I wonder how many other countries are being silenced....



http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/telegram/0,1...7_852__,00.html

Kritik mot USA hemligstämplas
Sveriges före detta ambassadör i Washington Pierre Schori har kritiserat USA för att ha missbrukat FN:s säkerhetsråd för att kunna genomföra utrikespolitik.

I en rapport konstaterar han, enligt SVT, att Irakkriget tycks utveckla sig till en humanitär katastrof. Men kritiken har blivit tystad av Sveriges regering, uppger SVT. Enligt utrikesminister Laila Freivalds ”sprider man inte offentligt vad vi tänker om andras politik”.
Aftonbladet text-tv
Publicerad: 2005-01-31


A rough translation...
Critic against the US silenced.
The former Swedish ambassador in Washington, Pierre Schori critisized the US for abusing the UN securety advisors to conduct foreign policies.
In a report he claims that the war in Iraq is a humitarian catastrophy. But the report was silenced by the Swedish government. According to Laila Freivalds, the Swedish foreign minister, you should not openly critizise another countries politics.

do they EXERCISE the same policy towards EVERY country or only towards the 'superpower', and whether in the same degree...

That's what I wonder too. I have found the Swedish media unusually quiet in regards to American politics since Bush became president. The Swedish press has always been very open in their reporting on American foreign policy prior to that.
Laila Freivalds was the minister who ok'd the kidnapping of the the two arabs, by the American plane that came into Sweden and whisked them of to countries where they would be tortured.
I find this very disturbing indeed.

Whew,,,,thank god...I thought the US silenced him....It was the swiss themselves? I don't care then....I was worried that Switzerland was gonna come over here with all those swiss army knives and take US over.... I do like chocolate though...oh and blondes....OK thats it I declare war!!! sendem on over!!!
I'll surrender to the first hot tall blonde carrying a box of chocolates and army knife!!

SWITZERLAND would be a completely different country not in scandinavia and more connected to bank accounts' immunity issues than laila freivalds...

Whoops, misread the title, Still I want that Swiss war...Swedish fish leave alot to be desired in a candy, so i'll still hold out for chocolates..... Guess i got all excited thinking about chocolate again, Better go buy some M@M's and get my fix,,,,they are quite delicious and I do faithfully practice my M@M's are the light the way and the true meaning of life religious beliefs!!

Only...You are making the same mistake that Bush made when in Sweden...he thought he was in Switzerland.
FYI, Sweden and Switzerland are two completly different countries. Sweden would not need Swiss army knifes if/when they would go to war, they have a very strong army. Although they have not been involved in a war for a long time they have a compulsorary draft at the age of eighteen, so they would be well prepared.
However I do think that Bush has something to do with silencing of any critic in regards to his government, even in other countries....