European states were told Snowden was on Morales plane, says Spain

[demmiblue]

Source: The Guardian

Spain says it and other European countries were told that the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was on board the Bolivian presidential plane that was diverted to Austria this week, causing a diplomatic row.

The foreign minister, José Manuel García-Margallo, said on Spanish National Television on Friday that "they told us that the information was clear, that he was inside".

The minister did not say who supplied the information and declined to say whether he had been in contact with the United States. But he said European countries' reactions were based on this information.

The Bolivian president, Evo Morales, claims the US pressured European countries to deny the plane flyover permission on Tuesday on suspicion that Snowden was using the flight as part of his bid to seek asylum.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/05/european-states-snowden-morales-plane-nsa

[Fumesucker]

1. Interesting that the Foreign Minister didn't feel at liberty to name any names

I've read here on DU that Snowden only faces something like 36 months in prison for his crimes, this seems like an extremely exaggerated effort to apprehend an evidently minor criminal.

[cali]

2. and this is the crux of it.

Despite denials from on high, the U.S. badly wants Snowden in custody. Anyone thinking they wouldn't orchestrate a grounding and searching of a plane that they believed he was on, is living in a ridiculous denial place. I'm sick as hell of the pathetic denials.

[WinkyDink]

3. Baghdad Bob strikes again!

[burnodo]

4. Who is "they"?

Who told European nations that Snowden was on the plane? Maybe it was the president of Lichtenstein!

[Pholus]

5. New CT's are being hatched even now.

Based on an "observation" that RT reporters were seemingly everywhere that day.