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Nor a way to fight terror

Commenting on his country's Finance Minister's intent to boycott Israel, Norwegian blogger Secular Blasphemy finds a ray of hope in his country's new foreign minister:

Our foreign minister, Labour's Jonas Gahr Støre, has so far ably done his job, which essentially is to not saying anything stupid in public.

The Counterterrorism Blog apparently found the first counter-example:

Norway issued a startling declaration earlier this month. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store announced January 4th that his country would no longer follow the EU lead concerning the designation of terrorist organizations not included in the UN designated terrorist list. . . . The decision to now deviate from the EU means that organizations such as al aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Hamas, and some 45 other designated terrorist organizations around the world may no longer be subjected in Norway to the same restrictions other EU countries have placed on them. This includes freezing their assets and financial dealings.

And it's a doozy.

Technorati Tags: Norway, terrorism.

Crossposted on Israpundit and Soccer Dad.

Posted by SoccerDad at January 17, 2006 1:18 AM