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Bolivia complains to UN after Evo Morales' plane 'kidnapped'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/03/bolivia-un-evo-morales-plane
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Bolivia filed a complaint at the United Nations on Wednesday over what it called the kidnapping of its president, Evo Morales, whose plane was diverted to Vienna amid suspicions that it was carrying the surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden.
The country's ambassador to the UN, Sacha Llorenti, said the enforced rerouting to Austria was an act of aggression and a violation of international law. The US admitted that it had been in contact with other nations over potential flights by Snowden.
"We will demand appropriate explanations from those countries that submitted to North American imperialism and briefly put President Morales in such a helpless situation," Llorenti told the state radio Patria Nueva. Bolivia's vice-president, Alvaro García Linera, said Morales was "kidnapped by imperialism".
South American nations accused the United States of being behind the extraordinary manoeuvring, furious at what they regarded as the humiliation of Morales. In Washington, the state department would not comment on the Morales flight but conceded that it discussed the issue of flights by Snowden with other nations.
aquart
(69,014 posts)This was insane.
THey must know something we don't know - I sure hope so
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)it will expand divisions between Latin America and the US.
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)Haven't you read the 37 reposting's of Today's Explanation?
malaise
(269,103 posts)Still while all this was going on I'm betting Snowden was on some other aircraft
struggle4progress
(118,318 posts)Spain conspired to kidnap Morales and force him to refuel in Austria! What's up with that? Obama's still President, even if the current governors of Austria and Spain are Republicans! Does Obama think France is a separate country or something? I haven't been following this closely, but I bet Italy and Portugal give ObamaCare the boot!
Cha
(297,409 posts)"admits contact with other nations over potential Snowden flights"!
Good on Pres Obama staying out of that clusterfuck.
Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)Title it How to win friends internationally. Tell this story, and close with. If you want to win friends internationally, don't do this.
malaise
(269,103 posts)Truth will out
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)Should it have been handled by Kerry? I really think better of him than such a bone headed move. This has more of an agency feel to it.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)or Venezuela...
or.........
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)What did the kid take? The Crown Jewels? Or is this what they fear he took, and they have no idea what he took?
But damn, violating sovereignty over Edward Snowden?
malaise
(269,103 posts)Watching Chris Hayes take on this mess
sibelian
(7,804 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Channels snd noy been this obvious
sibelian
(7,804 posts)Nothing's controllable forever. Eventually things pile up too much, there isn't time to craft the smart move and you just have to act.