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US Pilots trained to fight Russia will soon help protect Putin (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 20 hours ago by heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 hours ago

"It is an interesting irony

it really isn't 🙄

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 14 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Will there be a one real hero who will do what should be done?

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 points 16 minutes ago

nuke the US? I hope so

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Two birds one stone…er…plane.

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 139 points 19 hours ago (39 children)

It would be sweet if at least one military person would have some fucking balls and do some good in this timeline

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 hours ago

just a few buttons to fire multiple stingers just to be sure that the target stays down

[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 78 points 19 hours ago

These are inherently complex machines in harsh environments, accidents and malfunctions have occurred before.

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[–] cute_noker@feddit.dk 5 points 11 hours ago

It would be fun if you post a theonion article, because people wouldn't even know whith all the crazy stuff going on atm

[–] tal@lemmy.today 32 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I suspect that this isn't the first time. Probably escorts were also used for the occasional visits during the Cold War.

[–] ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 9 points 12 hours ago

Trump was using escorts around that same time on Epstein's island.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 19 hours ago

Woooh! America is great again! All right, everybody! Let’s all take Friday off because everything is awesome now. /s

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 15 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

I assume this is a clickbait headline and this is just for diplomatic immunity?

Edit: I meant more generally the idea that heads of state are usually given extra safety/privacy considerations when on foreign soil, etc. etc.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 12 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

diplomatic immunity is something else. it's that diplomats aren't bound to know all of the laws of the country they are residing in. for example, if i'm a diplomat for the US, and i make a right turn on red in Prince Edward Island while conducting official business, i may be pulled over, but not ticketed.

what's happening here is military protection escorts as is done for all heads of state visiting another country. especially in this case since they will be flying over international waters and Putin is a wanted war criminal

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 points 17 hours ago

That's what I meant. More broadly the idea that heads and representatives of state get have their safety more protected.