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Activists block GM potato planting in Sweden

Sweden is heading for complete GMO FREE status: http://bit.ly/iCux08
Only the German chemical giant BASF and its GM potatoes stand in the way.
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It's potato planting time again in the north of Sweden where activists are occupying BASF’s potato warehouse and are blocking the exit in order to hinder the German chemical company from planting the risky GMO potato "Amflora."

BASF clearly haven't learned from last year's contamination debacle, when, in the first planting season, it was discovered that the company had accidently contaminated the Amflora field with its own – non-approved – gm-potato "Amadea". The contamination scandal is the proof that once GE crops are released into the environment they cannot be controlled, even by the company that plants them.

Amflora was approved in the European Union to be used in food with a levels up to 0,9% and for feed use and seed cultivation. This approval of low levels in food allows for contamination of conventional potato crops by Amflora crops.

This GMO potato was approved without sufficient independent studies - no proper environmental risk assessment was conducted, toxicity for humans and animals was not assessed, and the implemented antibiotic resistance was simply ignored.

Greenpeace is demanding that BASF stop any further cultivation activities of Amflora, and for the European Commission to withdraw its approval of the GMO potato.

Greenpeace Austria, together with Justice and Environment and other NGOs, has already taken legal action against the approval of Amflora at the European Court of Justice. And not only NGOs are taking legal action, even member states, under the leadership of Hungary, are suing the European Commission for the approval of this risky potato.

Thank you! This work wouldn’t be possible without the million people that signed the petition calling for a moratorium on genetically modified (GM) crops. Read more about the delivery of the very first EU citizens initiative!
http://bit.ly/j7oXcYSweden is heading for complete GMO FREE status: http://bit.ly/iCux08 Only the German... more

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The Art of Communications

Norwegian movie actress Liv Ullmann, Swedish Director Ingar Bergmann's film... more

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Rotating Cylinder UFO Spotted In Sweden Göteborg April 24, 2011 (VIDEO) - The Daily Blender

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Noomi Rapace recast as Lisbeth Salander in controversial "Part Four" of The Millennium series.

Rumor has it that Noomi Rapace has just been cast to reprise her role as Lisbeth... more

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TV Traveler Heads to Scandinavia

Sure, foreign travel can be a life-changing educational experience, but what a hassle! Instead of flying across the globe and trying to speak funny languages, take a seat on the couch next to Terry Snash (Bryan Safi), aka the TV Traveler. This week Terry tells you all you need to know about Scandinavia by watching its TV programs, from a talk show in which a man tries to kick a burger to the moon (not a joke) to a game show built on identifying unpleasant smells. So put your passport away and grab a seat.

infoMania is a half-hour comedy show that airs weekly on Current TV. Picture the ultimate office water-cooler, only with funnier co-workers who willingly stay up late imbibing all forms of media so you don't have to. Caveat: Bring your own water. Hosted by Brett Erlich and co-starring Sergio Cilli, Erin Gibson, Ben Hoffman and Bryan Safi, infoMania airs on Thursdays at 11/10c on Current TV.

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Current Media, the Peabody-and Emmy Award-winning television and online network founded in 2005 by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, engages viewers with smart, provocative and timely programming -stories that no one else is telling in ways that no one else is telling them. Current's programming shines a light where others won't dare and boldly explores important subjects -- opening minds, sparking conversations and forming deep connections with its viewers. The channel's audience is comprised of affluent, curious, social and connected adults who crave the kind of entertaining, enlightening, witty and informative programming found on Current's TV and online properties. Current is now available via cable and satellite TV in 75 million households worldwide - 60 million households in the US - through distribution partners Comcast (Channel 107); Time Warner ; DirecTV (Channel 358 nationwide); Dish Network (Channel 196 nationwide); Verizon and AT&T. In the UK and Ireland, Current is available on BSkyB (Channel 183) and Virgin Media (Channel 155), and in Italy, Current is available on Sky Italia (Channel 130). Viewers can also find Current online at www.current.com.Sure, foreign travel can be a life-changing educational experience, but what a hassle!... more

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The Swedish Army is hiring!

There are many things the Swedish Armed Forces can’t offer you.... more

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Nights At The Roundtable - Acid House Kings - 2011 | Newstalgia

Just in time for Spring - Sunshine Pop from Sweden with Acid House Kings.

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Scandinavia Swap Stamps For Texts Messages

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What has Wikileaks to do with the French Revolution?

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WikiLeaks founder’s lawyers file appeal against his extradition to Sweden to face charges of rape and sexual assault

Lawyers representing the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, have lodged papers to... more

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Julian Assange to be extradited to Sweden

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations, a judge has ruled today.At Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in south London, District Judge Howard Riddle said the extradition would not breach Assange's human rights.Assange will appeal against the court ruling. He denies three allegations of sexual assault and one of rape last August in Stockholm. If the appeal is unsuccessful he will be extradited to Sweden in 10 dyes. Assange believes the claims are politically motivated because of Wikileaks' work. Assange has been released on bail on the same terms he was granted in December. His supporters had put up money as security.Judge Riddle dismissed the argument that Assange would not receive a fair trial in Sweden that had been made by his lawyers during the two-and-a-half-day hearing earlier this month.They had argued that criticism by Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt had made Assange "public enemy number one" in Sweden.But delivering his ruling on Thursday, the judge said: "The defence refer to the alleged denigration of the defendant by the Swedish prime minister.For this reason and other reasons it is said Mr Assange will not receive a fair trial. I don't accept this was the purpose of the comment or the effect."Assange's lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson QC, had also argued that rape trials in Sweden were regularly "tried in secret behind closed doors in a flagrant denial of justice".But Clare Montgomery QC, for the Swedish authorities, told the hearing that evidence from a trial would be heard in private but the arguments would be made in public.Judge Riddle said that did not mean the trial would be unfair or breach human rights.Dismissing further arguments made by Mr Assange's lawyers, the judge found: * The allegations against Mr Assange were extradition offences * The prosecutor who issued the European Arrest Warrant for Mr Assange had been suitably qualified * The warrant was issued for the purpose of prosecution and not simply for questioningDuring the hearing two weeks ago, Mr Robertson said his client could later be extradited to the US on separate charges relating to Wikileaks - and could face the death penalty there.In response, Ms Montgomery said Sweden provided "protection against that sort of threat and violation" taking place.The European Court of Human Rights would intervene if Assange was to face the prospect of "inhuman or degrading treatment or an unfair trial" in the US, she said.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12564865Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault... more

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Secret Swedish Spy Law, US connection exposed by WikiLeaks cables

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Trial and errors – Assange in court again

UK court has adjourned the extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange until February 24, 2011. The judge said he needed more time to think whether Assange should be sent to Sweden to face sex crime allegations.
Judge Howard Riddle has made a statement following a three-day hearing at Belmarsh Magistrates Court in London.
Sweden wants Assange to answer questions on allegations of sexual misconduct filed by two WikiLeaks volunteers.
On Friday the sides of prosecution and defense delivered summaries of their evidence.
The prosecution announced this week it sees no reason why Assange should not go to Sweden to answer questions about those alleged sexual assaults. The defense in turn insists the case is based on human rights violations, since the WikiLeaks founder has not been charged with a crime, therefore there is no reason he should go to Sweden at all.
The prosecution informed it has sighted a hundred messages from two alleged victims saying that they expected to be paid and that they wanted revenge on Julian Assange, presumably for having slept with each of them at a very short interval. They have also threatened to contact papers to ruin his reputation.
The defense insists it never was given a copy of those messages – which they find wrong.
Julian Assange’s lawyer Geoffrey Robertson also accused Swedish Prime Minister of creating a “toxic atmosphere” around the case and damaging his client’s chances of a fair trial by portraying him as "public enemy number one," Reuters news agency reported.
Swedish rape campaigner, the defense’s second witness Goran Rudling, believes the case has been conducted in a strange manner from the very beginning. Despite a requirement of a video or tape recording of the interview with the police, the two women accusing Assange of rape merely filed summaries to their allegations.
“It is the same type of procedure you use when you investigate a bike theft,” he concluded.
Rick Falkvinge of Sweden's Pirate Party calls Assange’s extradition attempt “a tremendous damage to Sweden’s reputation as an upholder of human rights”. Nevertheless, he does not find any political set up in this case. “If it were, it would have been handled professionally”, he says.
“If you look at the history of this case, first, Assange was wanted for rape, then he was wanted for molestation and then for, basically, harassment,” says Falkvinge. “Then he was not wanted for anything at all for about a couple of weeks and then all of a sudden a prosecutor in a completely different district decides to take a look at this case after a phone call and decides that ‘I think we are going to charge this man with rape anyway’, only he is not charged yet. He is only wanted for extradition to determine if he is going to be charged for anything at all. Now, this isn’t really professionally handled.”

The case of Julian Assange created a media storm – there are hundreds of media representative filming and talking to him about his every move every time he appears in court.
On Friday, a new book on WikiLeaks comes out by Daniel Domscheit-Berg, a man who used to work with Julian Assange and who lived under the same roof with him for a while in Germany.
The author of the book accuses the WikiLeaks founder of having an “emperor complex” and harassing Domscheit-Berg’s cat, attacking him it show it who was boss.
The rumors about the US preparing espionage charges against Assange have not come true so far, though the defense insists he would be very swiftly given to America on those charges in case his extradition to Sweden is a success.
Still, the death threats to Assange made in the US by known politicians like Sarah Palin, who proposed to “hunt him down like Al-Qaeda,” are there.
Sweden’s close relations with the US make his further extradition from the country to America quite possible.
Watch RT’s investigation of US-Sweden ties based on secret US State Department cables here.
http://rt.com/news/assange-extradition-sweden-farce/UK court has adjourned the extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange... more