Le Monde, France: The United States Is Efficiently Protecting Itself

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http://watchingamerica.com/News/42099/the-united-states-is-efficiently-protecting-itself/

On April 18, 2009, on its way to Mexico, non-stop Air France Flight 438 was suddenly forbidden to fly over U.S. air space, "for national security reasons." Not having enough fuel to bypass the United States, it was forced to make a stopover in the Caribbean. On board, the object of this massive disruption is Colombian journalist and writer Hernando Calvo Ospina, also a contributor to "Le Monde Diplomatique."

On August 19, a similar misadventure befalls flight AF438, also forced to change its flight course to avoid Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, adding fifty minutes to the duration of the flight. This time, the alleged motive was the presence of Mr. Paul-Emile Dupret on board, a Belgian jurist and adviser to the European political group "Gauche Unie Europeenne" (GUE), or "United European Left." Mr. Dupret is also an alter-globalist and human rights militant, on his way to the São Paolo assembly forum with a parliamentary delegation.


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The title seems to be somewhat sarcastic.