Just imagine for a moment Air Force One was denied the right to fly over Russia

[dsc]

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]

1. Was he on the plane?

[Savannahmann]

4. Doesn't matter

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]

6. I did not even think about that. There are such things as diplomatic flights.

But have they found out if he was on the plane.

[Savannahmann]

2. I agree totally.

But wait for the apologists to denounce you for seeing the real issue.

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. Then they can take it up with whoever started the rumor. I have a feeling he's sitting in a certain

London embassy.

[Savannahmann]

8. No you are responsible for your actions

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]

9. Yeah, right.

[Arctic Dave]

11. LOL. Right.

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]

13. Assange-anistas are far reaching. They even get high security clearance jobs at the NSA.

[Mojorabbit]

20. It is the latest meme they are trying out. nt

[dsc]

18. so if Mr. Zimmerman shot Mr. Martin

because Julian told him that the skittles were really plastic explosives he would be OK in your book.

[ProSense]

5. I don't know

"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]

7. What? Context? Link? Thank you.

[HappyMe]

10. No kidding.

I have no idea what the hell this new outrage is about.

[Skidmore]

14. It would be nice to have real facts to deal with

and not this shadowy speculative bad spy novel that is being constructed on the fly.

[Harmony Blue]

12. Yeah this is an act of war

to mess with a head of state like this.

[liberal N proud]

15. How does AF1 play into this?

[Savannahmann]

17. It was the Bolivian Presidential Plane

The equivalent of Air Force One to Bolivia.

[Marrah_G]

16. I'm thinking AFone would not have stopped

[dsc]

19. you are likely right

apparently rules don't apply to us anymore.