UAE banishes Canada from base, blocks [Defence Minister] MacKay from its airspace

[watchsnowfall]

The United Arab Emirates abruptly ended years of collaboration with the Canadian Forces on Monday, forbidding Defence Minister Peter MacKay and his top general from even flying over the country on a return trip from Afghanistan.

The public rebuke flowed from a spat over Canadian landing rights for airlines based in the Gulf and will complicate the

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[silly_cakes]

UH WTF?

[romp]

Thanks for posting--I'd not heard of this. Oh to do it on Thanksgiving when all the Canadians are sleepy!

[psychesky]

I'm always amazed at how commercial airlines and politics manage to get tangled up.

[poetic_pixie_13]

The Liberals slammed the Conservative government for creating the conflict with the UAE, saying the dispute is threatening the success of Canada’s mission in Afghanistan.

Success doing... what exactly? And I love how the Conservatives can fuck up again and again and yet no one really gives a shit.

[azetburcaptain]

YES!!! But I give a crap. I may be biased though, I didn't vote for their asses.

[rhonan]

Hopefully this will lead to a jolly good trade war. More trade wars, and less globalization, is always a good thing.