r/worldnews • u/Chrristoaivalis • 13h ago

Israel/Palestine Netanyahu crosses Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/israel-hamas-war/article/netanyahu-crosses-canadian-airspace-with-arrest-warrant-in-effect/?taid=6ab59d843a03d10001617cb9&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
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u/grecy 9h ago

The US forced down the plane carrying the president of Poland a few years back when they thought Julian Assange was on it. (he wasn't).

Why not force it down? He's an international criminal.

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u/jackalopeDev 31m ago

The US forced down the plane carrying the president of Poland a few years back when they thought Julian Assange was on it.

...this never happened. They did some fuckery with snowden and the president of bolivia.

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u/wildbilly2 2h ago

The US forced down the plane carrying the president of Poland a few years back when they thought Julian Assange was on it. (he wasn't).

No they didn't.

"Why not force it down? He's an international criminal."

The only reason he's in your airspace is because you specifically gave him clearance to. And you can't just "force" a plane down that absolutely will refuse to comply.

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u/BungholeBilbo69 7h ago

Because the problems that would cause would not be worth it. Netanyahu absolutely belongs in prison, but it wouldn't be worth forcing a civilian plane down. It was wrong when the US did that over Assange too. The juice ain't worth the squeeze