A cough is usually the sign of a terminal illness. When confronted by an evil international terrorist, sarcasm and wisecracks are your best weapons. One man shooting at 20 men has a better chance of killing them than 20 men firing at 1 man. Creepy music coming from a cemetery should always be investigated more closely. If being fired at by Germans, hide in a river - or even a bath.
German bullets are unable to penetrate water.
Most laptop computers are powerful enough to override the communication systems of any invading alien civilization. Freelance helicopter pilots are always eager to accept bookings from international terrorist organizations - even though the job will require them to shoot total strangers and will end in their own certain death as the helicopter explodes in a ball of flames. Most people keep a scrapbook of newspaper clippings - especially if any of their family or friends have died in a strange boating accident. All computer disks will work in all computers, regardless of software. Police Departments give their officers personality tests to make sure they are deliberately assigned a partner who is their total opposite.