kirchner had a rocky relationship with the united states. several items from a us air force plane, such as drugs and gps devices, were seized by argentine officials, which caused a diplomatic crisis. us state department spokesman philip j. crowley said that they were standard tools used in counter-terrorism tactics which were being taught to the argentine police during the joint operation, and asked for the return of the seized materials. kirchner blamed the whole country for the 2014 default, ruled by us judge thomas p. griesa. she said in a "cadena nacional" ("national network") address that the us may be trying to oust her from power, or even assassinate her. she said this a few days after accusing the islamic state of iraq and the levant of similar assassination plans against her. the idea was rejected by opposition leader elisa carrió as a mere conspiracy theory.