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In reply to the discussion: Spain says U.S. tipoff led it to query Bolivian flight [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)129. My "clique"?
You mean the people that make a more reasonable argument than "if the call came from Europe to someone in Europe that automatically means the US was not involved, even if it was a US Ambassador in Europe that made the call"? Those people?
If so, yes, that is part of my "clique" - you know, the people that actually realize that a US Ambassador is still a US official no matter where on the planet they are.
Considering that you were the one that posted that spectacularly laughable "map" of Moscow claiming it was the Bolivian plane's flight path, I wouldn't be too thrilled being in the other group. The people that filed in to explain that failure of a post were damn near as funny as the disastrous OP.
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I always thought that was the point of having a comments thread - discussion, by any other
leveymg
Jul 2013
#82
I wish I could track DU's PMs. They'll be here as soon as they have a unified front. n/t
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2013
#7
I posted below SEVERAL articles below & in a separate thread which refute the bullshit OP.
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#74
I was told the whole thing was a racist libertarian lie made up by racist libertarian Evo Morales
kenny blankenship
Jul 2013
#8
One group is full of shit and has been since day one. Nothing has changed, except
morningfog
Jul 2013
#10
My theory is that it was a case of a rumor and a confusion over the extradition request
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#11
Well you have to prove that fact with a link. That's not what the Spanish guy said
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#15
He said "among other things." As in, "the US told us Snowden was on board, AMONG OTHER THINGS."
morningfog
Jul 2013
#19
They cleared him to pass after denying passage. Both are accurate statements.
morningfog
Jul 2013
#31
I don't think one article is enough to go on. Why hasn't someone brought up this guys name?
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#49
NO HE DID NOT. Here is the one word he supposedly uttered in a SPANISH newspaper…
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#120
This is ancient history. Die Presse was the only source and if Eacho did that it should be
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#36
So you already knew the USA told Austria that Snowden was on the plane. awesome!
limpyhobbler
Jul 2013
#41
Seems important that the US ambassador told Austria that Snowden was on the plane.
limpyhobbler
Jul 2013
#45
I read a fact in the news. USA told Austria that Snowden was on the plane.
limpyhobbler
Jul 2013
#54
Do we actually know that for a fact? Austria had the day before summoned Eacho to demand
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#80
Guess Bolivia did not scare Spain, Spain still is control their air space and it probably
Thinkingabout
Jul 2013
#32
Bolivia will have to deal with whatever the country whose airspace is being used, I don't think
Thinkingabout
Jul 2013
#37
It could be, if AF1 was hauling someone like Snowden around and Snowden had made the statements
Thinkingabout
Jul 2013
#43
US government planes kidnapped people and took them for torture in other countries
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#95
That was one of Bush's many serious crimes IMO, and sadly most of Europe
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#102
Good for them, they need to stand on their own, I don't care who they trade with but if someone does
Thinkingabout
Jul 2013
#55
That would be fine, if you were right. This was against International Immunity
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#94
No way! The dozen or so indoctrinated told us it wasn't so in blue link!
galileoreloaded
Jul 2013
#39
... Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, insisted today that Spain never closed
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#48
Las Palmas is in the Canary Islands. It's 1300km beyond Lisbon. I think the Bolivians
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#56
Yes, absolutely agree that they tried to bluff their way. They didn't quite believe the Portugese
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#59
There were multiple strikes in June. I think there was a pilots strike 6 June,
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#63
Not sure, but I don't think they actually had a strike on 2 July: I think they may have had
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#67
... So Spanish government authorization was obtained to stop in the Canary Islands ... At that time
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#86
And they couldn't get there without going through French airspace, which was closed.
morningfog
Jul 2013
#100
They didn't grant permission until they had a written guarantee from the Bolivian foriegn minister
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#96
... So Spanish government authorization was obtained to stop in the Canary Islands ... At that
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#98
Funny, as of Tuesday, Garcia-Margall is reported as NOT referring to the origin of info.
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#60
Oh sure, but other than evidence, confessions, and apologies, you Paulites got *nothing*
MannyGoldstein
Jul 2013
#61
I cannot find the full quote from the press conference. Inter alia is a latin term. "Interarea"
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#62
Yes, that was it. In other words there was a bunch o' stuff said and we got cornfused!
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#65
so you are happy to believe a lie even though I posted several links that prove the OP is bullshit?
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#79
yes, please post links proving the US ambassador to austria did not make a request..
frylock
Jul 2013
#81
WTF? I am responding to the bullshit OP. Garcia-margallo said alert came inside Europe
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#84
Here is your question… which is irrelevant to anything I posted about in this thread
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#90
the FUCKING US Ambassador to Austria made the FUCKING call from FUCKING inside FUCKING Europe
frylock
Jul 2013
#91
Hello? The OP is about Garcia-Margallo's press conference. It purports G-M as saying the alert came
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#92
for the record, if the press conference transcript does end up having G-M saying alert came from USA
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#93
Is this what you've sunk to? Claming that if an American says something while in Europe
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#97
I am embarrassed for them. More information will come out for them to embarrassingly deny, too.
morningfog
Jul 2013
#99
I just posted multiple Spanish sources which CONTRADICT THE OP. Can't you read?
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#117
WRONG. I posted the ACTUAL ONE WORD QUOTE IN SPANISH.And MULTIPLE sources contradicting Reuters
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#125
Can you please provide a quote where Garcia-Morallo says that the alert came from the USA
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#136
I post multiple sources PROVING the OP is wrong & you keep the circlejerk going. Here's the info one
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#121
You didn't even read the MULTIPLE CONTRADICTING STORIES FROM SPANISH NEWS ARTICLES.
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#118
the OP is blatantly false… and you nor anyone else in your clique can post any proof
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#127