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Bolivia: Presidential plane forced to land after false rumors of Snowden onboard
(CNN) -- Bolivian officials say their country's presidential plane had to land in Austria on Tuesday after false rumors circulated that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden was aboard the aircraft. (www.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Agreed. All of the people that are just now outraged haven't been paying attention for the past couple of decades. It's funny how Hannity from Fox defended Bush in 2006 when it was leaked then, but all of a sudden changed his mind. People are sheep. This is a violation of the Fourth Amendment, and those responsible should be prosecuted. Doesn't matter WHAT party is in power. Snowden is a patriot.
Good points. Going back to aviation theme, who leaned on Portugal and Spain to close the gas stations? Does anything have the range between Moscow and La Paz or Quito?
After this precedent , Presidential passage will always be in question.
Nothing like taking diplomacy to new depths for trivia.
Makes food for thought for Independence Day.
After this precedent , Presidential passage will always be in question.
Nothing like taking diplomacy to new depths for trivia.
Makes food for thought for Independence Day.
Moscow-La Paz about 7,000 NM, hardly possible for this french plane to make it non-stop
Dassault Falcon 900EX Tail # FAB 001. You can playback the flight on this website (not coming up on FlightAware for some reason)
http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/fab-001
http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/fab-001
Joel, I agree. But he is actively evading capture. He needs to be arrested before he enjoys the innocent until guilty perks
Very true. If the issue is to bring the domestic espionage issue to the attention of the American public, this has been accomplished. If the evasion was to create public awareness to avoid a 'disappearance', that to is accomplished. As such, I am in favor of his return to place the question before the courts. There are parallels with Daniel Ellsberg. This is tending away from aviation related issues.
It should be taken for granted that the president of any country should be allowed passage anywhere, anytime, for any reason.
This action puts Air Force One in a compromised position. The US president must always be protected, and that is done not only with arms, but also with diplomacy.
I can't understand what else Snowden might have that makes the administration so keen to capture him. The so-called "secrets" he revealed amount to no real news to any right thinking person. Is it any surprise that the phone company has records of who you called? AT&T has been doing that since Bell called Watson.