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Erik Solheim exposed by Norwegians Against Terrorism
Wednesday, 1 August 2007 - 7:19 AM SL Time
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With extracts drawn from Erik Solheim`s book `Nærmere` the Norwegians Against Terorism (NAT), an Oslo based NGO, has highlighted aspects of Solheim`s career which includes
* his role as a recruit to the Norwegian Air Force during which time he was sentenced to jail for stealing the uniform of an officer
* his relationship with Arne Fjotoft, the man who headed the Norwegian World View aid organisation which was riddled with corruption
* his sexcapades with Czech girls
* his accounts of Nigeria in which Norwegian aid workers frequented HIV/Aids infested brothels
* Arne`s links to Sri Lankan politics the Westborg, the Norwegian Ambassador and how Norway got involved with LTTE etc.
Erik Solheim is seen as a failed `peace neogtiator` in Sri Lanka because of his close friendship with Anton Baalasingham, the Tamil Tiger negotiator who bamboozled the Norwegian Foreign Ministry .Norwegian political circles agree that Solheim had no experience in diplomacy and he was catapulted from politics into complex crisis in Sri Lanka. He followed he naive pagth of believing that he could win over the Tamil Tiger by kow-towing to Balasingham. In the end he was following Balasingham which led tgo accusation of his being biased in favou of the Tamil Tigers.
Sri Lankan governmentg negotiators were shocked at this conduct at peace talks where he openlysided with Balaingham.
Political circles scoff at his misplaced trust in Balasingham `s rhetoric that led to his failure as a `peace maker.`
Here are the execerpts from NAT publication:
The self biography `Nærmere` was written at Arne Fjørtoft`s house in Colombo . Arne Fjørtoft is described by Erik Solheim to be his close friends and he thanks Mr. Fjørtoft in the prolog to his book. In his book he describes Arne Fjørtoft as a genius in handling people.
The book was written and published in 1999. It is mostly about his political career and he is doing his utmost to butter up his miserable performance in Norwegian politics. His bad performance made him to leave the Parliament before his term ended and was rescued by the Sri Lankan facilitation. The Sri Lanka facilitation has despite of no results been very beneficial to Erik Solheim.
The LTTE has been able to promote him as the Sri Lankan savior and Norwegian aid money have resulted in reportages from Sri Lanka where Buddhist monks even call him angel of peace. The Norwegian people still believe Erik Solheim is a blessing for Sri Lanka and the rest of the world. This is mostly thanks to the LTTE propaganda and National Peace Council frequent interviews in the Norwegian media.
Family background
Erik Solheim became the first socialist in his family. His grandfather was a forest owner. Mr. Solheim describes the mother side of the family (The Sverdrup family) as a part of the Norwegian elite . His mother, Sophie, was a lawyer and worked at the Norwegian Supreme Court. Erik Solheim`s father, Bjørn, worked in the Norwegian publishing house `Aschehoug` where he was preparing manuscripts.
Religion
Erik Solheim writes in his book that he frequented the Church on the Sundays in his youth days. He says he first was a Christian, but then lost his faith and later has found it again.
Political path
Erik Solheim is a socialist. He was a participant when the `Socialist Left` party was founded 16th March 1975 in the `People`s house` in Trondheim. Solheim became a youth politician on the left wing socialist side of Norwegian politics.
Not a pacifist
In his book he said he was fully committed to do Military duty. In Norway there was 18 months mandatory military duty for all males. In the 1970`s it became popular by some socialist to refuse to do military service due to political reasons. This was mostly due to the anti-American sentiment in the population due to American wars in Asia and Norway`s membership in NATO.
He joined the air force and said it was important to spread socialist ideas in the military, so that the military was not used against the working class in demonstrations and labor disputes. He described the time in the military as a pleasant period where he meet a lot of people with various political views. He never regretted serving in the Norwegian air force.
Erik Solheim served in the air force artillery and his task was to defend airports and shoot down enemy air planes. The military task he described as boring and was mostly maintaining of artillery pieces 5.
He started his military service in `Bodin` military camp in Bodø (Northern Norway). Later Solheim was transferred to Stavern in Southern Norway for specialized education.
In Stavern he became a trouble maker. He ignored orders and preferred to read theory for his driving license test before he was charged for theft of uniform effects from an officer. Mr. Solheim acknowledges the charges against him was correct and was sentenced to 14 days in prison. He did not like the sentenced and appealed to the military HQ, but they agreed with the military camps commanders that he should go to military prison for 14 days. He served his time at the military prison at Stavern military camp. In his book he said he used the time in prison to read world literature . According to Erik Solheim this is the only criminal act he has done and served time for.
NAT has not found that he has been impression for other criminal activities. However our opinion is the worst crimes he has done is against the people of Sri Lanka and to the Tamil Diaspora in Norway.
1. Solheim has defended, supported and participated in Fundraising events for the LTTE in Norway. He has helped the LTTE to get Governmental and municipal funding for the LTTE front organizations. He has been a door opener for the LTTE internationally and without his help the LTTE would have been listed as a terrorist organization in the EU and Canada at a much earlier stage.
2. Solheim has ignored the harassment of the Tamil dissident in Norway. He has ignored the Tamil dissident`s complaints and request for assistance for stopping the genocide on Tamil dissidents in Sri Lanka.
3. NAT also alleges Erik Solheim is behind the smearing campaigns against the Tamil Dissidents in Norway and Norwegians protesting against the Norwegian funding and support of the LTTE terrorism. We demand Erik Solheim should be charged for being the master mind in the Norwegian MFA attempt to remove a Norwegian citizens freedom of speech in Sri Lanka. A violation of the Norwegian constitution § 100 and UN resolutions regulating freedom of speech.
Erik Solheim ? against Pol Pot, but support LTTE.
One positive thing we have to say about Erik Solheim was that he has critiqued the Norwegian political left support of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia. Party leaders in the Norwegian AKP party (Marxist Leninists) supported Pol Pot and even as late as in 1995 their party leader Mr. Tron Øgrim said in an interview in Aftenposten `To me Pol Pot is one of the greatest hero`s in this century`.
It is sad to see Mr. Erik Solheim has copied the Norwegian political left mistake to support the `Pol Pot` regime. In our point of view Erik Solheim`s support of the LTTE is just as shameful. Erik Solheim has not only lobbied for the LTTE, participated in their fundraising, but awarded them with millions of US dollars of Norwegians tax money.
We are convinced the historians will show no mercy with Erik Solheim`s and Norway`s support and funding of the LTTE terrorism. Norway denies they support terrorism. They refuse to classify LTTE as a terrorist organization. Norway say all the funds they have paid to the LTTE front organizations has been paid to cover humanitarian aid and to promote peace, The LTTE has assured Erik Solheim Norwegian funds will not be used to terrorism.
NAT comments to Norway`s stupid defense for the LTTE support is:
1. Never believe any assurances from the LTTE.
2. Terrorism experts say the TRO and other LTTE fronts use most of their raised funds to buy arms.
3. Norway and Switzerland`s funding of the LTTE fronts gives this front credibility and a lot of people believe supports these organizations since they see the Norwegian and Swiss Governments as vouching for this organizations credibility.
Solheim acknowledges fraud
Another criminal offense Erik Solheim has participated in his defrauding the Norwegian Government funds by falsifying the number of members in the Socialist Left Party youth organization SU. In his book Solheim admits ` In SU we reported large numbers of members than we had. We did the fraud in order to get a larger share of government support`. Erik Solheim writes this could continue since the Government control and auditors were `sleeping`. Only a Labor Party leader Mr. Andres Hornslien was imprisoned when the fraud was revealed in 1995. Erik Solheim said this was unfair and he said everyone on the political left participated in the scam, including him.
We have to say Erik Solheim self incriminating testimony should have been prosecuted, but as Erik Solheim knows the statute of limitation has made the case obsolete, so he walks free, again!
There are dual standards in Norway. One for commoners and one for political criminals like Mr. Solheim, where the law is not enforced. NAT have complained about the dual standards. Editors in Norwegian newspapers have also complained that members of Mr. Stoltenberg family are not charged for felony crimes by the police, thanks to political connections.
Solheim and the Middle East
Erik Solheim a firm supporter of the PLO, the long time friend of the LTTE. He is defending his friend Terje Rød-Larsen and his wife`s work to create peace in the Middle East. He never criticized Mr. Rød-Larsen when he took a bribe (US$100.000 secret peace prize) for his work for securing millions of dollars of Norwegian funding for the Peres foundation.
Solheim`s paranoid Sex in Czechoslovakia
Erik Solheim did travel to Czechoslovakia together with his childhood friend Mr. Peter Nome. They soon got together with beautiful Czech girls. In Erik Solheim`s book he says they had a `good time` with these girls, but was afraid they where spies for the Russian/ Czechoslovak intelligence services. He became suspicious of the girls when he received letter in better English than they spoke. Three / four years after the trip to Czechoslovakia, Mr. Peter Nome went as a journalist to an official gathering to the Czechoslovakian embassy in Oslo. Then Mr. Nome was surprised the ambassador did know about their travelling in Czechoslovakia. Mr. Solheim then developed a paranoid theory the Czech girls were spies that duped him to have sexual activities with them. Mr. Solheim said the girls never tried to recruit them to spy, put in Erik Solheim paranoid world, he seems convinced he has been exploited by Czechoslovakian girls.
NAT finds Erik Solheim`s spy theory in his book to be far out and we assume the girls were more interested in Mr. Solheim`s money than to recruit him to become a spy. In his book Erik Solheim writes a little bit frustrated `We did not get any fat offers from the KGB`. It seems the LTTE has been more interested in paying for Erik Solheim services as Colonel Karuna alleges Erik Solheim received help in buying his new house in Oslo.
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vamp4
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1 Aug 2007 02:59:09 GMT Report for Abuse
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His sexcapades with Czech girls
We knew that his frequent visits to Pakaran?s house is not for Summa.
Now VPakaran is thinking how his wife got a white baby alias Kotipetiya.
Amma shoru.
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Damed
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1 Aug 2007 04:13:30 GMT Report for Abuse
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This man is a traitor.
Hope he Won't visit Sri lanka.
worse than RW. |
ColomboDude
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1 Aug 2007 07:25:14 GMT Report for Abuse
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Now VPakaran is thinking how his wife got a white baby alias Kotipetiya.
he he ::)) |
wijeyesinghe
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1 Aug 2007 07:57:55 GMT Report for Abuse
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Led by CBK and helped by RW
Solheim was a LTTE agent
Did you not know that? |
Damed
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1 Aug 2007 08:05:33 GMT Report for Abuse
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One important thing MR did was stopping so called Nordics inter-fearing to Sri lankan Issue.
Keheliya did a commendable part.
GOSL should dispatch SLMM to guard posts in Northern villagers attacked by LTTE. |
alwaysalion
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1 Aug 2007 10:36:59 GMT Report for Abuse
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Now the realized who this devil was! An international
Criminal.
He should be arrested and if convicted sent to jail as long
as he lives.They could use some money from the Norwegian
tax payers. |
raigamakolla
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1 Aug 2007 11:21:22 GMT Report for Abuse
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Erik is just an individual without any powers to bring peace or make war. He may have failed, but what about successive governments??? have they not failed miserably over the years??/ So, before pointing a finger at Erik we should point all ten fingers at ourselves.
What about the indulgences of our politicians are they saints?? |
nirupam
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1 Aug 2007 12:02:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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Norwegians Against Terorism (NAT), an Oslo based NGO, has highlighted aspects of Solheim's career which includes
NAT is operated by an ex-convict with Sri Lankan Govt money. Can anyone including Asiatribune dispute the fact its operated by an ex-convict for personal financial gain at the expense of poor Sri Lankans. |
costa
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1 Aug 2007 14:20:26 GMT Report for Abuse
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Erik Solheim,
is next to god for the Ltte coolie, they willing sacrifice anything to this criminal,
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