[Phsstpok]

If the pilot was flying where the controller told him to fly it is hard to pin the blame on the pilot.

It's Brazil.

The pilots are American's. 

The controllers are Brazilians.

Of course they'll pin the blame on the Americans. 

They'll actually probably try to pin the blame on George Bush.
 

[Lurking in Kansas]

Yupe, they are dead meat. (No pun intended.)