Assange on the Untold Story of the Grounding of Evo Morales’ Plane During Edward Snowden Manhunt

http://democracynow.org - In 2013, Julian Assange of WikiLeaks played a pivotal role in helping National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden leave Hong Kong for Russia. During the U.S. hunt for Snowden, Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane was forced to land in Austria for 14 hours after Spain, France, Portugal and Italy closed their airspace under pressure from the United States over false rumors Snowden was on board. Assange gives the inside story on why that plane was targeted.

Note:  It's rather clear that Democracy Now! —like many other previously solid anti-establishment/anti-imperialist alternative news sources—has been penetrated by the system, hence its often surprising coverage of events with "experts" and witnesses vetted by the corporatocracy. This forces us to be careful in what see and read on such sources. This impotant item appears to pass the smell test, but keep your eyes open.