Originally Posted by mardigras

The US was not happy when after it pressured Sweden into raiding and taking all the servers where The Pirate Bay was hosted that the site returned shortly after. Since Sweden didn't properly obey US orders they are now facing a number of sanctions including being blacklisted at the UN. When will these silly rogue countries learn?

Swedish secretary of state Dan Eliasson confirmed the information stating:

however, the US says Sweden's secretary of state is a liar, Pirate Bay Row Continues

See also:
White House Ordered Pirate Bay Closure

A recent Swedish newscast on the matter has been subtitled in English here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=tjPzdUWNF8E