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In reply to the discussion: It was the US AMBASSADOR to Austria who called the FM to say Snowden was on Pres Morales' plane [View all]WovenGems
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        "Late confirmation" means the plane had already diverted. Thus the permission was meaningless. Unless of course, one is looking for an excuse.
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                        It was the US AMBASSADOR to Austria who called the FM to say Snowden was on Pres Morales' plane [View all]
							Catherina
							Jul 2013
							OP
                        
        
        But Rex, remember when America used to be wrong about everything when Bush was
        sabrina 1
        Jul 2013
        #49
      
        
        bookmark this too. There was no inspection. His refusal to budge on that is why he had to sit 13 hrs
        Catherina
        Jul 2013
        #10
      
        
        That may well be, but doesn't distract me at all from the fact that we apparently had a hand in it
        silvershadow
        Jul 2013
        #13
      
        
        'I am not some sort of delinquent, whereby you can take control of the plane.'
        Octafish
        Jul 2013
        #36
      
        
        How did Austria verify passports without knowing how many people were on the plane?  -- n/t
        mazzarro
        Jul 2013
        #61
      
        
        So according to this article the call to Austria came after the jet had already landed. n/t
        PoliticAverse
        Jul 2013
        #6
      
        
        Hey, if you can pretend to be a lawyer, I can pretend to be a pirate.
        East Coast Pirate
        Jul 2013
        #63
      
        
        It would have violated International Laws,  Treaties, Immunities etc IF they had tried to get him
        sabrina 1
        Jul 2013
        #53
      
        
        After Julian Assange went there. Fortunately there were smarter people around who prevented that
        sabrina 1
        Jul 2013
        #84
      
        
        I remember it, as do so many others, of course. It made them look like assholes.
        Judi Lynn
        Jul 2013
        #85
      
        
        billions upon billions spent in spying and surveillance and their most wanted man makes them look
        xiamiam
        Jul 2013
        #15
      
        
        no. no, i've been assured this was the sponataneous decision of some EU agency..
        frylock
        Jul 2013
        #18
      
        
        EU Agency in this case means American Embassy based in the EU I guess.... nt
        silvershadow
        Jul 2013
        #21
      
        
        The only reason to disregard it is if that paper has something to gain from falsification...
        sibelian
        Jul 2013
        #100
      
        
        I think what you are smelling comes from your many posts on the Morales issue...
        PoliticAverse
        Jul 2013
        #29
      
        
        And you made your OP after the French Foreign Minister had already made the
        PoliticAverse
        Jul 2013
        #35
      
        
        Not a US corporate source. I'm just looking for additional sources and quotes from govt officials
        Cali_Democrat
        Jul 2013
        #34
      
        
        What you are attacked for is quoting anonymous sources you seem to agree with
        PoliticAverse
        Jul 2013
        #38
      
        
        He didn't do this on his own. Even if he could have, or did, what explains the other countries? n/t
        Catherina
        Jul 2013
        #43
      
        
        This is printed in a RW Catholic-church-owned daily and nobody else is running with it
        Recursion
        Jul 2013
        #78
      
        
        I have already posted confirmation independent of Die Presse that a call took place.
        Democracyinkind
        Jul 2013
        #88
      
        
        Hey DU, we did good!  A few discreet tweets here and there & RT_Spanish has picked this up
        Catherina
        Jul 2013
        #114
      
  