many here were saying that yesterday.
A little off topic, but if it is appropriate to call Swedes, "Swedes" (and I believe it is) and Brits "Brits", why is it inappropriate to call Japs "Japs".
My positive spin on it it is that today's Swedes are (generally) naive and gentle people and they find Thailand a warm, sunny, gentle place to have a winter vacation. I impute no bad motives to them.
Daylight hours are very short in Sweden right now.
We should assist those, not the rest of the world.
When a farmer is injured and can't get the crop in, his neighbors help.
But if when he is able and doesn't help his neighbors that is remembered, so the next time he needs help, his neighbors will tell him to sod off.
Methinks we should tell these people to sod off, since they don't help us when we need it.
similar story, BBC:
Nordic tourist death toll climbs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4134345.stm
The missing include some 1,500 Swedes, 1,000 Germans, 600 Italians, 464 Norwegians, 219 Danes and 200 Finns.
Put another way, Sweden has lost more people in a freak accident of nature than in fighting international terrorism.
For the Swedes, may their be consolation in the midst grief by a return to the faith that once led them to greatness through an encounter with the love of God which is in Christ Jesus. St. Birgitta of Sweden, pray for us.