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0 pointscblconfederate5y ago0 comments

It was US pressure obviously, for which the countries apologized. It was an asshole move by the US but this is on another level, it involves foreign civilians, KGB agents, fake bomb threats and fighter jets

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jeltz5y ago· 2 in thread

I would say the Morales grounding was worse because it also infringed on the immunity of states of head on top of grounding a plane.

type05y ago

It uncovered international political coercion to catch dissidents and that sets a much more troubling precedents.

dnautics5y ago

Aside from pragmatism, is there any ethical reason why state leaders should enjoy extra rights above anyone else?

ghostwriter5y ago

> It was an asshole move by the US but this is on another level, it involves foreign civilians, KGB agents, fake bomb threats and fighter jets

no doubt, when force is the standard a murderer wins over a pickpocket. And then it escalates.

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