Bolivian President Evo Morales blames the United States for his plane from Moscow being diverted to Vienna, Austria, Wednesday for a 14-hour layover after suspicions arose he was harboring National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden.
Returning home to a hero's welcome, Morales called it an "open provocation" to the South American continent after France, Spain and Portugal refused to let his plane pass through their airspace.
The United States and European allies "use the agent of North American imperialism to scare us and intimidate us," Morales said.
Morales added: "I regret this, but I want to say that some European countries should free themselves from North American imperialism."
The United States declined to comment on whether it was involved in any decision to close European airspace for Morales' plane.
Comment: So Snowden wants asylum from Russia... while going against Putin's terms and continuing to release top-secret documents?...
Stop the presses! More top secret documents (leaked by Snowden?) show that Microsoft and the NSA conspired against the masses!
Some more on this story from RT: