FBI Banned from Iceland

[wehateporn]

Nice work Iceland, but you will be punished; an example will be made

REYKJAVÍK (Rixstep) ? FBI agents landed in Reykjavík without prior notification in an attempt to investigate WikiLeaks operations in the country, but Home Secretary Ögmundur Jónasson found out about the visit and forced them to leave the country, with the Icelandic government then issuing a formal protest to US authorities, according to Islandsbloggen.

The hunt for WikiLeaks by the US has on several occasions involved private individuals and companies on Iceland. Authorities in the US have for example succeeded in obtaining account information from Twitter on parliamentarian Birgitta Jónsdóttir. Jónsdóttir today refuses to travel to the US out of fear of being arrested for her connections with WikiLeaks.

More here http://rixstep.com/1/20130131,00.shtml

"The story was revealed in an Icelandic national broadcaster RUV report on 30 January 2013 by WikiLeaks spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson. Hrafnsson explains.

'The FBI arrived in private planes and landed at the Reykjavík airport. According to my sources, which are highly reliable and which I have been able to corroborate, news of the visit reached Home Secretary Ögmundur Jónasson who reacted sharply, as it was unbelievably presumptuous to come to Iceland that way. According to my sources, Jónasson demanded that the FBI agents pack their bags, get back onboard, and leave the country. The matter was then brought before the cabinet and a formal protest was issued to US authorities.'

Ögmundur Jónasson corroborates for Morgunblaðið that FBI agents arrived on Iceland and remained in the country a few days. He claims he doesn't know how many there were, but that it was out of the question that a foreign power be allowed to conduct private investigations of Icelandic citizens and their activities in the country:

'I can corroborate this took place in August 2011. Agents from the FBI arrived in Iceland. They'll have to answer for what their plans were. I can also corroborate that they wanted to get the cooperation of the national police and the national prosecutor's office.'"

Full article http://rixstep.com/1/20130131,00.shtml

[Welshmorph]

Now where will they buy their frozen goods from?

Morph

[Dcat]

Iceland is certainly making all the right moves. Good on them for asserting their sovereignty and kicking the FBI out.

[pornmasta]

"without prior notification"

they are not banned there is a concept named sovereignty

[BIGTYMER]

And where do you live America or Canada?

[19teenporn]

Nice work Iceland, but you will be punished; an example will be made

Lol, and why would that be?

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

ADG

[Legendary Samir - BANNED FOR LIFE]

Always wanted to visit beautiful country of Iceland.

[Rochard]

Fuck it. Send in the CIA.

[Captain Kawaii]

Nice to see Iceland has a sac.

[TrashyGirl]

Can they also ban Bam so he can't make any more idiotic music videos there....

[SmutHammer]

Funny. We should just go in by force... WTF is Iceland really gonna be able to do?

[SleazyDream]

Funny. We should just go in by force... WTF is Iceland really gonna be able to do?

considering the close relations Iceland has with Russia, probably a lot.

course an idiot won't know that......

mind you your statement says a lot about how you conduct your real life. Basically as a bully - which translates to coward.

[SmutHammer]

considering the close relations Iceland has with Russia, probably a lot.

course an idiot won't know that......

mind you your statement says a lot about how you conduct your real life. Basically as a bully - which translates to coward.

They are going after a company for pirating USA content. Harboring a fugitive in the USA is a crime, Iceland protecting these pirates is the same thing.

[Roald]

Fuck Iceland!

[DTK]

Funny. We should just go in by force... WTF is Iceland really gonna be able to do?

Really? Just invade Iceland? By your *ahem* logic, the US should feel free to "just go in by force" to any country in which any citizen of said country has a connection to wikileaks?

Jesus Fucking Christ, Ed.

[DTK]

Nice to see Iceland has a sac.

They sure do

In the aftermath of the financial crisis that nearly destroyed their country, they cleaned up the mess and put the Banksters/Fraudsters in jail.

The US? Umm..not so much. Quite the opposite, actually...

[just a punk]

Good job

[SmutHammer]

Really? Just invade Iceland? By your *ahem* logic, the US should feel free to "just go in by force" to any country in which any citizen of said country has a connection to wikileaks?

Jesus Fucking Christ, Ed.

They pretty much already do, At least for this it would be from theft of US property, Not to steal oil or whatever.

You guys take internet statements to fucking serious, Lighten up

[Emil]

Funny. We should just go in by force... WTF is Iceland really gonna be able to do?

Retarded fucking Americans think they own the world.

[CurrentlySober]

Now where will they buy their frozen goods from?

Morph

Is THAT where my Mum went ?

I miss her...

[The Ghost]

Anyone else notice this part of the story...


"I can corroborate this took place in August 2011"


18 months ago. Whatever was going to happen, has already happened.

[Eyeball]

Funny. We should just go in by force... WTF is Iceland really gonna be able to do?

We? What are you planning on doing to do, hit them with your space bar?

[The Ghost]

We? What are you planning on doing to do, hit them with your space bar?

Ok, that was funny

[seeandsee]

Iceland investigators banned from USA

[Welshmorph]

Is THAT where my Mum went ?

I miss her...

It's ok, she's brining back fish fingers.

Morph

[seXXXhub]

Retarded fucking Americans think they own the world.

i have to agree with u on this one

[lucas131]

i hope america will melt island down

[Black All Through]

US arrogance given a taste of their own medicine.

[RyuLion]

i hope america will melt island down

Retarded fucking American think they own the world.

BINGO!

Nice to see Iceland has a sac.

[RyuLion]

US arrogance given a taste of their own medicine.

/thread

[nico-t]

Funny. We should just go in by force... WTF is Iceland really gonna be able to do?

this must be a troll post. Why the fuck would you as a citizen want your government officials 'go in by force' into another country? Are you sane? What the fuck have iceland done to you? "oh my god, Iceland is minding their own business too much and as a result their economy is the only one on earth that isnt so deep in the shitter. We should invade them!"

[mineistaken]

Whats the "scandal", I assume FBI has no jurisdiction to work outside US.

[RyuLion]

this must be a troll post. Why the fuck would you as a citizen want your government officials 'go in by force' into another country? Are you sane? What the fuck have iceland done to you? "oh my god, Iceland is minding their own business too much and as a result their economy is the only one on earth that isnt so deep in the shitter. We should invade them!"

[dyna mo]

considering the close relations Iceland has with Russia, probably a lot.

course an idiot won't know that......

mind you your statement says a lot about how you conduct your real life. Basically as a bully - which translates to coward.

like most other euro countries, iceland has no standing army and the united states is responsible for the defense of iceland

The 1951 bilateral defense agreement stipulated that the U.S. would make arrangements for Iceland's defense on behalf of NATO and provided for basing rights for U.S. forces in Iceland. In 2006 the U.S. announced it would continue to provide for Iceland's defense but without permanently basing forces in the country.

course an idiot would not know that.





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iceland, just like most other euro nations, relying on the united states military for defense whilst pointing their finger at us for being the bad guys.

maybe if iceland had to pay for its own defense, their economy would be different.

[SmutHammer]

this must be a troll post. Why the fuck would you as a citizen want your government officials 'go in by force' into another country? Are you sane? What the fuck have iceland done to you? "oh my god, Iceland is minding their own business too much and as a result their economy is the only one on earth that isnt so deep in the shitter. We should invade them!"

I said go in by force and get the pirates, I didn't say go start a war.

So you all are saying that if a pirate like Kim Lives in another country the USA should just mind their own business? Fair enough, But then we shouldn't help that country in any way, and block all internet and trade from that country too.

[CamTraffic]

We? What are you planning on doing to do, hit them with your space bar?

[Best-In-BC]

Punished ? STFU

[MaDalton]

like most other euro countries, iceland has no standing army and the united states is responsible for the defense of iceland


course an idiot would not know that.

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iceland, just like most other euro nations, relying on the united states military for defense whilst pointing their finger at us for being the bad guys.

maybe if iceland had to pay for its own defense, their economy would be different.

how much does having no base or troops there cost?

And Iceland pays for being a NATO member - even if they have no army (for what?)

[Sarah_Jayne]

Now where will they buy their frozen goods from?

Morph

[RyuLion]

Now where will they buy their frozen goods from?

Morph

[Due]

how much does having no base or troops there cost?

And Iceland pays for being a NATO member - even if they have no army (for what?)

Protection so they won't be invaded by a country like USA, Russia, China or whatever other country think they can just walk in ?

[dyna mo]

how much does having no base or troops there cost?

And Iceland pays for being a NATO member - even if they have no army (for what?)

nevertheless, it's nowhere near the cost of maintaining an army and you prolly know that eh.

if there were no value to the treaty, i'm sure iceland/u.s. would have nullified it at some point over the last 60+ years.

no, iceland gets a sweet deal not having to maintain an army at the u.s. expense.

[dyna mo]

iceland, 150th on the list of military budgets by country, out of 155 countries.

sweet deal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...y_expenditures

[MaDalton]

Protection so they won't be invaded by a country like USA, Russia, China or whatever other country think they can just walk in ?

who would want to have Iceland and for what?

nevertheless, it's nowhere near the cost of maintaining an army and you prolly know that eh.

if there were no value to the treaty, i'm sure iceland/u.s. would have nullified it at some point over the last 60+ years.

no, iceland gets a sweet deal not having to maintain an army at the u.s. expense.

At NATO expense - where they pay for. The NATO is more than just the US.

and they have a population of 320,000 people (175th in the world) - how big do you suggest would be the Icelandic army?

like 50 guys and a rowing boat?

or do you want to put 50% of their population in the army to even have the slightest chance when the US or Russia wants to invade them?

just let those poor people alone - they are punished enough by living there (and Bjork)

[dyna mo]

who would want to have Iceland and for what?

well, apparently you germans wanted iceland during the big war, so much so that the brits INVADED iceland to take control and handle all the germans there.

At NATO expense - where they pay for. The NATO is more than just the US.

and they have a population of 320,000 people (175th in the world) - how big do you suggest would be the Icelandic army?

like 50 guys and a rowing boat?

or do you want to put 50% of their population in the army to even have the slightest chance when the US or Russia wants to invade them?

just let those poor people alone - they are punished enough by living there (and Bjork)

relax. i didn't make the policy, i'm sure the u.s. strategy for defending iceland is appropriate to the value iceland gives back to the world. nevertheless, it's there and we foot the bill.

p.s. i noticed jamaica spends more on military than iceland.

[MaDalton]

well, apparently you germans wanted iceland during the big war, so much so that the brits INVADED iceland to take control and handle all the germans there.


relax. i didn't make the policy, i'm sure the u.s. strategy for defending iceland is appropriate to the value iceland gives back to the world. nevertheless, it's there and we foot the bill.

p.s. i noticed jamaica spends more on military than iceland.

if by "we" you also mean me and the rest of the NATO countries I agree

[dyna mo]

if by "we" you also mean me and the rest of the NATO countries I agree

sorry, didn't mean it that way, germany the country. germany had ties to iceland in ww2 such that it concerned the allies enough to invade and take control.

proving that iceland has value and consequently, something that needs protecting.

the u.s. provides that protection.

[MaDalton]

sorry, didn't mean it that way, germany the country. germany had ties to iceland in ww2 such that it concerned the allies enough to invade and take control.

proving that iceland has value and consequently, something that needs protecting.

the u.s. provides that protection.

but thats not what i meant with "we" or "me"...

The NATO provides protection, Iceland pays into the NATO budget.

Just like any NATO country provides help when any other NATO country is attacked.

And the NATO is more than just the US (the general secretary is a danish dude for example)

[AndrewX]

who would want to have Iceland and for what?

I believe they do have some oil in their territory. Iceland belonged to Denmark, Norway at some points in history. I'm sure they still have some affairs with this country which are beneficial to european economy.