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In reply to the discussion: So it turns out the story about the French blocking Morales' plane was total bullshit - LMAO!!! [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)24. We'll see.
"So it turns out the story about the French blocking Morales' plane was total bullshit - LMAO!!!"
As they say, the story is evolving. It always does.
Remember when many people were waving the fake travel document and snark by Ecuador's President Correa as the last word?
Ecuador to US: Go f*** yourself.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/06/27/1219373/-Ecuador-to-US-Go-f-yourself
Within days, the story unraveled.
Ecuador threatens legal action against leaker of invalid travel document for Snowden
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023114430
Ecuadoran President Correa Gives VP Biden An Earful
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023130093
Ecuador
No. The president, Rafael Correa, said he was not considering Snowden's asylum request. In an interview with the Guardian, Correa said Snowden would have to reach Ecuadorean territory before the country would consider any asylum request. The US has cancelled Snowden's passport, and Correa said his government would not give Snowden an authorised travel document to extract himself from Moscow airport. "The right of asylum request is one thing, but helping someone travel from one country to another Ecuador has never done this."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/02/edward-snowden-nsa-asylum-application-list-countries
No. The president, Rafael Correa, said he was not considering Snowden's asylum request. In an interview with the Guardian, Correa said Snowden would have to reach Ecuadorean territory before the country would consider any asylum request. The US has cancelled Snowden's passport, and Correa said his government would not give Snowden an authorised travel document to extract himself from Moscow airport. "The right of asylum request is one thing, but helping someone travel from one country to another Ecuador has never done this."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/02/edward-snowden-nsa-asylum-application-list-countries
Ecuador Defends Domestic Surveillance
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Cléver Jiménez, a member of Ecuadors legislature who was sued in 2011 for libeling President Rafael Correa and was recently sentenced to 18 months in prison for the same offense, released a statement on Thursday criticizing the government for its involvement with Snowden and WikiLeaks in light of its own surveillance practices, calling them an attack on civilian security and the human rights of Ecuadoreans.
Jiménez called the situation with Snowden and Julian Assange, who has been living at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for over a year, a smokescreen to distract the world and the country from the serious corruption of the government.
Jiménez criticized Correas government for the documents published by BuzzFeed, finding the letter related to a possible drone deal to be most alarming.
An alarming detail is that this last purchase is for the creation of drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, which are used for surveillance programs, Jiménez said.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/ecuador-defends-domestic-surveillance
Cléver Jiménez, a member of Ecuadors legislature who was sued in 2011 for libeling President Rafael Correa and was recently sentenced to 18 months in prison for the same offense, released a statement on Thursday criticizing the government for its involvement with Snowden and WikiLeaks in light of its own surveillance practices, calling them an attack on civilian security and the human rights of Ecuadoreans.
Jiménez called the situation with Snowden and Julian Assange, who has been living at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for over a year, a smokescreen to distract the world and the country from the serious corruption of the government.
Jiménez criticized Correas government for the documents published by BuzzFeed, finding the letter related to a possible drone deal to be most alarming.
An alarming detail is that this last purchase is for the creation of drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, which are used for surveillance programs, Jiménez said.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/ecuador-defends-domestic-surveillance
The Errors of Edward Snowden and His Global Hypocrisy Tour
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002311287272
Here we go again.
Why are countries still cooperating with the United States on Snowden?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023156720
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So it turns out the story about the French blocking Morales' plane was total bullshit - LMAO!!! [View all]
Cali_Democrat
Jul 2013
OP
It's always the initial lie that gets the biggest headlines, and the most fake outrage. ODS should
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2013
#2
I admit, most of the time I just LMAO at the sheer foolishness. At what point is there poutrage....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2013
#20
So because they refused to confirm reports, it means they did deny the flight?
Cali_Democrat
Jul 2013
#6
Apparently the answer is "initially" since it consistent with all three French official statements.
Pholus
Jul 2013
#13
Isn't it hysterical how we can shit on the leaders of the "little" nations?
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2013
#7
It is projection. From one obsessed with a personality onto anyone who disagrees with them.
morningfog
Jul 2013
#64
It turns out the story about the NSA spying on us was total bullshit - LMAO!!!
DesMoinesDem
Jul 2013
#12
I'm glad no one on DU had been calling for the return of Freedom Fries prior to this new development
LanternWaste
Jul 2013
#16
Not as embarrassing as those cheering for the detention of Morales' plane. But now apparently
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#29
Some ravers and their "sycophantile" groupies may want to revise some of posts on other threads
Sheepshank
Jul 2013
#21
Yes, I don't see the hysterics from yesterday offering to even change their opinion!
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#34
Since we now have confirmation from the French president that permission was initially denied
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#42
Well, well. State Dept confirms the US has been in contact with overflight countries
magellan
Jul 2013
#41
This "in contact" was related to asylum requests not to Evo Morales flight to Bolivia
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#45
My point is that she said today that the US had nothing to do with the Bolivian plane incident
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#56
No, she didn't say "the US had nothing to do with the Bolivian plane incident"
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#123
It is, in fact, true. Truth doesn't give a damn how bootlickers feel about it.
DisgustipatedinCA
Jul 2013
#92
The story is that they refused permission to "land for refueling" not that thing you just quoted.
ieoeja
Jul 2013
#66
Actually it is your post that is BS - France admits permission was denied, apologizes...
PoliticAverse
Jul 2013
#82
Well now that France has apologized for it, and you've been shown to be a complete and utter fool
Maven
Jul 2013
#87
Isn't it sickening? They go from castigating critics for not admitting they were wrong, to
Marr
Jul 2013
#120
K&R for the sheer delight of your being so totally fucking betrayed by the fucking French.
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2013
#94
Cali Democrat has thoroughly discredited himself, which is useful to remember
DisgustipatedinCA
Jul 2013
#97
Yep. You can smell a liar after a few posts. Intransigent in the face of proof
GoneFishin
Jul 2013
#131
At the moment it appears that France did initially block Morales from flying into its airspace.
BlueCheese
Jul 2013
#115
BBC is reporting that the French have issued an appology for blocking his flight
1-Old-Man
Jul 2013
#117
Your desire to throw around ODS here is embarrassing. What a laughable OP. nt
stillwaiting
Jul 2013
#124