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cblconfederate
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Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journali...
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
jeltz
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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.
type0
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It uncovered international political coercion to catch dissidents and that sets a much more troubling precedents.
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Aside from pragmatism, is there any ethical reason why state leaders should enjoy extra rights above anyone else?
ghostwriter
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> 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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