Sweden’s Nobel War Prize in Libya (and Syria?)

Back on May 15, 2011, Jim Kemeny, professor emeritus of Urban and Housing Sociology, Uppsala University,noted the Swedish military-industrial complex’s interest in “protecting” the Libyan people:

When it was first announced that the UN Security Council had approved US intervention in Libya, and then that NATO was going to be taking over the role of patrolling the skies over Libya with the intention of grounding the Libyan Air Force many in Sweden saw this as a once-in-a-lifetime chance to show off JAS 39 Gripen in a war theatre but in a non-fighting role. With NATO and EU control of the skies, what better risk-free advertising could be imagined? All the Riksdag Political Parties – including the Left Party (V)! – voted in favour of Swedish participation to aid the rebel armies trying to oust Gadaffi.