84RFK
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1. This is a national tragedy for Norway, a peace loving nation with whom no one seems to have any issues. We so far away can only condole.
2. Something I note and must share. About a month or two back, Western media / security services would have rushed to lay blame on Islamic terrorists. This is absent here. Are we seeing a paradigm shift in West's policy towards the Muslims?
This is a national tragedy indeed, we're a small country, and most of us know someone who is affacted by this.
Islamic terrorism was among the considered alternatives during the first hours of this tragic event, but as the shootings on the summer-camp didn't fit with the typical picture, and reports of an allegded shooter with a nordic appearance surfaced, the idea of Islamic terrorism seemed less likely.
I rarely feel any sympathy for politicians, but this time I must give them all credits for not trying to tie this to their political agenda and try to gain publicity on it.
We shall blame the ones who are guilty, and allthough some obscure Islamic terrorist groups initially claimed the responsibility, there are no sign of any Islamic terrorist activity connected to this event.