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2008-05-20 Caribbean-Latin America

Venezuela accuses U.S. of airspace incursion

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Posted by gorb 2008-05-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#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|| 2008-05-20 10:00|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-05-20 11:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah? And what're you gonna do about it, Gordo?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-05-20 12:02|| 2008-05-20 12:02|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-05-20 12:02|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-05-20 14:18|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-05-20 14:32|| Front Page Top

#7 That is force him to admit incompetence or else that he's a blowhard.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-05-20 14:33|| 2008-05-20 14:33|| Front Page Top

#8 I say we have a flight of 4 F-22s pop a sonic boom 300 ft above his presidential palace.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-05-20 17:40|| 2008-05-20 17:40|| Front Page Top

#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...

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