Yes, I am going there. If the Germans want to know when the world will "forget" that the overwhelming majority of them supported Adolf Hitler, the answer is never. Thus, they have zero moral standing to be criticizing anyone or any other country when it comes to matters like the NSA surveillance programs. Reuters: German outrage over a U.S. Internet spying program has broken out ahead of a visit by Barack Obama, with ministers demanding the president provide a full explanation when he lands in Berlin next week and one official likening the tactics to those of the East German Stasi. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman has said she will raise the issue with Obama in talks next Wednesday, potentially casting a cloud over a visit that was designed to celebrate U.S.-German ties on the 50th anniversary John F. Kennedy's famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech. Government surveillance is an extremely sensitive topic in Germany, where memories of the dreaded Stasi secret...(Read Full Post)