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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBolivia Accuses Assange of Putting Evo Morales' Life at Risk
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Bolivia-Accuses-Assange-of-Putting-Evo-Morales-Life-at-Risk-20150413-0024.htmlThe Bolivian Ambassador to Russia, Maria Luisa Ramos, directly defied WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by publicly asking him whether he apologized to President Morales for putting his life at risk by leaking false information that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was on his plane in July 2013.
Have you apologized to Morales? Ramos asked Assange during a video conference Monday, during the premier of the documentary Terminal F about Snowden's search for exile.
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"For your big countries this may not be important, but for Bolivia it does matter. We would have never violated the law and I have no idea who would dare to risk the life of the president to confuse the United States officials, she said, reiterating her question: Have you apologized to Morales for this issue?
Assange responded that, Edward Snowden could have been on board the Bolivian president's airplane because it is considered a diplomatic plane. In order to deny a plane the use of airspace, there have to be good reasons.
The WikiLeaks founder went into detail saying that various options were taken into consideration and insisted that the aim was to distract the attention of U.S.' National Security Agency (NSA).
He admitted that the plan was not completely honest, but we did consider that the final result would have justified our actions. Assange also confessed the outcome of his actions were never expected, but insisted Washington was responsible for the plane's emergency landing.
Have you apologized to Morales? Ramos asked Assange during a video conference Monday, during the premier of the documentary Terminal F about Snowden's search for exile.
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"For your big countries this may not be important, but for Bolivia it does matter. We would have never violated the law and I have no idea who would dare to risk the life of the president to confuse the United States officials, she said, reiterating her question: Have you apologized to Morales for this issue?
Assange responded that, Edward Snowden could have been on board the Bolivian president's airplane because it is considered a diplomatic plane. In order to deny a plane the use of airspace, there have to be good reasons.
The WikiLeaks founder went into detail saying that various options were taken into consideration and insisted that the aim was to distract the attention of U.S.' National Security Agency (NSA).
He admitted that the plan was not completely honest, but we did consider that the final result would have justified our actions. Assange also confessed the outcome of his actions were never expected, but insisted Washington was responsible for the plane's emergency landing.
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Bolivia Accuses Assange of Putting Evo Morales' Life at Risk (Original Post)
SidDithers
Apr 2015
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If I tell somebody that I am on Airforce One with the President, I may be a liar.
stone space
Apr 2015
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randome
(34,845 posts)1. Resurrecting the 'emergency landing' bullshit again.
I guess with Snowden fading into irrelevance, it's time to revisit some classic oldies.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Precision and concision. That's the game.[/center][/font][hr]
stone space
(6,498 posts)2. If I tell somebody that I am on Airforce One with the President, I may be a liar.
But fail to see how my lie is endangering anybody's life, and most certainly not President Obama's life.
That would be a stretch, it seems to me.