Is the government of Qatar inherently more likely to do something bad [like bugging the plane] to Trump than the board of directors of Boeing?

Sadly, this is NOT a rhetorical question. I think it actually does require some serious thought.

@albatross11

”Doesn’t Boeing do a bunch of defense/classified work? If we think they're planting bugs/trojans in the stuff they sell the USG, Leavenworth is going to need a new wing.”

Perhaps they are doing so on behalf of the people who really run the USG.

@bean

“I work for that kind of company. If I was told to do something like that, I would call my government counterpart immediately. I’m more loyal to the country and the job I’m supposed to do than I am to my company.”

I suspect the job would be carried out by someone who would say the exact same thing, only that “loyalty to the country” is what motivates taking actions against Trump.

@bean

”It does not require serious thought because it is not a serious question. […] If Boeing does this, it is pretty trivial to send people to jail.”

Who’s the last person that was sent to jail for sabotaging Trump / acting against his orders as President? Who’s the last big-time corporate official who was sent to jail for anything? It doesn’t seem trivial. Granted, yes, it’s probably easier to punish Americans compared to Qataris.

IMO the primary question is motivation rather than likelihood/ability to punish. It’s not clear to me that the average Qatari has any particular animus towards Trump. The average Boeing employee might very well have more. I think the question is at least debatable.