Ari Paul / FAIRJun 5, 2019
An extremist phrase is seeping into mainstream media discourse, creating a dangerous situation with an ominous historical context. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
JAN M. OLSEN / The Associated PressMar 15, 2019
A Swedish terror expert sees parallels between the shooter's writings and a 1,500-page document published by Anders Behring Breivik. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 24, 2016
The shooter at a Munich mall last week who killed nine and left 27 wounded was an admirer of right-wing Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik, and he appears to have hated Muslims. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigDec 28, 2015
Interpol's latest report on European terrorism, which covers 2014, would obviously look different for the horrible year of 2015. But you can’t judge trends on any one year, and 2014 was more typical of the past decade than 2015. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 25, 2012
Anders Behring Breivik, “the Norwegian far-right extremist” who killed 77 people and wounded hundreds during twin attacks in Norway last summer, was Friday declared to have been sane throughout the course of his rampage. A court sentenced him to at least 21 years in prison. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 27, 2012
For proving that love for others, regardless of creed, gender or skin color, is still a powerful force in human affairs, we honor the 40,000 Norwegians who sang out in an Oslo square on Thursday against the violent dogma of mass killer Anders Breivik. They are our Truthdiggers of the Week.For proving that love for others is still a powerful force in human affairs, we honor the 40,000 Norwegians who sang out against violence and dogma as our Truthdiggers of the Week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 19, 2012
Early in the 20th century, Ayn Rand admired serial killer William Hickman from afar. Today, 23-year-old Massachusetts resident Kevin Forts has found his own murderous darling in the figure of accused terrorist Anders Breivik. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 30, 2011
This may not come as particularly surprising news, but psychiatry experts tasked with examining Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian man who killed 77 people and injured 151 in a mass shooting in his home country last summer, have concluded that he is insane. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 2, 2011
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, leader of the Labor Party whose youth activists were so viciously targeted by right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik, is warning against "a witch hunt on expression." At the same time, the right-wing Progress Party is looking to exploit Breivik's mass murder to revise a few civil liberties. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 26, 2011
The lawyer defending Anders Behring Breivik, who pleaded not guilty in court after admitting he carried out the deadly attacks in Norway, said his client might be insane. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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