I don't think the State Department (a part of the Federal Government)
worries too much about being sued, as that is not possible.
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> "I am thinking of taking a honeymoon to Tanzania (game park+Zanzibar
> combo), but just read the State Dept. website and it does not sound too
> safe for Americans to go there (esp. Zanzibar). Can anyone comment on
> this who knows this area better? Thanks so much, Doug."
>
> The US State Department travel advice notoriously overreacts to
> absolutely everything. They don't want to be sued, so they list
> absolutely everything that has ever happened to any foreigner in a
> given country, no matter how rarely, so that they can't be accused of
> not warning people about a danger. (The State Department advice on
> India has something about how if you are driving and hit a cow, they
> might attack you or burn your vehicle...)
>
> I find the British Foreign Office's travel warnings to be much more
> reasonable: www.fco.gov.uk.
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