Safe at Last 24. apríl 2007 14:01 Well, finally I can sleep at night, secure in my knowledge that the Norwegian Air Force will be defending my freedom. I will admit, this has had me deeply worried. The Faeroe Islands has been looking more and more like potential aggressors in a North-Atlantic escalation to me. (Seriously, if they find oil there, they could well pay a company, like say Blackwater Security, to orchestrate and carry out an invasion for our fishing rights. Hey, it is theoretically possible at least.) Now those worries have been put to rest. But it is not fair to pick on the smallest of the group - such as the Faeroese population - who for the sole reason of being smaller than us are the butt of every joke in Iceland. I was in the Faeroe Islands recently, and frankly I can't wait to go back. Instead, I think we should find another, more worthy, target for our jokes. Such as maybe the Norwegian armed forces. There are a few classic tales to choose from, such as this story of an accident on Lake Bjerkvik in Nordland in Norway where the international military exercise Cold Response 2006 took place. The ice on a lake did not manage to carry the weight of the tank “Leopard 2”, and the tank sank into the water. Yes, I will definently sleep better tonight. News News in English Mest lesið Dullarfull brotlending nærri Area 51 Erlent Engan óraði fyrir framhaldinu Erlent „Það er sárt að þurfa að horfa á eftir þeim“ Innlent Spyr hvort aflífa þurfi sig vegna mjaðmaskipta Innlent Trump og „maðurinn með ljáinn“ hóta að greiða ekki laun Erlent Tóku farsíma af unglingum í Hafnarfirði og millifærðu af reikningum Innlent Lögregla lýsir eftir Aylin Innlent Stofna hreyfingu til undirbúnings íslenskum her Innlent Ekki hlutverk stjórnarandstöðunnar að halda uppi stemmingu Innlent Segir réttast að ráðherra dragi drögin í heild sinni til baka Innlent
Well, finally I can sleep at night, secure in my knowledge that the Norwegian Air Force will be defending my freedom. I will admit, this has had me deeply worried. The Faeroe Islands has been looking more and more like potential aggressors in a North-Atlantic escalation to me. (Seriously, if they find oil there, they could well pay a company, like say Blackwater Security, to orchestrate and carry out an invasion for our fishing rights. Hey, it is theoretically possible at least.) Now those worries have been put to rest. But it is not fair to pick on the smallest of the group - such as the Faeroese population - who for the sole reason of being smaller than us are the butt of every joke in Iceland. I was in the Faeroe Islands recently, and frankly I can't wait to go back. Instead, I think we should find another, more worthy, target for our jokes. Such as maybe the Norwegian armed forces. There are a few classic tales to choose from, such as this story of an accident on Lake Bjerkvik in Nordland in Norway where the international military exercise Cold Response 2006 took place. The ice on a lake did not manage to carry the weight of the tank “Leopard 2”, and the tank sank into the water. Yes, I will definently sleep better tonight.
News News in English Mest lesið Dullarfull brotlending nærri Area 51 Erlent Engan óraði fyrir framhaldinu Erlent „Það er sárt að þurfa að horfa á eftir þeim“ Innlent Spyr hvort aflífa þurfi sig vegna mjaðmaskipta Innlent Trump og „maðurinn með ljáinn“ hóta að greiða ekki laun Erlent Tóku farsíma af unglingum í Hafnarfirði og millifærðu af reikningum Innlent Lögregla lýsir eftir Aylin Innlent Stofna hreyfingu til undirbúnings íslenskum her Innlent Ekki hlutverk stjórnarandstöðunnar að halda uppi stemmingu Innlent Segir réttast að ráðherra dragi drögin í heild sinni til baka Innlent