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| Venezuela accuses U.S. of airspace incursion |
| 2008-05-20 |
| Why so touchy, Oogo? Venezuela's foreign minister said the U.S. ambassador will be summoned to explain an alleged incursion by a U.S. military plane in Venezuelan airspace. Venezuelan Defense Minister Gen. Gustavo Rangel Briceno said the U.S. Navy plane was detected in Venezuelan airspace Saturday near the Caribbean island of La Orchila and the plane was contacted by radio. Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said U.S. Ambassador Patrick Duddy is being called in to explain. U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Robin Holzhauer says the United States is looking into "any possible accidental incursion of Venezuelan airspace." "Right after we finish downloading the last files off a certain dead FARC commanders laptop." Venezuelan officials announced the move Monday at a news conference where they also expressed concern about an alleged incursion by Colombian troops. Colombia's defense minister has denied Venezuela's allegation that troops crossed the border. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #9 #8: I say we have a flight of 4 F-22s pop a sonic boom 300 ft above his presidential palace. Posted by: DarthVader|| 2008-05-20 17:40 Every hour on the hour, until Hoogo moves on... |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-05-20 20:30 |
| #8 I say we have a flight of 4 F-22s pop a sonic boom 300 ft above his presidential palace. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-05-20 17:40 |
| #7 That is force him to admit incompetence or else that he's a blowhard. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-05-20 14:33 |
| #6 The US should announce that our plane could not have incurred or else Venezuelan fighters would have sortied out to escort them. Since the V airforce was on the ground it's clear nothing happened. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-05-20 14:32 |
| #5 Hope they didn't drop anything in the water. That area is pristine and dosen't need any Empire Garbage. |
| Posted by: George Smiley 2008-05-20 14:18 |
| #4 Gen. Gustavo Rangel, the Venezuelan defense minister, said the authorities on Saturday detected an S-3B Viking aircraft piloted by United States Navy personnel over La Orchila, a Caribbean island with a Venezuelan military base. An exchange of words ensued, General Rangel said, and the plane departed in the direction of Curaçao, in the Dutch Antilles. “We believe this action to be deliberate on the part of the North American Navy,” General Rangel said. “At this moment in time, it is nothing but another link in the chain of provocations in which they are trying to involve our country.” Just wanted to highlight the Venezuelans referring to the: NORTH AMERICAN NAVY Not US Navy. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2008-05-20 12:02 |
| #3 Yeah? And what're you gonna do about it, Gordo? |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-05-20 12:02 |
| #2 Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said U.S. Ambassador Patrick Duddy is being called in to explain. Have a coupla F-18's buzz the Foreign Ministry on full afterburner while he's in there... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-05-20 11:25 |
| #1 We need to do it big time, i.e. incursion of Chavez's airspace; the little Castro clone. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-05-20 10:00 |