Now they are reporting the jerk was being a smartass after he got nabbed smoking in the lavatory... Said he was attempting to light his shoe on fire! Freaking made us scramble two F-16 fighters, move the aircraft to a secure area, and call in an FBI bomb disposal unit... all at taxpayer expense. Screw the diplomatic immunity... I hope they hang this guy by the short hairs.
It never would have happened if they hadn't banned smoking on airplanes. Is this the same response we can expect once Michigan's ban on smoking in restaurants begins 5/1/10? .......well, maybe not fighter jets but probably SWAT teams.