your characterziation of the information as "vague gossip" is horse shit. cali Jul 2013 #31

Though we differ on the�spreaders, at least we agree horse shizz being spread about! struggle4progress Jul 2013 #32

Wow, from your link, struggle.. Cha Jul 2013 #40

Why is there no discussion of the fuel gauge? A flight claiming a fuel gauge problem okaawhatever Jul 2013 #34

According to Portugal, on Monday Portugal notified Bolivia that the scheduled Lisbon landing struggle4progress Jul 2013 #35

The new article claiming the plane was forced to land really gets under my skin. The only reason the okaawhatever Jul 2013 #37