Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2012-06-17]: Sweden’s FOI (the Swedish Defence Research Agency – subordinated to the Ministry of Defence) has secretly helped Saudi Arabia build a ballistic missiles factory since 2007 [1]. TeliaSonera, a Swedish company (40% owned by Swedish government), has also been reported to provide the world’s worst dictatorships with the technological tools required to spy on their own citizens [2]. Sweden reminds us of something we always tend to forget: when something looks too good to be true, then most of the times it is much worse than you could imagine…Related posts: Sweden tag
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