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Re:The Nordic countries are probably the best-governed in th... by halvsjur on Saturday February 02, 2013 @12:14PM (#5156554)
You have to realize that small countries in the west, like Sweden, Denmark and Norway, are de facto ruled by the US. All important decisions have to go by the embassy, and when told to jump, they will ask how high.
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Re:The Nordic countries are probably the best-governed in th... by _of on Saturday February 02, 2013 @01:22PM (#5156778)
Being a citizen in one of those countries, this is very provocative.
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Re:The Nordic countries are probably the best-governed in th... by halvsjur on Saturday February 02, 2013 @02:45PM (#5157055)
You don't think it's true? Have you in your lifetime ever experienced your government go against US interests, even when it's very clear that doing so is in the interest of the people they govern?
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Re:The Nordic countries are probably the best-governed in th... by cromulent on Saturday February 02, 2013 @03:01PM (#5157112)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/minister-iceland-...
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Re:The Nordic countries are probably the best-governed in th... by halvsjur on Saturday February 02, 2013 @03:22PM (#5157187)
A clear overreach by the FBI, very clumsily handled. Also not all that interesting to the locals. Try issues where lives or large sums of money are involved.
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Re:The Nordic countries are probably the best-governed in th... by cromulent on Sunday February 03, 2013 @08:58AM (#5159666)
How about the Convention on Cluster Munitions? That seems to be a "True Scotsman".

- US policy is decidedly against it

- Lots of money in selling munitions, and definitely lives involved

- Norway organized it and locals campaigned for it

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Re:The Nordic countries are probably the best-governed in th... by mongol on Saturday February 02, 2013 @02:39PM (#5157033)
Fortunately it was stated by an ignorant nobody.
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