(PNS reporting from LA PAZ) Bolivian Pres. Evo Morales is angry that the United States “racially-profiled” his jet as it was leaving a conference in Moscow and forced it to land in Austria, the whitest country in Europe.
Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca, who was mistaken for Morales at a press conference in Vienna, said the incident last week was a clear case of racial profiling, as the first question authorities asked the pilot when they landed was, “Do you know why we pulled you over?”
Austria charged the plane matched the description of another plane that was suspected of smuggling fugitive U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden out of Russia, and that its tail light was out, according to Choquehuanca.
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“There was no legitimate reason for pulling us over,” said Choquehuanca. “Other planes were flying recklessly, with the pilots carrying a little extra fuel in their livers, if you know what I mean. We were just enjoying salteñas, chewing coca leaves and playing with Pepito, our miniature llama, when the Americanos went all LAPD on us.”
Morales issued a statement today threatening to close the Bolivian embassy in Vienna. The exit of the Bolivian Ambassador would increase Austria’s Gross National Whiteness (GNW) from 99.999997% to 100%.