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Explosions In Norway

New updates via Al Jazerra and Scandinavian news media.

The shooter was seen near the bombing site. The attack on the island happened 2 hours after the bombing and it takes a hour or so from Oslo to the island by car and boat. Reports are coming that this is looking more like a lone nutjob than a islamic terrorist attack. Only "odd" thing is the size and sophistication of the bomb itself but we shall see when the police start releasing facts rather than titbits and leaking information.
 
It looks like it was a conservative man at that. There was a shooting attack on a Labor Party youth camp soon afterwards. Four kids dead.

Update: An eyewitness claims 20 -25 bodies!

Geez, you didn't learn a think during the Arizona congresswoman shooting, did you?
 
I want the truth and refuse to jump to the usual conclusions before the facts are out there.

Why is it that the right always jumps to conclusions? The Spanish conservatives did that on the Madrid bombings for example.. why? They blamed ETA before they had the facts and look where that went..

Fact is, based on the information we presently have and provided that the shootings on the island and the bombs are linked (which the police say they are), then it does not look as an islamic extremist attack unless the blond haired guy they have in custody is the first "western" looking Al Q terrorist sympathiser.. it could be, but more likely not.

And reports from the Swedish news wires is they have identified the shooter on the island and he is talking. Guess we will know soon what is what.

There have been many as you call them western looking islamic extremist. Jihad Jamie (white chick) John Walker Lindh (white dude) there have been many other converts to the religion of peace who have become radicalized.
 
Just confirmed by the Norwegian Justice minister that the suspect is Norwegian.
 
There have been many as you call them western looking islamic extremist. Jihad Jamie (white chick) John Walker Lindh (white dude) there have been many other converts to the religion of peace who have become radicalized.

No there have been very few. Just because you can name two does not mean they are all over the place. The chance that a white bomber is a Islamic extremist is still very small compared to the person being a wackjob or a left/right wing radical.
 
I thought this never happened in those sleepy eurosocialist paradises
 
Did they mention a motive? Is he a muslim?

Nope and no information about his religion. The minister said he did not want to say more and leave that to the investigating police to come out with more information. And dont get your hopes up about information about his religion, not the tradition in Scandinavia to mention that at all.
 
I thought this never happened in those sleepy eurosocialist paradises

Well then you are not well informed. Swedish and Danish intelligence services have foiled quite a number of attacks over the last 30+ years and sadly a few attacks were carried out including the assassination of a Swedish Prime Minister. There was a bomb attack in Copenhagen in the 1980s, and of course the attack on the Mohammed cartoon guy only last year or so. But far from all were related to Islamic terror, although a large part were. Neo nazi, right wing extremists, left wing eco nuts and so on have also tried over the years.
 
Nope and no information about his religion. The minister said he did not want to say more and leave that to the investigating police to come out with more information. And dont get your hopes up about information about his religion, not the tradition in Scandinavia to mention that at all.

A group calling itself, "The Helpers of Global Jihad".

"Global Jihad" group says it's behind Oslo blast - CBS News Investigates - CBS News

I'm sure they're not Muslims, though. More than likely the militant wing of The Provisional Amish Army, headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
 
Nope and no information about his religion. The minister said he did not want to say more and leave that to the investigating police to come out with more information. And dont get your hopes up about information about his religion, not the tradition in Scandinavia to mention that at all.

I'm quite certain though that if his motivation was religious they would eventually mention it.
 
What a horrible happening. My sympathies to the Norwegian people.
I will withhold further comments until more facts are known.
 
As sad as it may sound I wish more of this would happen in other areas of the globe. Might make everyone wake the **** up for a change!


Tim-

IMO, just about everyone that can wake up, is awake. Sadly, for the rest of them, the only way they would ever wake up, is if jihadists killed Obama, or one of his disciples. The Obamabots ain't gonna cot to somebody ****ing with the Messiah.
 
I'm quite certain though that if his motivation was religious they would eventually mention it.

But most terror is not religious based, but political. Hence chances of them mentioning it is low, unless some journalist asks.
 
But most terror is not religious based, but political. Hence chances of them mentioning it is low, unless some journalist asks.

You would have a point, if Muslims believed in the seperation of church and state.
 
As sad as it may sound I wish more of this would happen in other areas of the globe. Might make everyone wake the **** up for a change!


Tim-

I would bet the people responsible for the 911 attacks think like that too...........

They wish that kind of stuff would take place all around the globe too, so how does it feel to be near and dear to them?
 
Well, one thing for sure, it was done by someone or a group that wanted to reek havoc and kill a lot of people. My guess is that he or it was hoping for many more deaths than have been discovered so far.
 
There wont be any more official information coming out before tomorrow since the police spokesman "just" said that this was the last press conference for tonight. Guess we will find out more tomorrow.
 
There wont be any more official information coming out before tomorrow since the police spokesman "just" said that this was the last press conference for tonight. Guess we will find out more tomorrow.

We've already found out. Get your head out of the sand.
 
Why? Is there some need for political correctness when it comes to Muslims?

Because people don't like seeing racist get carried away
 
Because people don't like seeing racist get carried away

Islam is a religion, not a race. Plus, according to PeteEU, the dude they caught is a white boy. We can say anything we want about that honkey mother****er.

Funny, though...how we never see you, or any other Libbos complaining when people start going on about, "bible beaters".

Political correctness sucks ass.
 
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Geez, you didn't learn a think during the Arizona congresswoman shooting, did you?

Or the guy that flew his plane into the IRS building... ****ing muslims
 
Or the guy that flew his plane into the IRS building... ****ing muslims

You do know the difference between a lone nutjob and a global terrorist orginization?
 
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