Norwegian killer visited Malta
Anders Behring Breivik
Anders Behring Breivik, the 32-year-old man behind the Norwegian massacre that left at least 92 people dead on Friday, claimed Malta was among the countries “he had the privilege to experience”.
Included in his list of 24 countries, mainly northern European states, are a few “exotic” destinations such as Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, China, Mexico, Cyprus and Malta.
It is unclear, however, whether Mr Breivik, described as a far right, Christian fundamentalist, visited Malta as part of his fascination with the knights.
In a 12-minute YouTube video, “Knights Templar 2083”, which was posted along with a 1,500-page manifesto six hours before the massacre, Mr Breivik recycles the iconography of the crusades into a vision of the future that sees Christians having to fight Muslims once again.
He now faces charges related to the killing of at least 85 young people attending a summer camp organised by the ruling Labour party on Utoeya island and the simultaneous bombing of the government quarter in downtown Oslo which left another seven people dead.
The YouTube video is a rant on the rise of cultural Marxism and Islamic colonisation.
The video includes quotes by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and the Norwegian based “Jihadi ideologue” Mullah Krekar, while another shot depicts a bloody profile of a fair-haired girl, captioned: “Has your daughter, sister or girlfriend experienced cultural enrichment by the local Muslim community yet?”
In section three, Hope, a clip reads “Onward, Christian Soldiers! Because in only 14 years, by 2025, a majority of our Western European capitals will be Muslim cities, just as Marseille became majority Muslim in 2010! And in only 39 years, by 2050, this will be the fate of our countries as well! Unless we manage to defeat the ruling Multiculturalist Alliance!”
The video ends with images of knights during battle and a photo of Mr Behring Breivik himself in military uniform decorated with badges of merit including one that looks like a Maltese cross.
On the local far right site vivamalta.org, the Norwegian massacre attracted a lot of criticism.
The group’s leader, Norman Lowell, dismissed the gunman as a “poor patsy Jew lover. He is Zionistically, fanatically anti-Muslim”. He said the whole manifesto was “nauseatingly pro-Israel”.
Asked whether Mr Behring Breivik had made contact with him while in Malta, Imperium Europa’s founder said he had not.
The rest of the group seemed to toe Mr Lowell’s line, describing the man as “a pawn in a game bigger than he can ever imagine,” while others criticised the media for portraying the killer as a Neo-Nazi or a National Socialist.
Meanwhile, the Nationalist Party disassociated itself from a claim within the manifesto which included a list of European organisations and political parties which the author said were anti-immigration or far right.
The list includes Malta’s Nationalist Party, Imperium Europa, Viva Malta and Azzjoni Nazzjonali.
In a statement, the PN said its “position on immigration is clear — people’s life and dignity supersedes any other interest. The PN celebrates diversity in customs, cultures and skin colour and does not punish them.
“The Nationalist government implemented and will continue to implement this in practice especially when faced with situations of human tragedies, of people fleeing terror, wars and famine.”
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James Wightman
Jul 26th 2011, 19:49
So have many other tourists?
Polly Bonello
Jul 25th 2011, 17:02
But surely a foreigner would think that Malta has a right wing government if the PN is against the separation of State and Church, is against divorce, acknowledges the supremacy of the Church's tribunals over the state ones, is against the utilisation of embryonic cells, and is against the use of science in case of married couples having difficulty to procreate???
Mr Peter Korsten
Jul 25th 2011, 18:29
The distinction right wing/left wing is really too simple. If it were that simple, than liberalism couldn't exist.
Mrs Marie Caruana
Jul 25th 2011, 23:36
What has divorce got to do with migration? Have you ever been in northern any european country, lived in the communities?
Divorce is the easiest part
Mr Karl Consiglio
Jul 25th 2011, 15:31
Some psychiatrist will soon find out that this guy's issues would have nothing to do with politics, these will be just excuses, it will have more to do with say his mother or father.
Jesmond Micallef
Jul 25th 2011, 13:59
The picture above seems to suggest that the man might have a personality disorder. His heinous murderous act was well intended and carefully planned out. The socio-political activity was a mass gathering of people and the location offered less means of escape. An island turned into a concentration camp. The weaponry used was well intended to impose great harm but still interesting to note that he did not turn the weapons on himself.
There are other forms of psychopaths in society. They are very clever in manipulation and use positions of high social rank, too. The classical abusers of power may very well be suspect psychopaths !!
The man's reference to a clash between Islam and Christianity holds truth independent of whether he is a Christian fundamentalist or not, literally. This is happening, and is the current stand of things. I think it is fair to say that european Christianity is feeling threatened by the influx of Moslem African migrants. The Religious indoctrination that has been going on unchecked for centuries on the two continents will eventually result in a breakdown of religion altogether. Still though, people "feel" the need to refer to an entity such as God which has become preprogrammed in society as a "matter of fact", hence in our very own grey matter, but furthermore as social beings. What have people in Oslo done in order to seek comfort and solace ? They gathered and lit up candles in a place of worship, the Cathedral, the place of God.
What if people had to strongly and critically challenge this notion of religion within it's collective workings ? Are people afraid ? Afraid from what ? A God, or from humans themselves ?
Yes, psychology still needs to explain all this and not just finding "temporary solutions" or other means to understand events. The picture is much greater then that and it may not relate to God niether but to the mortal human being who "fights" to live and survive, a "provocative" means to serve those, yes indeed, potential psychopaths that lie within our mists !!
michell gold
Jul 25th 2011, 15:20
'' There are other forms of psychopaths in society. They are very clever in manipulation and use positions of high social rank, too. The classical abusers of power may very well be suspect psychopaths !! ''
Yes there are.. who is really ruling the world? and they surely have all the power in the world. So, what if they are psychopaths?!
JOSEPH VELLA
Jul 25th 2011, 11:44
Kultant aħa ngorru dwar il-liġijiet ta' pajjiżna, u dal-mostru, ġħall-massakkru li ġħamel, l-aktar li jista' jeħel 21 sena BISS. Meta joħroġ ikun baqġħalu żmien biżżejjed biex jerġa jivvendika ruħu.
vincent a galea
Jul 25th 2011, 11:41
Is this pseudo-Knights Templar going to plead not-guilty quoting in his defence the fact that in the past Knights Templar went and fought Muslims in the Holy Land - indeed blessed by the Pope before their departure !!!
But then it is not Muslims he has just slaughtered! It is his own Christian Norwegian brothers and sisters!!
The mind boggles !!!
Ms D Galea
Jul 25th 2011, 11:37
Christ never sent anyone to kill His opponents in His name or to forcibly convert anyone no matter what/
This man is a basket case. Why would he go killing fellow Norwegians and Christians in his crazy anti- muslim crusade? Is he competing with Mwammar Gheddafi in the medals department?
Not only is he stark raving mad but he is also pig ignorant. What have the Knights Templar to do with Malta?
Paula Briffa
Jul 25th 2011, 11:35
This guy is mad.
Mr Tony Camilleri
Jul 25th 2011, 11:35
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/07/24/europe.far.right/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
Europe's resurgent far right focuses on immigration, multiculturalism
Karl von Brockdorff
Jul 25th 2011, 11:12
You'd think a fundamentalist christian would be more in sync with the most fundamental of laws, including the one that advises followers not to let loose on your neighbours with a high calibre automatic fully customized machine gun. This psychopath has had enough publicity and the press should refrain from giving him the media platform he is craving.
Ms Maria Abela
Jul 25th 2011, 11:08
What on earth have the Knight templers got to do with Malta? Someone is confusing the issue.He was mad, a psycopath, killing not moslems but his own people. Stop trying to connect this sad affair with politics in Malta and the question of illegal immigration.
Lino Sant
Jul 25th 2011, 12:07
I believe that he is a sick man.
Paul Cauchi
Jul 25th 2011, 10:52
Excuse mu ignorance in history, but what has Malta got to do with Knights Templars?
Lino Sant
Jul 25th 2011, 12:09
We are not the Knights of the Templars as far as i know, but the Knights Hospitaliers, right?
Mr ALBERT LEONE GANADO
Jul 25th 2011, 10:52
It would be interesting to know who he met in Malta. Perhaps somebody who met him can enlighten us .
Mr M Farrugia
Jul 25th 2011, 13:52
zgur li ltaqa li riedu ihamgu il-P.N. meta qalu li il-P.N. huwa kontra l-immigrazzjoni. Kulhadd ghandu ghajnejh f'wiccu u ra x'ghamel il-Gvern tal-P.N. ghal dawn in-nies. Hawn nies bla skrupul u jghidu li huma patrijottici imma ghal agenda mohbija taghhom lesta li jmorru kontra pajjizhom
Steve Borg
Jul 25th 2011, 10:50
As much as Mr Lowell might want to conveniently disassociate himself from the killer's views, I urge everybody to watch the Norwegian's warped video manifesto and there is an uncanny resemblance with Lowell's views.
Mr John Micallef
Jul 25th 2011, 09:00
I don't think he'll be coming again...I wonder if he was an English language student??
Mr Joe Gatt
Jul 25th 2011, 10:29
Can you guarantee it, let`s not be hasty either.
According to some Media reports he may get a maximum of 21 odd years or so, in the cooler, then what??
Mr C Cassar
Jul 25th 2011, 08:53
Surely publishing articles like this give this guy the media attention he craves. It's nothing great that he mentioned Malta and after all it was simply a mention amongst 24 other countries.
Best not to report anything else about this guy.
Joe Degiorgio
Jul 25th 2011, 10:56
You are so right. The main aim of any terrorist is to attract media coverage and awareness to his/ their cause. The (almost) 100 persons killed in the massacre are not the real intended targets, they are the direct victims. The intented target is the rest of the world watching the news.
With this media attention generated he has been granted success in his aim. The whole world knows his name, his cause and his beliefs.
To deny them the ultimate success the media must ignore their act in the first place, authorities should lock them up for the maximum consented by law and let their name be forgotten to history.
Mr Ernest Vella
Jul 25th 2011, 08:29
Claiming himself to be Christian, does not make his act a Christian act. Christianity is based on love, a universal love towards all mankind with no exceptions; its a self giving to others and to God; its a religion of peace. This terrorist, even if he calls himself Christian he cannot call himself so. "Min dan jaghrafkom kulhadd li intom tieghi jekk ikollkom l-imhabba bejnithom."
Randolph Peresso
Jul 25th 2011, 08:44
You have hit the nail exactly on its head. Love is the essence of Christianity. When asked which of the 10 commandaments was the most important, Jesus's answer was, "“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” (Mt 22; 37-40)
B Gauci
Jul 25th 2011, 09:55
Spot on!
Mr W Cassar
Jul 25th 2011, 14:37
And God was nowhere to be seen while innocent people were dying.
Bad things have been done in the name of religion and God ....and for what?
Please choose the reason of your report below: