Audio purportedly from inside the cockpit of Bolivian President Evo Morales’s flight

[ProSense]

Audio purportedly from inside the cockpit of Bolivian President Evo Morales’s flight

By Max Fisher

One of the strangest moments of Bolivian Air Force flight FAB-001, which ferried President Evo Morales from Moscow to a perhaps unwanted stopover in Vienna and now to the Canary Islands en route to Bolivia, came shortly after the Dassault Falcon 900EX took a sudden hairpin turn over central Austria.

According to audio posted online and purportedly taken from the flight’s radio communications, the pilots called in to Vienna air traffic control to request permission to land, saying, “We need to land because we cannot get a correct indication of the fuel indication – we need to land.” You can listen to the audio here:

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That moment, if the audio is indeed what it purports to be (more on this below), adds another data point to the strange and convoluted story of FAB-001′s diversion to Vienna on its way from Moscow to Bolivia.

According to Bolivian officials, the flight diverted to land in Vienna because European countries they were to pass through had revoked their permission to fly over or perhaps to stop for refueling. The Bolivians charged this was because those countries suspected NSA leaker Edward Snowden may have been on board. And, indeed, Austrian officials said they conducted a routine search of the plane and passport check.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/07/03/audio-purportedly-from-inside-the-cockpit-of-bolivian-president-evo-moraless-flight/

[NYC_SKP]

1. Snowden is a modern day Waldo.

[dgibby]

2. If this is true,

then perhaps the pilot thought the only way to get permission to land was to indicate an inflight emergency.

[warrior1]

3. That changes the whole kidnapping thing

Mechanical problems

[djean111]

4. I do not expect that we will ever know what exactly happened.

There is "need to Know", there is redaction because we are not entitled to know, whatever.
Lately I tend to disbelieve "official" statements. From anybody.

[randome]

5. I like this remark from TPM.

TrumpDog Shakezula • 14 minutes ago

Clearly Chicago thug Obama air shafted on to the plane using special Obamabungee cords to hold on, opened the doors, crept inside and - while the pilots were not looking - made the fuel gauge malfunction so the plane would HAVE to land.

"Obamabungee, GO!!"

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[eissa]

6. LMAO! Hilarious and sad

Truly funny, but you just know there are "certain people" who would believe that.

[Turbineguy]

7. Finally!

a sound analysis based on indisputable facts instead of a knee-jerk reaction.