Venezuelan foreign minister says US prohibited flight by President Maduro over Puerto Rico

[Judi Lynn]

Venezuelan foreign minister says US prohibited flight by President Maduro over Puerto Rico
Article by: ASSOCIATED PRESS , Associated Press
Updated: September 19, 2013 - 6:40 PM

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua says that the United States has prohibited a planned flight by President Nicolas Maduro from passing through U.S. airspace over Puerto Rico.

Jaua said Thursday that the flight had been scheduled to pass over the U.S. territory on Friday on its way to China. He characterized the U.S. action as an "aggression."

The U.S. Embassy in Caracas did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment on the foreign minister's statement. Maduro is leaving Friday for the trip to China, which runs through Tuesday.

Venezuela and the U.S. have had tense relations for a number of years and have been without ambassadors in each other's country since 2010.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/224494541.html

(Short article, no more at link.)

[Thinkingabout]

1. Jaua does not dictate to the US what we shoild do unless they want the same in return.

Venezuela made their decision to offer asylum to Snowden who is on the lam from the US so we have denied travel through our air space. Maduro may dictate in his country but not in the US

[Mojorabbit]

2. How petty. It would be nice to have adult international diplomacy.

This is childish and only serves to exacerbate relations.

[MADem]

3. Well, he can't tell the difference between the Puerto Rican flag and the Cuban one....

Are we even sure the bozo wants to fly over PR, and not the Virgin Islands?

Maybe Spiderman can help him out...oh wait, Spiderman is evil!!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/18/maduro-spiderman-venezuela-violence_n_3949942.html

He needs to learn that he can't do stupid things like offer asylum to lawbreakers and expect nations to ignore his stupid grandstanding or to put up with his bullshit.

Eh...his mind is in the gutter, anyway!

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/30/20255175-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-in-christ-multiplied-the-penises-gaffe?lite

How long before someone--from the left, not the right--topples this assclown?

He's a joke.