homersapien 10,953 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Fox News Interviews Fake Expert on Sweden to Warn About Immigration Threat Swedes were left scratching their heads for the second time in less than a week as their country continues to enjoy an unlikely turn at the national spotlight. The latest culprit? A man interviewed by Bill O’Reilly on Fox News on Thursday identified as a “Swedish Defense and National Security Advisor” who turns out to be completely unknown to pretty much anybody in the country’s security or defense circles. The supposed expert, Nils Bildt, was part of a segment on the O’Reilly Factor in which two guests debated claims about whether recent immigration had made Sweden more dangerous. This, of course, came mere days after President Donald Trump was inspired by a Fox News segment to make a reference to “what’s happening last night in Sweden” during a Feb. 18 Florida rally. One of the guests was a Swedish journalist who countered the portrayal of Sweden as a dangerous country. Bildt, however, disagreed and criticized Swedes for failing to recognize the downside to accepting immigrants. After his appearance on Fox News, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheterreported that Bildt left Sweden in 1994 and no one has heard about him. “He is in not in any way a known quantity in Sweden and has never been part of the Swedish debate,” Swedish Defense University leadership professor Robert Egnell told the Associated Press. Even his last name, which is well known in Swedish politics because of former prime minister Carl Bildt, appears to be a mystery. The supposed expert’s father, Sven Tolling, is “well known in Swedish equestrian circles,” but he changes his name to Bildt nine years after emigrating from Sweden. Carl Bildt even suggested the so-called expert was “trying to use the name to gain favors.” Dagens Nyheter also reported Bildt had been convicted of a violent offense in Virginia and was given a one-year prison sentence in 2014. Bildt denied he had spent any time in prison. Nils Bildt, who is a founding partner of a consulting company that has offices in Washington, Brussels, and Tokyo, insists Fox News was the one that chose how to label him on the show and he only identifies himself as an independent analyst. The executive producer of the Fox News show said several people recommended Bildt. “Our booker made numerous inquiries and spoke to people who recommended Nils Bildt and after pre-interviewing him and reviewing his bio, we agreed that he would make a good guest for the topic that evening,” David Tabacoff said in a statement. O’Reilly will apparently address the issue on his show on Monday. Echoing what happened after Trump’s comments on Sweden, many took to Twitter to mock Fox News for its choice of “expert.” View image on Twitter http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/02/26/fox_news_interviews_fake_expert_on_sweden_to_warn_about_immigration_threat.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,114 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 rapes and violent crimes aren't on the rise in Sweden ? Good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 10,953 Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 Fake news that only the willfully ignorant would accept. Sweden to Trump: Immigrants aren't causing a crime wave http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/02/21/sweden-migrants-trump/98187090/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,114 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 13 minutes ago, homersapien said: Fake news that only the willfully ignorant would accept. Sweden to Trump: Immigrants aren't causing a crime wave http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/02/21/sweden-migrants-trump/98187090/ Except.... they are. The " officials " can spout all they want and put on a PC face. The people aren't buying it any longer. Don't fall for the standard Govt , Bureaucratic shell game tactics. " Overall crime " isn't the same as " rape " , which is clearly on the rise. Recent data published by Brå found that from 2015 to 2016, overall crime rates decreased slightly. There was a 13% increase of reported rapes in 2016 over 2015, but the number was lower than in 2014 and about the same as in 2011. Horowitz disputed that, telling Fox on Monday that "between 2012 and 2016, the murder rate is up almost 70%" and "rape between 2007 and 2015 is up a similar number, almost 70%. These are their (Brå) statistics, not my statistics." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 10,953 Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 Fake news. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/02/24/no-sweden-isnt-hiding-an-immigrant-crime-problem-this-is-the-real-story/?utm_term=.89d486bec684 No, Sweden isn’t hiding an immigrant crime problem. This is the real story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,114 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Rape not a crime then to the Left? Huh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 10,953 Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 2 hours ago, AURaptor said: Rape not a crime then to the Left? Huh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,114 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 1 hour ago, homersapien said: Raptor's 100% correct, and I can't respond w/ out acting like a angry , triggered toddler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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