Yeah this played out in years past, when we had actions the USG wanted done, but could not allow it to be known, so flying persons of interest to foreign black sites for torture gave the US GOV deniability. 'We would NEVER torture..." so we subcontracted it to another country where it's perfectly legal. Now Guantamo is the running joke, known by all, but little or no shock and horror. The same with anti-1A assaults on internet and etc, have buddies like Israel used their immense cyberwarfare capability on US citizens, because not their country and they have many favors they can ask from us, plus the 4 - 5 billion and more we the taxpayers have sent every years. There are other nations with exploir=table capabilities too, I am certain, some which I found surprising.