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Aerows

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51. Like I said

Sun Jun 15, 2014, 03:20 AM

Jun 2014

WaPo, AP, nobody is credible unless they support an argument. It's calling the messenger into question, instead of facing up to the message.

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WaPo: U.S. Officials Scrambled to Nab Snowden ("Decision to Force a Foreign Leader�s Plane to Land") [View all] Hissyspit Jun 2014 OP

Link missing? MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #1

Here's the link from the Washington Post neverforget Jun 2014 #2

WaPo is in the tank for neocons Aerows Jun 2014 #20

Hillary billhicks76 Jun 2014 #121

For Heaven's sake Aerows Jun 2014 #135

So we had it right at the time then, about why Morales was made to land. nt bemildred Jun 2014 #3

Yes. Hissyspit Jun 2014 #4

Of course we were right. morningfog Jun 2014 #8

Exactly. The personality cult was in stubborn denial. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #15

Still are Aerows Jun 2014 #17

Of course we did Aerows Jun 2014 #16

I REMEMBER, AEROWS Skittles Jun 2014 #21

It was ludicrous Aerows Jun 2014 #42

that would require honor Skittles Jun 2014 #58

I know! Aerows Jun 2014 #93

And South Africa, they don't have maps and the Iraq, such as. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #115

STOP IT ENTHUSIAST Skittles Jun 2014 #120

I remember it too zeemike Jun 2014 #25

The contortions were hilarious Aerows Jun 2014 #41

Sorry, but you are totally wrong. All that never happened. QC Jun 2014 #70

The "flight plan" map, thank you for posting it, it's clearly due to crab turbulence Dragonfli Jun 2014 #111

I don't like the looks of that octopus, either. QC Jun 2014 #112

That's why all the deniers are flocking to this thread to apologize nikto Jun 2014 #127

I think I know who you are alluding to but can you supply some links erronis Jun 2014 #118

This message was self-deleted by its author Aerows Jun 2014 #19

No you didn't - unless you are claiming that Morales plane was sabotaged intaglio Jun 2014 #30

So Italy, France and Spain had a fit of bureaucratic ineptitude in unison cprise Jun 2014 #37

LMAO Aerows Jun 2014 #43

I did not say that intaglio Jun 2014 #63

Interesting details you provide here... ljm2002 Jun 2014 #94

I did that last year intaglio Jun 2014 #97

So, no link then... ljm2002 Jun 2014 #99

You win. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #116

Just by way of adding a few facts quakerboy Jun 2014 #119

You can't make this shit up LittleBlue Jun 2014 #137

The Mechanical problem in question Savannahmann Jun 2014 #50

Wrong, there was a fault with one fuel gauge intaglio Jun 2014 #62

I presume you have a link? Savannahmann Jun 2014 #75

Excellent rebuttal with proof n/t Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 #78

The Guardian article intaglio Jun 2014 #82

There are so many flaws with your assertions. Savannahmann Jun 2014 #100

The Government did nothing wrong, I INSIST!!!! nikto Jun 2014 #129

Nice fallback position. Pholus Jun 2014 #59

I did ask why the WP was pushing a conspiracy theory intaglio Jun 2014 #65

Well, I can't wait for the prompt debunking from the USG. Pholus Jun 2014 #67

Papers of record make mistakes intaglio Jun 2014 #74

And so a correction should be issued. Pholus Jun 2014 #92

Anything that makes the US Gov't look bad nikto Jun 2014 #130

I LOVE that movie n/t Scootaloo Jun 2014 #128

Cling to that! LOL! morningfog Jun 2014 #80

Never give up. bemildred Jun 2014 #83

True, conspiracy theorists never give up intaglio Jun 2014 #86

De Nile is not just a river in Egypt. bemildred Jun 2014 #88

Oh, is that where you are? intaglio Jun 2014 #89

Have a nice day. bemildred Jun 2014 #90

Conspiracy Theorists Aerows Jun 2014 #122

LOL nt Mojorabbit Jun 2014 #106

Did Miller actually provide any new evidence on the Morales plane story? struggle4progress Jun 2014 #34

WaPo is not a credible source Aerows Jun 2014 #44

In link, in the statement in the article under discussion in the WaPo, leads struggle4progress Jun 2014 #49

Like I said Aerows Jun 2014 #51

You are reading the article incorrectly. Hissyspit Jun 2014 #73

You read the article carelessly struggle4progress Jun 2014 #108

''Snowden faces federal charges and is therefore regarded as a fugitive abroad...'' Whisp Jun 2014 #132

Well of course. Every major news organization agrees with that assessment now. pa28 Jun 2014 #125

All the denials that the US had anything to do with the reprehensible treatment of sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #133

Hey, they have been getting away with this "plausible deniability" stuff for a long time now. bemildred Jun 2014 #140

I smell smoke. nt elias49 Jun 2014 #5

Me, too! NanceGreggs Jun 2014 #68

Wow, so Snowden outsmarted the White House, Homeland security, the FBI, and the CIA quinnox Jun 2014 #6

More than likely, they outsmarted themselves nolabels Jun 2014 #57

He is stuck in Russia as a play toy for Putin hack89 Jun 2014 #95

Oh how well I remember the thread Aerows Jun 2014 #7

The MAP! Luminous Animal Jun 2014 #9

That was the second most hilarious thread in DU history! QC Jun 2014 #71

LOL! quinnox Jun 2014 #10

I laughed out loud Aerows Jun 2014 #12

*snort* Hong Kong Cavalier Jun 2014 #11

That was an hilariously epic fail! neverforget Jun 2014 #13

The classic "flight path" thread, LOL! pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #14

Yes, the map was an epic fail. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #18

LOL ballyhoo Jun 2014 #22

Thanks for the memories! Pholus Jun 2014 #60

before my time, thanks for posting!! m-lekktor Jun 2014 #64

I was ctsnowman Jun 2014 #84

Classic bobduca Jun 2014 #91

Darn, I missed all the fun! Oilwellian Jun 2014 #98

Ownage approved LittleBlue Jun 2014 #138

Wizner needs to stop sinking his client: Blue_Tires Jun 2014 #23

Huh? Luminous Animal Jun 2014 #33

"the decision to force a foreign leader�s plane to land" n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #24

But they didn't (of course) Aerows Jun 2014 #45

K&R Solly Mack Jun 2014 #26

The Cia Rendition Jet was ready in Copenhagen Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 #27

there ya go grasswire Jun 2014 #28

Posted This In Another Thread... In Case You're Interested... Rendition Aircraft... WillyT Jun 2014 #35

I'd be interested in just how the logs books were obtained... Historic NY Jun 2014 #66

"Analysis of the plane's flight plans"... ljm2002 Jun 2014 #101

naw, it's just the WH being overenthusiastic in undoing what Bush did. or something MisterP Jun 2014 #29

And nobody can remember Aerows Jun 2014 #47

You should have included the hyperlink: struggle4progress Jun 2014 #31

Yes. The story has been updated since last summer. Luminous Animal Jun 2014 #36

It seems to have been the best link Greg Miller could find for his claim struggle4progress Jun 2014 #39

I'm confused Aerows Jun 2014 #46

Bullshizz is mind-ferking IMO struggle4progress Jun 2014 #54

So citing a WaPo article... ljm2002 Jun 2014 #104

We should judge the article on it's actual content, not merely on the fact it appeared in WaPo struggle4progress Jun 2014 #110

Pompous much? ljm2002 Jun 2014 #136

Fuck Yeah! HangOnKids Jun 2014 #139

"We'll update if this changes." Apparently it hasn't. ucrdem Jun 2014 #53

But... But... I Was Informed That This Was All Fiction WillyT Jun 2014 #32

Told you so. Fearless Jun 2014 #38

I love sudden amnesia threads Aerows Jun 2014 #40

I am in the DU minority Dwayne Hicks Jun 2014 #48

Because Snowden told us about Unconstitutional actions of the Government? Savannahmann Jun 2014 #52

The "mushroom" theory of what loyalty to the US is. Pholus Jun 2014 #61

No he's not. TransitJohn Jun 2014 #76

Some people said the same thing about Billy Mitchell. Downwinder Jun 2014 #96

No he isn't and after the revolution WHEN CRABS ROAR Jun 2014 #114

It's disgraceful how certain parts of the government lie and mislead the public with impunity. BlueCheese Jun 2014 #55

Clearly the WaPo is an unreliable source... ljm2002 Jun 2014 #56

Can we hire those Austrian officials? Please? Pholus Jun 2014 #69

I am not seeing any evidence that the plane was forced to land. Vattel Jun 2014 #72

The actual cockpit exchanges reveal that instrumentation problems msanthrope Jun 2014 #77

I think the new article in the Washingotn post explains why this has come up again. Vattel Jun 2014 #79

"One wonders why this is come up again"... ljm2002 Jun 2014 #105

Here are some links in post 75 Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 #81

Thanks for the links. Vattel Jun 2014 #107

Watching the spin cycle downthread is a riot !!!! marmar Jun 2014 #85

LOL! ProSense Jun 2014 #87

I think it is ridiculous that anyone here thinks they know what actually happened. djean111 Jun 2014 #102

We know what didn't happen Demeter Jun 2014 #117

good grief, get a grip. Whisp Jun 2014 #134

K and R. deurbano Jun 2014 #103

DURec... bvar22 Jun 2014 #109

Of course they do. Savannahmann Jun 2014 #113

Snowden reveals America's SCUMBAG SIDE for the whole world to see nikto Jun 2014 #123

Is there a map? 1000words Jun 2014 #124

Can a child be WRONG? nikto Jun 2014 #126

"America, right or wrong"... nikto Jun 2014 #131