Sweden furious over U.S. accusations of
"socialist nightmare" 

When Jon Stewart included a brief,
lighthearted report on American's
perceptions of Sweden in last Tuesday's
episode of the Daily Show, he probably had
no idea what kind of a storm he was about to
unleash.  
  The public outcry in Sweden has been swift
and violent, with private organizations and
government offices all vehimently demanding
an apology from Mr. Stewart, the U.S.
Congress, President, and population at
large.  
  "How anyone could claim that Sweden is
anything like what Mr. Stewart described... its
just preposterous,"  stated Anders
Johansson, vice president of marketing for
Volvo in Sweden.   "Particularly that bit about
our cars - I've never seen cars happier than
they are here in Sweden."  
  Mr. Johansson's sentiments are shared by
most of his countrymen, who are currently in
the process of drafting preliminary battle
plans for an all-out war with the U.S. over this
defamation.  If the conflict does in fact
escalate into open conflict, this would be the
first time since the 17th century that Sweden
has engaged in a violent conflict with any
other country.