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In reply to the discussion: CIA rendition jet was waiting in Europe to take Snowden in 2013 [View all]NanceGreggs
(27,824 posts)as ridiculous as one could get on DU - but that was before I saw the follow-up OP - which started with:
"We now know that a DoJ jet flew from Manassas Airport to Copenhagen at 45,000 feet on September 24 with no flight plan on file, allegedly to intercept Edward Snowden."
In other words, we now KNOW something that ALLEGEDLY happened. But let's just accept the "alleged" part as being factual, and DEMAND some answers!
"Did Obama not know about the rendition flight? If not, under whose orders did that flight take place?"
Yeah, Obama - 'fess up. Why did you NOT know about something that never happened? Under whose orders did that something that never happened take place? What other things that never happened are you trying to cover up?
"I'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker."
Could it be more obvious that Obama was blatantly contradicting himself by saying he wouldn't be 'scrambling jets' when a jet was apparently so 'scrambled', it landed in Copenhagen instead of Moscow?
What seems obvious here is that the brigade honestly think that the word "alleged" means that which has been proven to be a fact, and opine accordingly.
Face it, Steven - you're just dismissing completely believable tinfoil hattery out of journalistic jealousy - you can't forgive yourself for not getting to "a member of an internet aircraft-tracking network run by enthusiasts in the UK" first.
Guess your journalistic endeavours will have to continue to rely on things like facts. That's something that may play well in the sticks, but this is Capital DU City, where baseless allegations trump mere facts every time!