From the Inbox! Not only is the Bush Administration’s State Department running scared, but they’ve managed to convince the Democrats Abroad in Berlin to forward the Berlin Consulate’s Scare-Mail to everybody on their email list! I’m glad that I have not personally subscribed to the Berlin Consulate Paranoia Email List. However, if you visit the site, you can see happy pictures of the US Ambassador to Germany visiting Polar Bear Knut.
Dear Adam,
today we recieved the following security alert per eMail from the US consulate. We ask you to be aware of this alert and inform yourself about increasing your personal security. The links below will assist you with this.
Democratic greetings
Michael Steltzer
Chair – Democrats Abroad Berlin
Von: Germany, ACS [mailto:GermanyACS@state.gov]
Gesendet: Freitag, 20. April 2007 11:07
Betreff: From the U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt – Warden Message re Security
U.S. diplomatic and consular facilities in Germany are increasing their security posture. We are taking these steps in response to a heightened threat situation. The U.S. Embassy encourages Americans in Germany to increase their vigilance and take appropriate steps to bolster their own personal security.
The Department of State’s April 10, 2007, “Worldwide Caution” Public Announcement, which can be found on the Internet at http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html, provides additional information on potential threats to U.S. citizens overseas, along with advice on how to reduce your vulnerability to such threats. Additional general information on residing and traveling abroad, including the latest Consular Information Sheet for Germany, may be found on-line at http://travel.state.gov.
Contact information for the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, and Consulates in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Munich and Leipzig may be found on the Internet at: http://berlin.usembassy.gov/germany/citizen_services.html.
Paranoia indeed but sometimes it is also good to have certain precautions
Been registered for 5 years and did NOT receive the advisory!
Chase: one can be aware of ones surroundings and enjoy living in them, or one can be afraid of the outdoors. I’d prefer to be aware.
Lee: Strange. I cannot begin to fathom why the Democrats Abroad thought this paranoid scare-mail was worth forwarding.
[…] However in some ways it might be for the better because this is actually the second time the Democrats Abroad have forwarded a Bush Administration Bush Paranoia Alert—I was annoyed last time as well. […]