MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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'Trump won’t allow you to use iPads or laptops on certain airlines. Here’s why.' (two possible answers, not one)
By artappraiser on Tue, 03/21/2017 - 8:43pm |By Henry Farrell & Abraham Newman @ The Washington Post, March 21
reason # 2:
[....] However, as Demitri Sevastopulo and Robert Wright at the Financial Times suggest, non-U. S. observers are skeptical of this explanation. They note that the United States has not been forthcoming about whether the ban is based on recent intelligence or long-standing concerns. There is also no explanation for why electronic devices in the cabin are a concern, and electronic devices in the baggage hold are not.
There is an alternative explanation
It may not be about security. Three of the airlines that have been targeted for these measures — Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways — have long been accused by their U.S. competitors of receiving massive effective subsidies from their governments. These airlines have been quietly worried for months that President Trump was going to retaliate. This may be the retaliation [....]
URL:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/03/21/trump-wont-allow-you-to-use-ipads-or-laptops-on-certain-airlines-heres-the-underlying-story/?tid=pm_politics_pop&utm_term=.2106deac9935
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