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Violet_Crumble

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44. I know. Let's pretend this is just Joe Average on a commercial flight!

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 04:45 AM

Jul 2013

That way we don't have to worry ourselves with trifling things like international diplomacy Countries don't just give authorisation for a head of state to fly in their airspace and then turn round and retract it while the plane's in the air. Doing that leads to international incidents and all sorts of ill-feeling at high levels in the countries involved.

If it had been a US President it was done to, all hell would have broken loose and people wouldn't be sitting here saying that any country has a right to do that, so that's the end of it...

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President Morales� plane rerouted to Austria on suspicion Snowden on board. [View all] Benton D Struckcheon Jul 2013 OP

Looks like EU is not that mad at the US flamingdem Jul 2013 #1

The Global 1% power-elite are nineteen50 Jul 2013 #2

You could also say they're following protocol flamingdem Jul 2013 #3

and you could say neo-liberalism has nineteen50 Jul 2013 #6

I am glad our forefathers did not follow nineteen50 Jul 2013 #22

Yours is the correct interpretation, I'm afraid. PSPS Jul 2013 #10

Feel free to explain bahrbearian Jul 2013 #38

Austria was neutral from 1955-1994. It is still somewhat neutral. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #27

Thanks, I was wondering about this history nt flamingdem Jul 2013 #28

In their anger cyclezealot Jul 2013 #42

Snowjob frontier00 Jul 2013 #4

Rerouted by whom? And by whose authority? Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #5

I'm assuming someone isn't, and this is Wild Speculation Reported As Fact, Pt. MCXXVIII. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2013 #8

It was to refuel in Portugal as planned, but was denied landing rights so they had to go to Austria leveymg Jul 2013 #14

They just lost the PR battle for a large chunk of the planet. Octafish Jul 2013 #18

A country has the right to deny airspace Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #15

After a Flight Plan is filed and approved, AND the plane is in the air? leveymg Jul 2013 #23

Yes Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #24

This isn't common or normal. It's really embarrassing and makes the US look like the bully, leveymg Jul 2013 #25

do you realize how fucked up this is? backwoodsbob Jul 2013 #40

I know. Let's pretend this is just Joe Average on a commercial flight! Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #44

To heads of state? This is a huge over step. morningfog Jul 2013 #31

To any plane. n/t Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #32

Of course they do, we are on a MAN-HUNT, don't they know this?! We can shut down Boston, too! usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #41

The US government is accused of blowing up the plane of cyclezealot Jul 2013 #43

Governments don't "reroute" foreign head of states' aircraft. Posteritatis Jul 2013 #7

More complete story Benton D Struckcheon Jul 2013 #9

Morales landed in Austria. No Snowden. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #11

Spain too. Catherina Jul 2013 #12

NYC_SKP's car diverted from the Piggley Wiggley on suspicion Snowden in trunk. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #13

Fictional Non-story with no substance about essentially "nobody", i.e., Snowden George II Jul 2013 #16

King of the World, Ma! I'm King of the World! Octafish Jul 2013 #17

Ed thought he was King of the World when he was riding high in Hong Kong MjolnirTime Jul 2013 #30

You're right. I bet that's what a lot of people think. Octafish Jul 2013 #34

This is rather bizarre. DCBob Jul 2013 #19

Snowden not even on board. Embarrassing. /nt Ash_F Jul 2013 #20

Made up a new word frontier00 Jul 2013 #21

That's two words. /nt Ash_F Jul 2013 #26

Come on Europe frontier00 Jul 2013 #29

I'm doing a happy dance because Evo Morales is thumbing his nose at the US! alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #33

Oldest trick in the book . "Look! - Over there. He's on that plane." PuffedMica Jul 2013 #35

Sheesh. If he's in that car, Benton D Struckcheon Jul 2013 #36

The story here is that France And Portugal didn't want to EVEN take the Chance Cha Jul 2013 #37

This is a good sign. Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #39

I am so damn sick of Obama's lies. I love weed Jul 2013 #45

Welcome to DU! RitchieRich Jul 2013 #46