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Former Minister Jón Gunnarsson Focus Of International Spy Investigation
The private intelligence firm Black Cube, run by former Mossad special operatives and intelligence agents, allegedly collected information on former judiciary minister and Independence Party MP Jón Gunnarsson regarding his ties to the Icelandic whaling industry. Black Cube’s portfolio includes the cover-up…
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Former Ice Cream Company CEO New Minister Of Justice
Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir has been named the new Minister of Justice following the resignation of Jón Gunnarsson. Guðrún is an MP for the Independence Party, one of the three parties comprising the ruling coalition government, alongside the Left-Green Movement and the Progressive Party. Guðrún…
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Dissatisfaction And Confusion Regarding New Justice Minister And Assistant
Following the formation of Iceland’s new government, two appointments in particular are proving to be a bit contentious: Jón Gunnarsson of the Independence Party as Minister of Justice, and of the same party, Brynjar Níelsson as one of his assistants. [su_pullquote]Become a…
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Björk Clarifies “Redneck” Statement
Björk has clarified her use of the pejorative term “redneck” in interviews with Sky News and Rolling Stone last week. “It’s a minority of redneck politicians, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance especially – who are trying to erase the…
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IFAW Rep Corrects MP On “Terrorism”
A spokesperson for International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in Iceland has responded to recent remarks from an Icelandic MP that anti-whaling pressure constitutes “terrorism”. Sigursteinn Másson, Vísir reports, has tried to set the record straight on the nature of terrorism where…