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minus-squareTokenBoomer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·2 months agoIt’s only illegal because of the sanctions, which aren’t observed internationally.
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 months agoAnd yet, here we are — with US law enforcement in possession of the plane.
minus-squareTokenBoomer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down4·2 months ago “Might makes right” has been described as the credo of totalitarian regimes. source
It’s only illegal because of the sanctions, which aren’t observed internationally.
And yet, here we are — with US law enforcement in possession of the plane.