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(125,003 posts) Mon Jul 8, 2013, 03:34 PM Jul 2013

Edward Snowden case: Bolivia summons envoys over jet [View all]

Source: BBC

8 July 2013 Last updated at 15:04 ET

Bolivia has summoned the ambassadors of France, Spain, Portugal and Italy to explain why their countries blocked President Evo Morales' jet last week ...

The European countries have variously denied closing their airspace ...

Meanwhile, the diplomatic row spilled onto the streets of La Paz, as thousands of Bolivians staged demonstrations against the US and four European countries.

Hundreds of protesters reportedly gathered outside the US embassy, demanding that the US diplomatic mission be closed and setting fire to US, Spanish, French and Portuguese flags ...

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23234116

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Edward Snowden case: Bolivia summons envoys over jet [View all] struggle4progress Jul 2013 OP

Good. dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #1

"It's a gigantic conspiracy, and everybody's lying except Bolivia!" struggle4progress Jul 2013 #2

And France. MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #5

France apologized for slow approval of overflight permission, not for refusing airspace struggle4progress Jul 2013 #6

I'm surprised they hadn't done it sooner. formercia Jul 2013 #3

Snowjob did something productive! snooper2 Jul 2013 #4

I strongly suggest you abstain from calling him a "Snowjob" cosmicone Jul 2013 #7

Well, except for claiming he had the authority to wiretap the President, or for struggle4progress Jul 2013 #8

he's a low level IT twerp that got hold of some documents.... snooper2 Jul 2013 #9

whatever you say, blowjob. olddad56 Jul 2013 #14

Oh he's a snowjob, alright. Cha Jul 2013 #10

And that's why all this is reverberating around the globe. Right? Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #12

The poster is mostly interested in repeating childish names they invented. Romulus Quirinus Jul 2013 #15

Protestors in the streets of LaPaz?(YAWN) KinMd Jul 2013 #11

Ugly Americanism is making a real comeback these days. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #13