Everyone learns in a crisis.

I see no constitutional problems with the identification, staving off and defusing of outside threats.

Service disruptions have to be avoided or at least resolved as quickly as possible. When the Internet goes down, consumers don't notice the difference between a technical malfunction, an act of sabotage by hackers or a military attack.

I don't want anybody to accuse me of taking advantage of the situation to pursue a particular political agenda.

Each government minister views the circumstances of each issue differently. An interior minister has a different view of visa liberalization than does a foreign minister.

Everyone learns in a crisis.

WikiLeaks is irritating and annoying for Germany, but not a threat. From an international perspective, I see their actions as totally irresponsible.