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struggle4progress

(118,320 posts) Mon Jul 8, 2013, 03:34 PM Jul 2013

Edward Snowden case: Bolivia summons envoys over jet

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 (Original Post) 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

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

1. Good.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 03:41 PM

Jul 2013

struggle4progress

(118,320 posts)

2. "It's a gigantic conspiracy, and everybody's lying except Bolivia!"

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 03:47 PM

Jul 2013

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)

5. And France.

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 04:04 PM

Jul 2013

They've at least apologized.

struggle4progress

(118,320 posts)

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

formercia

(18,479 posts)

3. I'm surprised they hadn't done it sooner.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 03:59 PM

Jul 2013

I bet the locals will find this entertaining, if not surreal.

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

4. Snowjob did something productive!

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 04:02 PM

Jul 2013

Gave people a reason to burn some flags LOL....

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

7. I strongly suggest you abstain from calling him a "Snowjob"

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 04:07 PM

Jul 2013

What he did may or may not be construed as salubrious but he has not lied about any of the information he leaked. His veracity has not been called into question by any party.

struggle4progress

(118,320 posts)

8. Well, except for claiming he had the authority to wiretap the President, or for

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 04:14 PM

Jul 2013

claiming he made $200K annually, or for getting his BAH job under false pretenses, or a buncha other details like that

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

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

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 04:30 PM

Jul 2013

Doesn't even know what in the fuck he is talking about. That is clear in EVERYTHING that he has put out--

So Snowjob is more than fitting as he's "snowed" a lot of folks around here and the World apparently
I don't even think he's a real DBA...I'm sure the smarter folks at Booz are looking around like, how the fuck did this dude get on board? Copied a resume he found online?

We have a couple folks like that at my work (Yes LINDA I'm talking about you). Of course their story is a little different as they were hired via nepotism during the late 90's boom and for some reason are still around. Even after layoffs over the years.

Luckily, a lot of folks that had no business being in IT or Telecom were the first to go when the bubble popped-

olddad56

(5,732 posts)

14. whatever you say, blowjob.

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #9)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 05:47 PM

Jul 2013

Cha

(297,485 posts)

10. Oh he's a snowjob, alright.

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 04:39 PM

Jul 2013

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

12. And that's why all this is reverberating around the globe. Right?

Reply to Cha (Reply #10)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 05:21 PM

Jul 2013

And that's why the US government is hectoring its allies to get Snowden.

And that's why the Europeans breached diplomatic protocol with Morales.

And that's why anti-American and anti-European demonstrations are breaking out.

And that's why US senators are calling for renewed scutinry of NSA, FISA, and that whole ball of spy wax.

And that's why the Europeans are pissed at us for spying (when they're not doing the same or our bidding).

It's all a snowjob. Keep wishing.