BORN: Only after many years can the parties come together on something resembling a protest against US warfare. To be honest, we are not very impressed.
As is well known, the action against Pax started with Morgenbladet bringing a strongly misleading overview of the publisher's financial position. One or more people have photocopied parts of last year's annual report, but deftly cut off important asset items, such as receivables of close to one million. These photocopies were sent to Morgenbladet, VG, NÅ, the Conservative Party's Press Office and a number of creditors, accompanied by an appeal that something had to be done to stop Pax.
PAX publishing is one of the few bastions of radicalism in Norway. The neo-radicalism of the 60 years is hard to imagine without this arsenal of political literature.
We have quite unequivocally expressed our opinion on Soviet politics and the invasion of Czechoslovakia. It may be time to return home to highlight the invasion's consequences for Norwegian politics.
Compassion and disgust are words that remain in the comments on the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Our US-friendly press is full of compassion for the senator and his family, and it is not hypocritical. Its disgust at what has happened is profound and genuine.