Author Topic: The Swedish foreign minister stabbed badly (Read 1961 times)

Animal · « **Reply #15 on:** September 11, 2003, 02:52:26 AM »

This is really sad.
Any idea why it happened? what was the motive?

Maniac · « **Reply #16 on:** September 11, 2003, 02:56:30 AM »

Depends on how you define "Why".

1. She was very open in her views, critizised what needed critizising etc.. She defenetly had enemys...

2. She was out shopping alone in one of Swedens best known "malls" without any bodyguards.

You can put 1 & 2 togheter, but what we heard so far it sounds like an mad man...

Maniac · « **Reply #17 on:** September 11, 2003, 03:15:07 AM »

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I hear she's still in surgery, hope she pulls through. I also heard the attacker was wearing camouflaged fatigues?

Shes as dead as you can be...

Trikky · « **Reply #18 on:** September 11, 2003, 06:05:22 AM »

Sympathies to you Swedes. I was aware of her before this tragic event but didn't realise just how rare she was.

I might be assuming too much but this is Nationalism gone mad.

Krusher · « **Reply #19 on:** September 11, 2003, 06:43:31 AM »

My condolences on this sensless death

Chairboy · « **Reply #20 on:** September 11, 2003, 11:06:35 AM »

I was really sad to read about her dying this morning, my deepest condolences to everyone affected by this.

mora · « **Reply #21 on:** September 11, 2003, 11:09:19 AM »

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Originally posted by Trikky
I might be assuming too much but this is Nationalism gone mad.

Well if it is, it certainly won't promote the cause of the perpetrator.

My condolences to all Swedes and particularly to her family. Truly a sad day in Finland too.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 11, 2003, 01:35:18 PM »

Damn that sucks.

LePaul · « **Reply #23 on:** September 11, 2003, 03:14:33 PM »

My boss's son recently got married and their family is all from Sweden, Holland and the region. They commented that things are terrible there now, citing immigration and other things as major problems...I'm not familiar with the region....what's the view from folks in that part of the world?

Ripsnort · « **Reply #24 on:** September 11, 2003, 03:17:07 PM »

Condelences to the Swedes.

Gunthr · « **Reply #25 on:** September 11, 2003, 03:22:34 PM »

Sorry to hear this.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #26 on:** September 11, 2003, 03:48:24 PM »

my condolances, was hoping she would pull through.

btw- for Chairboy

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BTW, please feel free to log my response to this. It is my perception that the eurocrowd is quite a bit worse in their responses to sad events in the US, so all I ask is that you not limit the scope of your attention to americans. What you see in the mirror may sadden you.

I see from your registration date (Feb 2002) that you wheren't here to read the huge and genuine outpouring of sympathy from those in europe (and the rest of the world) 2 years ago today.

we do bicker and complain about each other a bit, throwing insults back and forth accross the pond. but when something serious happens we tend to come together.

Maniac · « **Reply #27 on:** September 11, 2003, 03:49:23 PM »

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citing immigration and other things as major problems...

Imigration is an major problem? no not an chance, actually we need more people here...

Ripsnort · « **Reply #28 on:** September 11, 2003, 04:04:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Maniac
Imigration is an major problem? no not an chance, actually we need more people here...

Considering my Grandfather on my Fathers side is from Sweden (Nelson is our last name) I'd consider it, but 70%+ taxes, is waaaaay to high.

Maniac · « **Reply #29 on:** September 11, 2003, 04:15:41 PM »

70% sounds an bit high... Depend on what you include i guess...

I pay 32% income tax, but sure theres taxes on everything...