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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust imagine for a moment Air Force One was denied the right to fly over Russia
because they heard a rumor that a Chinese dissident was on board. We would go apeshit, if Air Force One were forced to make an unscheduled landing for a reason such as that. This is outrageous. Bolivia has a right to be hopping mad.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)Diplomatic flight, diplomatic protections. If he was on the flight he could have landed at JFK and all the FBI could do is scowl.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)But have they found out if he was on the plane.
Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)But wait for the apologists to denounce you for seeing the real issue.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,243 posts)London embassy.
Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)Portugal is responsible for their actions. Spain is responsible for their actions. If they have ambassadors in Boliva, I'd tell them to start packing. I wouldn't be surprised if Boliva PNG the entire embassy staff
Tarheel_Dem
(31,243 posts)Arctic Dave
(13,812 posts)Assange can call all those countries tell them Snowden is on the plane.
Who exactly would he call in those countries? Is he that fluent in all of their languages to convey what you are saying to the authorities?
And then all those authorities, without any proof other then a guy on a telephone spreading a "rumor" would divert a head of state's plane.
LOL. Ok, you win the most absurd ass covering contest.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,243 posts)Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)dsc
(52,169 posts)because Julian told him that the skittles were really plastic explosives he would be OK in your book.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)"Just imagine for a moment Air Force One was denied the right to fly over Russia because they heard a rumor that a Chinese dissident was on board. We would go apeshit, if Air Force One were forced to make an unscheduled landing for a reason such as that. This is outrageous. Bolivia has a right to be hopping mad."
...there is a lot of cheering against the U.S. whenever its snubbed by another country. Over the last weeks, countries from China to Russia have been cheered.
Why would that instance be any different?
uppityperson
(115,681 posts)HappyMe
(20,277 posts)I have no idea what the hell this new outrage is about.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)and not this shadowy speculative bad spy novel that is being constructed on the fly.
Harmony Blue
(3,978 posts)to mess with a head of state like this.
liberal N proud
(60,347 posts)Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)The equivalent of Air Force One to Bolivia.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)dsc
(52,169 posts)apparently rules don't apply to us anymore.