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Paulie

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16. The Soviets are back?

Reply to WovenGems (Reply #8)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 10:58 AM

Jul 2013

When did that happen?!?!?

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France: The Plane Wasn't Denied Our Airspace [View all] frontier00 Jul 2013 OP

It's become clear that the Bolivian President made this up Hooray for Pepe Jul 2013 #1

It was just an excuse rucky Jul 2013 #3

Turns out the ones they were getting weren't authentic Major Nikon Jul 2013 #10

You forgot the sarcasm smilie? idwiyo Jul 2013 #6

Morales is known to chew coca leafs. Perhaps he was hallucinating Freddie Stubbs Jul 2013 #15

Sup Ash_F Jul 2013 #30

Eat crow much? Ash_F Jul 2013 #29

Care to retract that . . . markpkessinger Jul 2013 #35

The NSA has all the metadata on this postulater Jul 2013 #2

Either someone is lying or someone managed to convince the pilots they were air traffic control. idwiyo Jul 2013 #4

It's not about France!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! davidpdx Jul 2013 #5

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #17

Nonsense. They tipped their hand, and now they are trying to backpeddle because GoneFishin Jul 2013 #7

Yes, they are trying to make the incident go away. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #25

Happy 4th of July! Celebrate the fireworks! chimpymustgo Jul 2013 #32

Silliness WovenGems Jul 2013 #8

The Soviets are back? Paulie Jul 2013 #16

Wasn't Putin KGB? Old habits die hard Rstrstx Jul 2013 #34

Ooooh, look at the shiny object! Myrina Jul 2013 #9

More proof of the Global Police State!! JoePhilly Jul 2013 #11

Happy to help connect the dots wtmusic Jul 2013 #22

Pretty much Ash_F Jul 2013 #31

Let the ass covering begin. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #12

Fuck! Another narrative blown? OilemFirchen Jul 2013 #13

I should add this gem from an outlier: OilemFirchen Jul 2013 #14

You sound a bit desperate wtmusic Jul 2013 #23

I'm managing quite well, thank you. OilemFirchen Jul 2013 #24

Hey! The plane was searched in Vienna. Why? temmer Jul 2013 #20

You have to ask who started the rumor in the first place? Historic NY Jul 2013 #18

Good point davidpdx Jul 2013 #40

Update at link: France won't say if permission was refused on Tuesday muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #19

You're not supposed to notice that. wtmusic Jul 2013 #21

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! Ford_Prefect Jul 2013 #26

France admits permission was denied, apologizes... PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #27

I can't believe they had the nerve to deny that they denied permission nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #33

It wasn't a denial pscot Jul 2013 #36

Last night it was a denial. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #37

Yes, but that characterization is now inoperative pscot Jul 2013 #38

:) nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #39

It was just the least untruthful way in which they could express their orders... Forgot10Hiro Jul 2013 #41

Obama must have threatened to drone France and Spain JI7 Jul 2013 #28