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DiK-xpost from this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023169452
http://www.salzburg.com/nachrichten/welt/politik/sn/artikel/morales-in-wien-landeerlaubnis-wegen-flugzeugdefekt-65124/
(Via Salzburger Nachrichten, a normal Austrian newspaper)
Intervention von US-Botschafter?
Wie die Tageszeitung "Die Presse" in ihrer Donnerstagsausgabe berichtet, hat es noch am Montagabend eine Intervention von US-Botschafter William Eacho gegeben. Laut "Presse" behauptete der Diplomat mit großer Bestimmtheit, dass Edward Snowden an Bord sei, der von den USA gesuchte Aufdecker jüngster Abhörskandale. Eacho habe auf eine diplomatische Note verwiesen, in der die USA die sofortige Auslieferung Snowdens verlangten. Im Außenamt wurde am Mittwochabend auf Anfrage der APA bestätigt, dass es einen Anruf Eachos gegeben habe. Druck sei dabei aber keiner ausgeübt worden.
Bolded part translated by DiK:
On wednesday evening, the Foreign Ministry confirmed an inquiry by APA (DiK: Austria Presse Agentur) that there was a call by (William) Eachos. There was no pressuring (of the Austrian Ministry).
The truth, as always, grayish and plausibly deniable...
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)...or so I understand.
Democracyinkind
(4,015 posts)Shamelessly kicking because the content of this thread is still being denied in other threads.
temmer
(358 posts)to the Austrians. It was 11 pm.
No reason to construct conspiracy theories here.
/sarcasm
Democracyinkind
(4,015 posts)in order to heartily wish sweet dreams.
KoKo
(84,711 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Democracyinkind
(4,015 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)struggle4progress
(118,293 posts)Agence France-Presse
7:27 am | Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013
VIENNAAustria summoned the US ambassador on Monday to explain reports that Washington had bugged European offices and embassies amid a growing diplomatic row. In a meeting with the ambassador, William Eacho, Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger expressed Austrias worries over the spiralling espionage scandal that has threatened to damage transatlantic ties and demanded a rapid clarification. Eacho promised to transmit Viennas concerns to the relevant authorities, according to local news agency APA ...
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/436737/austria-summons-us-ambassador-over-spy-scandal
So, although on Monday Vienna summoned Washington's ambassador to demand clarifications about Snowden's allegations that the US had bugged EU offices, it is your theory that on Tuesday Vienna was Washington's lapdog?
Democracyinkind
(4,015 posts)struggle4progress
(118,293 posts)And then Tuesday, Eacho called the Austrian Foreign Ministry
What is a reasonable conjecture about the purpose of Eacho's phone call?
Democracyinkind
(4,015 posts)That's about all I am willing to speculate.
As to the contents of the call, I have no idea. I am waiting for the Austrian press to dig something up, which I will then post if I'm the first to see it. I'll be happy to weigh in on the issue then.
This thread was simply meant to establish that such a call took place, as their was some confusion about that on DU (given the wording of the "Die Presse" article).
struggle4progress
(118,293 posts)So he landed them somewhere around 10P Tuesday
There's a six hour time difference between Washington and Vienna: that means it was around 4PM Washington time when Morales landed
So sometime early in the workday (Washington time) on Monday, the Austrian desk at Foggy Bottom learns Eacho has been summoned and sometime before COB (Washington time) on Monday, Eacho provides DC with a detailed report. The Austrian desk needs to sort out exactly what Vienna wants: the allegations involve NSA spying, so the desk can't respond with boilerplate. It takes some back and forth to craft the response, and Eacho gets his instructions sometime before COB (Washington time) on Tuesday
This is not just business as usual, as Vienna has made clear by its Monday summons to Eacho. So he calls to set up further discussion
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)several other countries. It says nothing related to the accusations thrown about
how he said Snowden's on the plane. No proof
Meaning another pile that is being contorted by Emoprogs into a conspiracy.