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  • Hit by unexpected loss, angry Swedes vent frustration at slow government response to tsunami

    01/03/2005 12:18:47 PM PST · by SmithL · 62 replies · 1,769+ views
    AP ^ | 1/3/5 | MATT MOORE
    STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Hours after a tsunami flattened south Asia beaches -- a magnet for thousands of vacationing Swedes -- the Swedish foreign minister went to the theater. Even though the vast extent of death and destruction was not known at the time, Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds' outing has come to represent for many Swedes the government's failure to fully realize the scope of last week's disaster and to respond quickly. As the extent of Swedish casualties has unfolded -- 2,322 Swedes are missing and 52 are confirmed dead -- normally tolerant Swedes have directed rage and frustration against government...