world cup & suspension of civil liberties

I'm trying to find a way to say that Britain's crackdown on potential football rioters is a bit draconian, and possibly hypocritical depending on what stance on Guantanamo you want to ascribe to the British government. The fans "have to report to their local police station every time England is playing." No word on whether the bobbies will let them watch the matches down at the station. On the other hand, I'd be interested in knowing the economic impact of football hooliganism, compared with the 'foreign' forms of terrorism, on Britain.

In any event, the Germans seem well prepared. If they weren't they wouldn't be Germans, I guess. The article's kicker gives an interesting thought-exercise: "What if Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, insists on coming to watch his team play in Nuremberg? The Germans say he cannot be banned, though the mere hint of his presence has prompted widespread outrage."