> I'm maybe too much of an optimist , but I've always felt like we're(Americans) a bit less realpolitik than the rest of the world, and that if it were to come to shooting Americans for political gain, somebody would say something.

Sure haven't been shy about shooting non-Americans for political gain in the last century, though.

> I've heard nobody in France complain about the DGSE's complete unfettered usage of everyone's data.

Tell me about it. Guess it wasn't as important as gay marriage, football or the road tax.