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struggle4progress

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6. France apologized for slow approval of overflight permission, not for refusing airspace

Reply to MannyGoldstein (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 04:06 PM

Jul 2013

The French said there was confusion about how many planes were involved and who was aboard but that overflight permission was granted as soon as they realized it was Morales plane

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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