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| Video of Dog Being Shot Causes Norway Stir |
| 2004-02-21 |
| A videotape set to music of Norwegian peacekeepers in Kosovo shooting dogs drew furious reactions in their homeland Friday. The footage, called "Hotdog," aired on national TV on Thursday night and was edited to look and sound like a music video. "Snoop Doggy Dog Does Oslo"! During the video, a soldier is shown shooting a dog at long range with a rifle, and another Norwegian peacekeeper appeared to empty his pistol into it at close range as the animal writhed in agony. It also shows a dog on a leash being shot. "We see this as very serious and want to get to the bottom of it," said Cmdr. Thom Knustad, spokesman for the Norwegian military’s operational command. Norway has been a major contributor to many international peacekeeping operations, and prefers to see its soldiers as humane and effective. Outrage over the video has been so intense that the leader of the Parliament’s defense committee, Marit Nybakk, said she would demand an explanation from Defense Minister Kristin Krohn Devold. The video was circulated among Norwegian Kosovo veterans and others by e-mail, and was posted on the Internet by Norway’s largest newspaper, Verdens Gang. The video was e-mailed to Norwegian media outlets, including Verdens Gang. As George Kennedy said in The Naked Gun, "A guy makes a little mistake and the media blow it all out of proportion!" The newspaper said the video was believed to have been recorded in March 2002 by peacekeepers from the elite Telemark Battalion, which has since returned to Norway. Verdens Gang said it had identified and spoken to some of those shown in the video, but did not report their names. Saving that for the Sunday tabloid? One of them told the Oslo tabloid that scenes from various events had been pieced together to give a misleading picture. For example, laughter on the soundtrack was from soldiers trying off-road vehicles, he said. Verdens Gang also said soldiers were believed to have wounded an elderly Kosovo Albanian man in the hand while shooting at dogs and then paid him to remain silent. The military was expected to establish a commission to investigate whether those involved could face military or civilian charges. Peacekeeping, like democracy, like making sausage. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #11 Sorry OP epidermis is still intact |
| Posted by: NotMike Moore 2004-2-22 3:01:31 AM |
| #10 Do liberals moult? Ship - I try never to get close enough to find out. Upon reflection, I'd assume that, if they did anything at all, it would be to shed their outer epidermis, like every other snake. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-2-21 10:49:32 PM |
| #9 Many moult at this time so its not necessary to shoot them. Dang! I like that. How far is this Artic Circle from Tallahassee? And: Do liberals moult? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-21 7:32:11 PM |
| #8 Shipman, there are lots of geese and ducks above the artic circle in summer. Many moult at this time so its not necessary to shoot them. You can paddle up to them and club them to death. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2004-2-21 6:22:42 PM |
| #7 And today these make little sense if I'm not caught in a blizzard above the Arctic Circle or similar I'd like to agree with ya .com except for these damn dogs I got. They live for it. I lied I don't agree with ya. Killing bird's is what I was put on earth to do! :> I will admit this this won't do me a damn bit of good above the artic circle. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-21 4:38:41 PM |
| #6 "they frisk the dogs first" Lol, Jack! Must've found something... The eventual explanation should be interesting. Everyone has their own sense of right and wrong - and JfK's point to keep things in perspective (I assume it is that this isn't a African genocide situation, so take a chill pill - or similar) is well taken, generally speaking. But I happen to differ somewhat about taking life without reason... Humans have all sorts of insane / perverse ideas and, often, they just can't be brought back from the brink -- and you have to treat them as enemies in a kill or be killed self-defense response. But animals? Domestic dogs? Unless these were dangerous feral canines that had reverted to hunting children in packs, then this was pointless casual killing. [rant] Personally, if I were King of the World, I'd prolly shoot the Norgs who did this if the dogs weren't proved to be rabid. And I'd apply the same cure to anyone else acting in the same manner. Casual killing is stupid, cowardly, and depraved behavior. I was raised with guns / hunting and the frontiersman's rule always applied: If you're not gonna eat it or wear it you don't kill it, except in self-defense. And today these make little sense if I'm not caught in a blizzard above the Arctic Circle or similar - and that means I'm a lousy planner and dipshit adventurer that should've stayed home. Screw these gutless turds to the wall. Don't get me wrong -- PETA? Fuck 'em, they're not heroes -- they're looney-toons in search of a reason for living. BTW, you haven't found it yet, keep looking - 'tards. Move along. Move along. [/rant] :-) |
| Posted by: .com 2004-2-21 2:22:35 PM |
| #5 But, you should see the out-takes. I especially like the one where they frisk the dogs first. If PETA had seen that first none of this would have happened. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2004-2-21 8:47:29 AM |
| #4 Norwegian soldiers have shot dogs, raped women, cut off heads, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged the countryside!! |
| Posted by: JfK 2004-2-21 8:44:52 AM |
| #3 Contrast this with the pictures of the US soldier in Iraq rescuing a dog from the river. (Other Rantburgers might remember the large collection of photos from Iraq, the link to which was posted here. For the life of me I can't remember the source right now) |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-2-21 7:32:31 AM |
| #2 i just can't imagine a bunch of dull Nords doing this, but obviuosly they did.Shame really |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-2-21 4:09:23 AM |
| #1 You can learn alot from a crash dummy! |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-2-21 1:30:36 AM |