[franksolich]

Man, Norway, the Nebraska of Europe, and our allies in the War Against Terror, is getting it from all sides and all organizations in Old Europe.

It does not appear to be based upon honest environmental concerns, though; one gets the impression Old Europe and these international organizations are critical of Norway because.....Norwegians have thus far two times voted to stay outside of the European "Union," and of course they are our allies in the current war, with both a financial and military presence in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Norwegians would just as soon be Norwegians, one supposes, rather than some sort of generic "European" as molded by Paris, Brussels, and Berlin.

One is also heartened to learn that Chile, the country with a solvent social-security system, has joined Norway in resisting the contemptibly-high tariffs imposed by the European "Union" on Norway fish.

There appears to be a lot of animal stories emanating out of Norway, and I have mixed feelings about this, along with the controversies about wolves, reindeer, and bison in Norway. Sure, some animals can be a nuisance, but on the other hand, one does not wish to drive them into utter extinction.

[franksolich]

"Ping" for the Norway ping list.

I recently wrote a letter to the editor of the Aftenposten, surely the finest newspaper in all of Europe, and if it shows up on their web-site, I will inform.

[rahbert]

why would anyone want to shoot a lynx?

[kingsurfer]

PING

[monday]

"Parliament has ruled that the annual number of lynx young should increase from 45 to 65"

lol..... I get the feeling that the Norwegian Parliament has run out of important things to do. Pretty pathetic that they are reduced to demanding that Lynx's have 20 more babies a year.

How are they going to enforce this "law"? Throw lynxes caught using birth control in jail?

[Purrcival]

[ Østfold County, ]

How do you pronounce that "O" with the "/" across it?

[Purrcival]

[ Østfold County, ]

How do you pronounce that "O" with the "/" across it?