Norwegian Labour Party Forges Ties With US Democrats

Norway Aftenposten ^ | October 23, 2003

[Shermy]

Norway's Labour Party is joining other European social democrats in linking up with the Democrats in the US. The goal is to be prepared with common strategies if a majority of them on both sides of the Atlantic come back to power.

A group of European social democrats, led by former British Foreign Minister Robin Cook, met last week with several top Democratic politicians and party officials. They included US senators Hilary Clinton and Joseph Biden.

They also had meetings with Ron Klain of presidential candidate Wesley Clark's campaign, and Stan Greenberg, former US President Bill Clinton's campaign strategist in 1992.

On the agenda was European concern over current US foreign policy and the effects of globalization.

Espen Barth Eide, who led the Norwegian delegation, said the group met "understanding" that "economic globalization must be accompanied by political globalization."

There remain wide differences between the European social democrats and their counterparts in the US, who tend to be far more conservative.

Barth Eide called it "natural" however, "to begin with those (in the US) who are closest to us (in ideology), even though the Democrats of course aren't social democrats."

[Broadside Joe]

Bttt.

[hoosiermama]

Know this is an old article, but it need to be brought to peoples attention.

[CWOJackson]

The Quiseling Party?

[Mo1]

Maybe to cynically generate an international "buzz" of criticism about Bush before the 2004 election.

Maybe this has something to do with the Dem Select Intell Committee that was just leaked

[Mo1]

Check out this info

Makes one say .. hmmmmm

[petercooper]

bttt

[CedarDave]

BTTT

Norway's Labour Party is joining other European social democrats in linking up with the Democrats in the US. The goal is to be prepared with common strategies if a majority of them on both sides of the Atlantic come back to power.
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Espen Barth Eide, who led the Norwegian delegation, said the group met "understanding" that "economic globalization must be accompanied by political globalization."

[arasina]

BTTT for reference purposes.

Apparently Joe Biden is serving as surrogate "Meeter of Foreign Leaders" for John Kerry. I think it's likely he wishes to be selected as Kerry's running mate while supposedly backing a "fusion" Kerry-McCain ticket.

[zinochka]

One big difference is that virtually all Norwegians, whether traditionalist or mind-numbed, knee-jerk Liberals, favor off-shore drilling for oil.

And killing endangered whales, smashing baby seals with clubs, and giving refuge to Chechen Terrorists. Sweet guys those Vikings.

[muawiyah]

Oh, yes, the Chechen thing. That's probably because the Russians didn't pump the septic tanks last time they were in Spitzbergen.

Something like that would make a grown man wretch ~ the things they do to the place.

East Germany had the same problem.