Originally Posted by
mary meagher
Steve, blaming an American president for reasonable precautions when visiting countries where people like you have peculiar attitudes that might be threatening only makes me wonder what your personal agenda can be. Which politician does NOT disgust you? Bin Laden?
Mary, perhaps you could tell me what is so 'peculiar' about wanting to go about MY business according to my needs? For info, I wanted to fly to Hildesheim this Sunday to visit relatives for a birthday get together, it's either a 3 hour drive via car or a 36 minute flight. The choice is obvious - fly. Only I can't, because Obama's secret service demands all air space is closed down whilst he is in a city 25 miles away. He has history of doing this, he did it a while back when he visited Berlin, closing down all of Berlin airspace, inconveniencing me then.
Since when can my desire to go about MY business be considered as a 'threatening' attitude? At the same time, let me ask you to explain why closing down airspace
25 miles from where the President is staying can be considered 'reasonable'? If this is NOT reasonable in UK, it's not reasonable in Germany - both countries are, on the whole, civilised, law abiding countries.