The U.S. says "jump" and the world says "how high."

The Edward Snowden affair continues to unfold with the U.S. government taking an alarmingly dismissive attitude toward the whole situation. The U.S. is quietly putting pressure on virtually every country in the world to limit the chances that Snowden will be able to find a place to get on with his life. Obama quips that he isn't going to scramble fighters to bring down a plane carrying a 29 year old hacker to exile.

However, as it turns out he doesn't have to scramble fighters, in this particular case he simply has to tell certain countries (Spain and France) to close their airspace to any planes the U.S. suspects of transporting Snowden.

Today (2-3 July 2013) Spain, France and Austria proved themselves to be America's lapdogs by forcing the plane of Bolivia's president to land in Austria (where it was searched).

Under pressure of an upcoming trade agreement renewal with America, Ecuador, has now stepped back from its earlier position that Snowden was welcome there. Even Russia and iron man Putin, are trying to distance themselves from Snowden, while still saving a touch of dignity.

Right or wrong, no one dares say no to America.

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Thomas Secrest