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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•3 months agoI wasn’t aware Venezuela was subject to American law.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•3 months agoIt sure is, I hope you get the chance some day.
minus-square@TokenBoomerlinkEnglish0•3 months agoIt’s only illegal because of the sanctions, which aren’t observed internationally.
minus-square@TelodzrumlinkEnglish1•3 months agoAnd yet, here we are — with US law enforcement in possession of the plane.
minus-square@TokenBoomerlinkEnglish2•3 months ago “Might makes right” has been described as the credo of totalitarian regimes. source
Legally purchased, for one.
I wasn’t aware Venezuela was subject to American law.
It’s fun to learn things, isn’t it?
It sure is, I hope you get the chance some day.
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.