Norwegians: Terror suspects can be detained indiscriminately, indefinitely

[mogster]

Source: Dagbladet, Norwegian papers

(Translated)
Persons suspected for terror planning can be placed behind bars for as long as the government wants without trial. That says a majority of the Norwegian people.

Many Norwegians are willing to throw out the principles of social justice in the fight against terror, shows an international survey conducted by Norsk samfunssvitenskapelig database (NSD), referred by Bergens Tidene. Citizens in 33 countries was asked whether the government should be given extended powers when imminent terror attacks are suspected, and a big majority of Norwegians says yes to both phone tapping and random searches on the streets.

53 percent says Norwegian government can hold people in internment for as long as they want without putting them on trial, 86 percent says the government should tap people's phones at will and 58 percent says the police can stop and search people on the street.

Read more: http://www.dagbladet.no/2008/12/31/nyheter/innenriks/terror/terrorisme/4204030/

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In 2003: 80 percent of Norwegians oppose the Iraqi invasion and the current course in the 'war on terror', including instating draconian measures as described above.

Don't say that intense psy-ops against a small country doesn't work.

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[biopowertoday]

1. Didn't they elect a Right leaning gov. a few years ago?? Just asking.

[mogster]

3. No, Left/Labour

Not a very progressive Left/Labour government, though. If you ever ventured into Norwegian politics, you would end up scratching your head ;-)

[biermeister]

2. dumb fucks- oh wait, we did the same thing

[mogster]

4. Yeah, the media ...

Take a pick or blame them all:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwagon_effect
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_behavior
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conformity_(psychology)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_psychology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_behavior
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_behaviour
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informational_cascade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mob_rule
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pack_journalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_pressure
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheeple
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_of_silence

[certainot]

6. do they have a talk radio monopoly?

and i don't know but suspect their prison system is considerably more humane than in the US.

[Cronopio]

9. Could add one more to that list.

If you consider the right of a people to be free of government surveillance to be an example of a commons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_Commons

[Election_Correction]

5. Just thinking: Du Group Xmas Present

How bout we all chip in for one way tickets for Bush/Cheney to Norway to teach them how to do things the 'right' way?

Come on, who is with me?

[AwakeAtLast]

7. What an excellent idea!

Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[AllyCat]

8. Oh I like that!

[Fiendish Thingy]

10. This appears to be a survey, not a report on actual Norwegian law

read the translation carefully.

[LynnTheDem]

11. The entire world is getting dumber by the day.

Hitler et al must be laughing their dictator -oops that's so pre-911; I mean "decider"- asses off.

[Dogmudgeon]

12. No! Not *smorgasbording*!

"Ja, we tie you down on the *smorgasbord* and force you to eat Lutefisk."

No!!!!! No!!!!! Not that!!!!!

Good God!!!!! It's against the Geneva Convention!!!!!

--p!!!!!