Posted on 02/04/2023 6:49:13 AM PST by devane617
A second Chinese “surveillance balloon” was spotted flying over Latin America after another one traveling across the continental U.S. was detected earlier in the day, officials confirmed Friday evening.
“We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America. We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon,” Brig. Gen Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said. “We have no further information to provide at this time.”
The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed in a statement earlier on Friday that the high-altitude balloon that was first seen over Montana on Wednesday belongs to China, but claimed it is a weather balloon that was blown off course by wind.
U.S. officials countered the comment, instead speculating that it is a surveillance balloon. They have not shot it down over fears that doing so could risk public safety.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a scheduled trip to China after the balloon was detected. A State Department official said the conditions are “not right” for Blinken to make the trip at this time and noted that the balloon is a violation of international law and U.S. sovereignty.
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to determine which border is best for an invasion
Let it drift over the ocean and then shoot it down. I’ve heard a bevy of excuses. It should have been shot down when it was near the Aleutians.
China may have the ‘goods’ one Biden and they are testing him. So much we don’t know going on.
Feareth not. Our glorious leader’s invincible military utilized the correct pronouns in all communications regarding the harmless spy balloon.
Lol
“See everyone, China flies weather balloons everywhere, so it’s no big deal.”
They have satellites that do that. A flipping balloon would not be necessary.
The news said it was not spotted until it was over Montana?? Not hard to believe though ... now that the US military is SO dummied-down and woke!
Let’s get real. The military didn’t shoot down spy balloon because China OWNS biden.
Ticks me off to no end. Especially the general who said if the American people want any information they can just “look up and see it in the sky.”
The folks who were supposed to spot and derail the thing were probably in a life-and-death struggle over a bottle of nail polish! 😁
These are not Chinese. The US government is playing games.
Is the Pentagon run by the Chinese Communist Party ?
A case can be made the US is now part of “Latin America,” as our Uniparty has invited the Spanish speakers from South of the “border” to invade. Bush, Clinton, Obama, Biden...
Didn’t know the Reds would let a homo in country.
I think they're lying to cover Biden's indecision.
Oh caww, how sad, but true!!
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