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Sweden pulls out of exercise citing Israel participation
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Published: 26.04.06, 23:01
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1. More to learn from IAF pilots than Swedes (last war 1814)
Alan ,   SA   (04.26.06)
2. IAF pilots prefer manouvres with Poland. Their ladies best
Alan ,   SA   (04.26.06)
3. amerlca ls the only and reaL aLLled wlth lsRaEL
(04.26.06)
the other countrles are server and sLave of arab petrol and they fear of lsLaMlc tErRor....
4. Disappointed with Sweden
(04.26.06)
I always had such high regard for Sweden, but this is just disappointing...Don't they get who wants peace and who doesn't?
5. Sweden Sucks
Yoav Ben Zakai ,   Israel   (04.26.06)
Screw Sweden. This whole anti-israel trend is spreading thanks to arab and "palestinian" propaganda but it doesn't hold water and it will be defeated just like we have defeated all our enemies. Just let Sweden wait until muslims and arab immigrants flood their country and lets see who is gonna be crying! Idiots
6. That's why Israel should only think...
keren ,   sao paulo   (04.26.06)
...strictly on its best interests ,because nobody cares about it,but instead withdraws from Israel in moments where solidarity was supposed to prevail. Was not Israel there to help in the Paquistan/India's earthquake? Is not Israel present wherever it is needed? Aren't these actions peacekeeping missions? Very ugly attitude from Sweden,this one! I am disappointed with that country!
7. 2006 and nothing changed!!
Riv ,   Jerusalem   (04.27.06)
Jews are always made into the victimizers. Then and now. It is all about the blood. About the innate hate for Jews since time immemorial. All this time has passed and Christians still find it above themselves to forgive for what we still are falsely blamed for. It is sickening. How the strongest nation on earth still finds it impossible to put their foot down once and for all concerning false persecution of Jews is beyond me. We just finish Yom ha'Shoah and look, still more crap coming from all directions.
8. Who cares? Curs teis is best flight course....
(04.27.06)
...in the world. Even the american air force and navy pilots finish their flight course here by doing the last part of curs teis. Ours have nothing new to learn from these swedish melancholic people
9. Sweden Cancels Due to Israel
David Chamberlain ,   Pelham, USA   (04.27.06)
Shame on Sweden for refusing to participate simply because Israel is participating. Israel would particpate in peace keeping operations if allowed to, so Sweden has no basis for withdrawing from particpation due to Israel's particpation.
10. Palestinian Schoolbooks by Council of the European Union
Muhammad-Ali ,   Montreal   (04.27.06)
Palestinian Schoolbooks by Council of the European Union 15 May 2002 http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/mepp/faq/heads_ mission_schoolbooks.pdf
11. dUMB sWEDES
John ,   NZ   (04.27.06)
Israel 'does not participate in international peacekeeping missions'? Hell!! They already got their hands full defending those marauding cavemen. Whereas Sweden's neighbours are so nice n peaceful.
12. complex of inferiority...
stephane ,   france   (04.27.06)
those stupid swedes(i thought they were clever 10 min ago) don't want to look ridiculous regarding to the best pilots of the world.instead of being happy to fly with excellent pilots like israeli,brits,french....poor guys...
13. 400 000 muslims
Peter ,   Sweden   (04.27.06)
There are 400 000 muslims in Sweden with a population less then 10 millions. Unfortunately there is a big muslim lobby over here which forces Sweden to hold on to its anti-Israeli politics...
14. Peter #13
Riv ,   Jerusalem   (04.27.06)
I don't care how many Muslims reside in Sweden! The point is doing the right thing SIMPLY 'because' it is THE RIGHT THING. Anything less is grossly immoral. Anyway, no one can convince me otherwise this is pure Anti-Semitism hiding behind the veil (no pun intended) of having to placate 400,000 Muslims. Do you have any idea Peter how many millions of sick twisted excuses down through the ages we Jews have had to swallow just so you guys feel better about hating us....? Plain English. ENOUGH!
15. Buying the Mercedes instead of the Volvo
joe ,   usa   (04.27.06)
16. sweden=cowards
debra ,   usa   (04.27.06)
aren't these the same losers who were neutral in wwll. neutral towards hitler and the nazis. today sweden is against the israelis. the swedes are the dumbest people on earth with a real messed up sense of values. is such stupidity catching?
17. JEWISH ALLIED SOLDIERS IN WWII SAVED SWEDEN
debra ,   usa   (04.27.06)
this refusal by the part of sweden to refuse to join in an military practice because israel is in it, deserves a call to the swedish embassy in washington, d.c. today. tell the ambassador that thousands of jewish men fought for the allies in wwll across europe and defeated the nazis. AND SAVED THE SWEDES COWARDLY NEUTRAL NECKS.
18. No Big Deal !
Hiram Al Masry ,   Larnaca   (04.27.06)
Sweden is caught up , like many country, in having to " pay the price " for providing lax immigration laws to many moslems so I can understand that they do want to to keep their " social peace " together knowing that reactions from fringes of immigrated population are as unpredictible in Sweden as they are in the rest of the world.... Nevertheless, this peace keeping manoeuver or exercise is so secondary and unimportant that the absence of swedish pilots will certainly not be noticeable !!!
19. Go back to writig welfare checks for your muslim immigrants.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Santa Monica, CA   (04.27.06)
20. Pro-Israel
LoneHaranguer ,   Everywhere, USA   (04.27.06)
Come to a pro-Israel discussion board: http://www.usapatriotsamerica.com/forum/index.php
21. Don't Worry.
NTI ,   Red Chili   (04.27.06)
The Swedes will wake up once they receive Presents from their beloved muslim brothers (both within and outside) in the form of Riotings, Burnings, Murderings, Suicide Bombings. Not that I hoped the Swedes will get these gifts, but at this juncture, I think they needed some strong medicine to jock them out of this sweet slumber.
22. #13
Leo ,   Israel   (04.27.06)
Peter I hope the real Swedes will eventually prevail and take back their country. All the best and good luck
23. Oh BTW
John ,   NZ   (04.27.06)
Leni, lemme give you a piece of my mind...Israel pilots had given the world a peace of mind from Iraq, when they bomb Osirak nuke reactor. That's the kinda peace I am talking about.
24. #7 Swedes represent Christianity?
stefano ,   upstate ny   (04.27.06)
Not an insightful comment. Europe in general is a poor indication of current Christian sentiment. Even the pope has railed against European antipathy. Sweden in particular is essentially humanist and consequently "anti-Christian". The host country for this exercise is arguably more representative, but not by much.
25. #13- don`t speak on behalf of sweden! you`re also...
Andea ,   Sweden   (04.27.06)
a Jew living here like eveybody else. take your recism and go back where you belong!
26. Sweden Pulls out of exercise citing israel participation
sl ,   far rockaway ny   (04.27.06)
its your loss Sweden!
27. to #13, Peter
dave ,   india, new delhi   (04.27.06)
Well, that is 4% of the population who is muslim. And I guess not all muslims there are staunch Israel-haters. So where does the consensus on this issue really come from?
28. Olaf the Fighter Pilot, Varoooom!!!
Yoel Ariel ,   US   (04.27.06)
Oh RATS!!! Now Israel will not be able to learn all of the tactical secrets and bombing & dogfighting techniques that have made the Swedes the envy of every air force in the world and world's most honored, daring and innovative combat flyers. Sweden is noted for having flown hundreds of conbat missions and thousands of combat sorties in every war since 1627, when Olaf the Silly attacked Copenhagen Denmark after cartoons were drawn of Swedish fighter Pilots by mistake, in his fighter jet.. It was the FIRST use of a fighter jet known to man. Wait!! They are NOT famous and daring ??? OK. Nevermind then.
29. Sweeden has an air force?
Sean ,   USA   (04.27.06)
30. Screw Europe, They have been infested
(04.27.06)
with Jew hating Muslims. The IAF would shoot their planes out of the sky anyways.
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