Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit

Re:Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit by arethuza on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @05:12AM (#5867210)

Countries have all kinds of crazy plans in place in case crazy things happen.

e.g. The UK had plans involving "shooting guards at American nuclear weapon stores in England if they proved uncooperative"

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/in-the-eve...

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Re:Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit by digitalengineer on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @07:17AM (#5867506)

Correct. But the International Tribunal isn't exactly 'a crazy thing*. Would it be 'crazy' to uphold (Coalition) troops to the same standard as 'the bad guys'?

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Re:Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit by arethuza on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @07:53AM (#5867592)

Personally, I think it is a great thing (I'd ship a certain former Prime Minister off to it) - but I'm not American.

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