The Americans Who Inspired the Norwegian Mass Murderer
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Pam Geller and Robert Spencer
Anders Behring Breivik, the man who murdered 77 people in Norway, is apparently quite the fan of American right-winger haters of Islam, based on the citations in his 1,500-page manifesto.
The American most cited (55 times) in Breivik’s writings is Robert Spencer, director of Jihad Watch at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. Spencer is concerned with the alleged Islamization of America, and has worked hard to purge the Republican Party of Muslim-Americans. Anti-Muslim neoconservative Daniel Pipes earned 18 mentions from Breivik.
Breivik also cited neoconservative Frank Gaffney and his opposition to Turkey joining the European Union. Gaffney’s think tank, the Center for Security Policy, created a website to protest the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” in Manhattan. He’s also accused President Barack Obama of being a secret agent of the Muslim Brotherhood and claimed radical Muslims have infiltrated the top levels of American government.
Pamela Geller, author of the blog Atlas Shrugs, is mentioned by Breivik for her postings that attacked the “victory mosque.” Geller is of the belief that Muslims are an inherent threat to American society.
Brigitte Gabriel is another anti-Muslim activist mentioned in the manifesto. Gabriel has written several books attacking Islam and is a friend of Representative Peter King (R-New York), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
Meet the Right-Wing Hatemongers Who Inspired the Norway Killer (by Max Blumenthal, AlterNet)
Breivik was Influenced by American Islamophobes Behind ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Hysteria (by Lee Fang, Think Progress)
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