Re:O'Leary: Forced landing in Belarus was 'state-sponsored h...
by ipaddr on Monday May 24, 2021 @09:08AM
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I agree that what Belarus did was wrong on many levels.
Just a reminder. Assange was journalist as well.
Not exactly the same case but a debate could be had that the moral high ground was given away allowing for this to be seen as more acceptable.
Re:O'Leary: Forced landing in Belarus was 'state-sponsored h...
by vetinari on Monday May 24, 2021 @07:05AM
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> This was a journalist, not a government employee who stole classified information.
We don't know. Some repeat that, others say that he was an activist involved in the recent failed coup.
But even if we take as such, there are some major differences.
1. This was a journalist, not a government employee who stole classified information.
2. They claimed a bomb threat, and used a fighter jet to escort the plane down. There was no order to make this official, and as such was a hijacking.
3. The dictator president of Belarus has been arresting journalist and anyone else who may challenge him. Including anyone who runs against him in elections. Can't vote for people in jail/dead.