Forcing down Evo Morales's plane was an act of air piracy

[Swagman]

Forcing down Evo Morales's plane was an act of air piracy
Denying the Bolivian president air space was a metaphor for the gangsterism that now rules the world
John Pilger
Imagine the aircraft of the president of France being forced down in Latin America on "suspicion" that it was carrying a political refugee to safety – and not just any refugee but someone who has provided the people of the world with proof of criminal activity on an epic scale.

Imagine the response from Paris, let alone the "international community", as the governments of the west call themselves. To a chorus of baying indignation from Whitehall to Washington, Brussels to Madrid, heroic special forces would be dispatched to rescue their leader and, as sport, smash up the source of such flagrant international gangsterism. Editorials would cheer them on, perhaps reminding readers that this kind of piracy was exhibited by the German Reich in the 1930s.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/04/forcing-down-morales-plane-air-piracy

[Warpy]

1. It was certainly an act of colossal stupidity

that seems so stupid that it can only have been ordered by one of Stupid's appointees.

Good luck to Kerry on trying to smooth this one over.

[Peacetrain]

2. The plane was forced down???

uhhh I thought they requested a landing because supposedly France and other countries would not let them cross their airspace.

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm nothing makes me lose faith quicker in a story than hyperbole..

[bowens43]

3. To you that isn't forcing them down?

Can a plane fly without fuel? Did the pilot have a choice?

Yes it was forced down.

[railsback]

4. Let me guess: They pillaged his dignity

on wooden legs, swinging the Jolly Roger and stolen cutlasses, bellowing mighty ARRRRrrrrrrs!

Embellishment, meet Embellishment.

[gcomeau]

5. Wasn't forced down. Article an act of idiocy. -eom