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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by cblconfederate on Sunday May 23, 2021 @12:32PM (#27256311)
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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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by jeltz on Sunday May 23, 2021 @01:45PM (#27256938)
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.
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by type0 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @02:41PM (#27257424)
It uncovered international political coercion to catch dissidents and that sets a much more troubling precedents.
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by dnautics on Sunday May 23, 2021 @04:06PM (#27258089)
Aside from pragmatism, is there any ethical reason why state leaders should enjoy extra rights above anyone else?
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by ghostwriter on Sunday May 23, 2021 @12:42PM (#27256405)
> 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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