Posted on 07/02/2013 4:05:58 PM PDT by ColdOne
LA PAZ, Bolivia — The plane carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales home from Russia was rerouted to Austria on Tuesday after France and Portugal refused to let it cross their airspace because of suspicions that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was on board, the country’s foreign minister said.
Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca denied that Snowden was on the plane, which landed in Vienna, and said France and Portugal would have to explain why they canceled authorization for the plane.
“We don’t know who invented this lie. We want to denounce to the international community this injustice with the plane of President Evo Morales,” Choquehuanca said from Vienna, where the plane landed.
Morales met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a summit of major gas exporters in the Kremlin.
Morales said in an interview with Russia Today television that Bolivia would be willing to consider granting asylum to Snowden.
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I guess Obama won’t be planning a trip to Bolivia any time soon.
What exactly is funny? Do you remember any time in history when one nation interdicted a transport of another nation’s head of state, especially if these nations weren’t in a state of war?
It is pretty unbelieveble, even by standards of medieval despoty.
It was forcing down a plane in the 9th century that got me.
Don’t worry, I’m 100% on your side.
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