Re:NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers world...
by gdwatson on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @03:45PM
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I certainly can't blame them for being upset. But for a NATO country to expel the US embassy would be a very dramatic act with uncertain consequences. There's a lot of fallout to accept there, and the impact would be broader than US-German relations.
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Re:NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers world...
by SideburnsOfDoom on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @05:02PM
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> for a NATO country to expel the US embassy would be a very dramatic act with uncertain consequences.
Absolutely, but when German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich says "those responsible must be held accountable." I would guess that he means that there will, must be consequences. Closing the embassy is a consequence of last resort, if there is continued intransigence.
Will that happen? that's up to the US government, and possibly not the elected part.