March 21, 2010
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Liberals push for more Afghanistan troops
National: 12 Feb 10
The Liberal Party has argued that the Swedish contingent in Afghanistan is understaffed and wants the force to be strengthened by a further 100 soldiers.
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'Only good foreign soldier on Afghan soil is a dead one': Myrdal
Politics: 9 Feb 10
Swedish author and anti-war activist Jan Myrdal has sparked outrage following a public lecture in which he appeared to welcome the killing of Swedish, US and other soldiers.
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Sweden's air force 'can't send secret messages'
Politics: 20 Feb 09
A prominent Riksdag member has expressed outrage upon learning that Sweden's new Jas Gripen fighter jets can’t receive encrypted communications.
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Military under fire for poor helicopter maintenance
National: 9 Sep 08
The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (SHK) has leveled sharp criticism toward the Armed Forces for the way it maintains its helicopters.
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Liberal Party calls for Sweden to join Nato force
Politics: 28 Aug 08
The Liberal Party (Folkpartiet) believes that Sweden ought to send more soldiers to Afghanistan and participate in Nato’s rapid reaction force.
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Opposition to proposed surveillance law mounts
National: 13 Jun 08
As the vote on Sweden’s controversial surveillance proposal nears, the voices of political party youth wings and bloggers are rising up in a chorus of opposition.
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Commission calls for sweeping defence cuts
National: 13 Jun 08
The government’s commission on defence has recommended drastic cuts to Sweden’s Armed Forces in a report submitted to the government on Friday.
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Momentum builds behind Björklund
Politics: 8 May 07
Momentum is building behind Schools Minister Jan Björklund to be the next leader of the Liberal Party, succeeding Lars Leijonborg. Several local party districts have now declared for Björklund.
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Politicians call for foreign language classroom ban
National: 2 Jan 07
Two local Liberal Party politicians want to ban the use of languages other than Swedish in Malmö schools. MP Allan Widman points to the city's "very unique situation".
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Sweden 'needs new intelligence organ'
Politics: 12 Aug 06
Sweden's intelligence agencies need to come together under in an integrated intelligence analysis centre, the Liberal Party says. A new Department of the Interior should be set up to run it.
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Alliance politicians call for end to military service
Politics: 11 Jul 06
Four Alliance politicians have said they want Sweden to reconsider mandatory military service and have called for an end to punishment for those who don't want to participate.
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Attacks on Swedish soldiers 'hushed up'
National: 28 May 06
Details of attacks on members of the Swedish Armed Forces on peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan have not been reported to the parliamentary defence committee.
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750 million for ?plane that Sweden doesn?t need?
Politics: 8 Jun 05
The Swedish government says it will invest 750 million kronor on a new unmanned warplane. Yet the country's defence minister reportedly says that the air force doesn't need it.
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