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Ryokan · 2nd November 2006, 09:33 AM

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One of the stories – interesting stories I tell is about the fellow that came here. He got kidnaped and he was rescued pretty early by our Delta team. I said, what's it like to be kidnaped, man? It must have been weird – Baghdad, to be kidnaped. And he said, yes – he said, I was in there with, like – I forgot the number – nine other people from different nationalities. He said, at one time I said, I'm going to get out and you're – you're going to get out and I'm not. And all thesepeople said, well, that's a pretty pessimistic thing to say. He said, well, my government won't ransom me; yours will. And he was right. We weren't going to.

And sure enough, the Norwegian went for – I don't know what the numbers are – but they made a nice little living, because there was no – no push-back. There was no kind of structure. And so these weren't necessarily political people. These were people that just found a pretty good niche for a while. Made a couple of million dollars, nobody got hurt. And fortunately, our Delta teams found the guy, and got him out of there. But it was just an interesting story.

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/ar...anscript_7.htm

The Foreign Ministry and the Norwegian military has no knowledge of any Norwegian involved in hostage case in Iraq.

Source in Norwegian.

Darth Rotor · 2nd November 2006, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by Ryokan

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/ar...anscript_7.htm

The Foreign Ministry and the Norwegian military has no knowledge of any Norwegian involved in hostage case in Iraq.

Source in Norwegian.

Might have been a Swede, Dane, or a Finn.

Ya know, all you Nordics look alike.

Or, he might have been channeling a book he read.

DR

LawnOven · 2nd November 2006, 10:01 AM

It's the "7.5 pound" perch all over again.

Ryokan · 2nd November 2006, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by Darth Rotor

Might have been a Swede, Dane, or a Finn.

Ya know, all you Nordics look alike. :rolleyes

Norwegians, Swedes and Danes look a lot alike, yeah. But Finns? Not really.

Ziggurat · 2nd November 2006, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by LawnOven

It's the "7.5 pound" perch all over again.

You mean another mistranslation?

LawnOven · 2nd November 2006, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by Ziggurat

You mean another mistranslation?

If you, believe it was a mistranslation.

Man, I try do you republicans a favor, but trying to poke fun at this with the most innocuous Bush-lie I can think of, and this is how you repay me.

Next time I'll try to remember to use one that has gotten people killed.

Ziggurat · 2nd November 2006, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by LawnOven

If you, believe it was a mistranslation.

It probably was. The whitehouse transcript indicates he said "large mouth bass". Looks to me like something that could easily have gotten jumbled in the translation from English (the language the interview was done in) to German (the language Bild printed the interview in) and back to English (Reuters, etc.).

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/relea...0060507-2.html

a_unique_person · 2nd November 2006, 02:54 PM

He should still apologise to the troops, though.

2nd November 2006, 09:33 AM	#1
Ryokan Insert something funny here Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 8,288	Bush lies or is mistaken about a Norwegian. Quote: One of the stories – interesting stories I tell is about the fellow that came here. He got kidnaped and he was rescued pretty early by our Delta team. I said, what's it like to be kidnaped, man? It must have been weird – Baghdad, to be kidnaped. And he said, yes – he said, I was in there with, like – I forgot the number – nine other people from different nationalities. He said, at one time I said, I'm going to get out and you're – you're going to get out and I'm not. And all thesepeople said, well, that's a pretty pessimistic thing to say. He said, well, my government won't ransom me; yours will. And he was right. We weren't going to. And sure enough, the Norwegian went for – I don't know what the numbers are – but they made a nice little living, because there was no – no push-back. There was no kind of structure. And so these weren't necessarily political people. These were people that just found a pretty good niche for a while. Made a couple of million dollars, nobody got hurt. And fortunately, our Delta teams found the guy, and got him out of there. But it was just an interesting story. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/ar...anscript_7.htm The Foreign Ministry and the Norwegian military has no knowledge of any Norwegian involved in hostage case in Iraq. Source in Norwegian.

2nd November 2006, 09:52 AM	#2
Darth Rotor Salted Sith Cynic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rat cheer Posts: 34,379	Originally Posted by Ryokan http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/ar...anscript_7.htm The Foreign Ministry and the Norwegian military has no knowledge of any Norwegian involved in hostage case in Iraq. Source in Norwegian. Might have been a Swede, Dane, or a Finn. Ya know, all you Nordics look alike. Or, he might have been channeling a book he read. DR
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2nd November 2006, 10:01 AM	#3
LawnOven robot Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,306	It's the "7.5 pound" perch all over again.
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2nd November 2006, 10:51 AM	#5
Ziggurat Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 26,285	Originally Posted by LawnOven It's the "7.5 pound" perch all over again. You mean another mistranslation?
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2nd November 2006, 12:03 PM	#6
LawnOven robot Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,306	Originally Posted by Ziggurat You mean another mistranslation? If you, believe it was a mistranslation. Man, I try do you republicans a favor, but trying to poke fun at this with the most innocuous Bush-lie I can think of, and this is how you repay me. Next time I'll try to remember to use one that has gotten people killed.
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2nd November 2006, 10:17 AM	#4
Ryokan Insert something funny here Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 8,288	Originally Posted by Darth Rotor Might have been a Swede, Dane, or a Finn. Ya know, all you Nordics look alike. :rolleyes Norwegians, Swedes and Danes look a lot alike, yeah. But Finns? Not really.

2nd November 2006, 12:56 PM	#7
Ziggurat Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 26,285	Originally Posted by LawnOven If you, believe it was a mistranslation. It probably was. The whitehouse transcript indicates he said "large mouth bass". Looks to me like something that could easily have gotten jumbled in the translation from English (the language the interview was done in) to German (the language Bild printed the interview in) and back to English (Reuters, etc.). http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/relea...0060507-2.html
	__________________ "As long as it is admitted that the law may be diverted from its true purpose -- that it may violate property instead of protecting it -- then everyone will want to participate in making the law, either to protect himself against plunder or to use it for plunder. Political questions will always be prejudicial, dominant, and all-absorbing. There will be fighting at the door of the Legislative Palace, and the struggle within will be no less furious." - Bastiat, The Law

2nd November 2006, 02:54 PM	#8
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