Tag: WikiLeaks
More harsh truths from WikiLeaks
NEWS ANALYSIS: A new batch of confidential documents made available by website WikiLeaks, and mostly stemming from the US Embassy in Oslo, reveal more...
Norway willing to discuss taking prisoners from Guantanamo
Among all the confidential documents pouring out of WikiLeaks is the account of a meeting Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had with new...
Biting criticism of Norwegian leaders
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre thinks he's "morally superior" and smarter than most, while Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is "not a strong leader." These...
Opposition seizes on US criticism
Norway's two leading opposition parties in Parliament, the Conservatives and the Progress Party, quickly seized on harsh criticism leveled by US diplomats against the...
Foreign Minister discussed surveillance with Hillary Clinton
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday and among topics on the agenda was the controversial...
US blasts Norway’s anti-terror efforts, minister rejects criticism
Norwegian Justice Minister Knut Storberget reacted strongly on Tuesday to critical remarks about Norway's anti-terrorism efforts made by the US ambassador to Norway and...
Barth Eide denies helping embassy
Espen Barth Eide, the Norwegian state secretary who's been referred to as helpful to the US in documents obtained and released by WikiLeaks, denies...
Defense ministry on the defensive
Labour Party politician Espen Barth Eide has suddenly emerged as a powerful dealmaker in Norway's decision to buy new fighter jets from the US,...
More leaks test Nordic-US relations
A seemingly endless stream of revelations from US documents meant to be kept under wraps continues to stir questions and some bad feelings between...
Støre condemns document leaks
UPDATED: Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre downplayed revelations from leaked US diplomatic documents on Monday, and condemned that they'd been made public by...
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