Bolivia forgives European countries for air space incident
(Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales on Wednesday forgave France, Spain, Italy and Portugal for denying their air space to his presidential jet early this month, closing an incident that had riled leftist governments around Latin America.
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Morales and other South American leftist leaders Rafael Correa of Ecuador, Cristina Fernandez of Argentina and Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela said pressure from Washington was behind the air space denial. They said the incident had put Morales' life at risk and showed a neo-colonialist attitude on the part of the European countries involved.
The European countries later apologized to Bolivia. Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina and Uruguay, which make up the Mercosur trade bloc, joined Bolivia in recalling their ambassadors from the four countries for consultations over the incident.
"Although we are not fully satisfied, we accept the apologies of the four countries as a first step, because we want to continue relationships of respect among our countries," Morales told reporters in Bolivia's capital, La Paz.
"Accordingly, we have agreed to send our ambassadors back," Morales added.
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BAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023177352#post3
I could continue. At first, your argument was that the airspace issue was due to a rumor started by whom. Not the violations of the Vienna Conventions, or the violations of the ICAO agreements. Then when that fell by the wayside, then you went off on rants about how those nations were all guilty of hyperbole.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023163029
Shall I continue more? Now, all is well because Bolivia accepted an apology for an incident you said didn't happen, was perfectly legal, was absolutely justified, and now all is forgiven.
I can't keep up with you ProSense. You change directions faster than a hummingbird.
ON EDIT: If you want to post that PM I sent you before now would be a great time.
"Was the rumor an intentional act by the U.S. government?
Was it the U.S. government acting on bad information?
Was it another party trying to embarrass the U.S. government? "
...you think a series of questions about a rumor that was clearly a rumor and wanting to know the source is the same as:
"When for days you told us that it was all hype designed to make President Obama look bad? You see my problem here."
It was a rumor. The U.S. could have been the source. Fact: It was still a rumor.
I suspect that this is going to turn into another attempted deflection because some don't like the information in the OP.
Carry on.
"And if you read your own link, you will see that Morales and the rest of the Latin American countries have forgiven EUROPEAN puppets. That is all, and in doing so have made the very clear point that they believe they merely dangling on the strings of the US. So what do you see here that is in any way beneficial to the US? I am failing to see the cause of the prejudicial remarks and the dozens of little laughing roly poly guys."
...maybe you could stop pretending I didn't "read" the OP, stop responding to straw men (I said nothing about anything being " beneficial to the US"
, and then take up your issues with "prejudicial remarks" with those who made them.
"This is what is called 'playing chess' and we are losing. Do you not see that,, really?"
OK.
