> the virtual hijacking of a plane transporting the Bolivian
> President Evo Morales, by concerted action of European satrapy
> nations presumably directed by the US government, is fascinating.
It seems totally banal to me.
Remember when that Enron trader said: Fuck Grandma!
Well, the US just said: Fuck Bolivia.
> It suggests that the US is afraid, very afraid, of this
> Snowden fellow.
No, I think it just reinforces that the US is willing to spend any price to make symbolic gestures. Obama said "I'm not going to scramble jets for a 29 year old hacker" but really he means: I'm willing to spend millions of dollars and untold numbers of diplomatic chits to convince other people that WE DO NOT FUCK AROUND.
This is no different than the process of completely discrediting Colin Powell.
Thre's no one sitting around saying: holy crap, what are we going to do?
This action was nearly predictable.
/jordan