Homeland Security: Part II

Reclining Soldier by Lászlo Mednyánszky

Homeland Security: Part I

The author of the terrorist attack, in Oslo (on the 22nd of July 2011) was Anders Breivik, who claimed to have “acted to stem the Islamisation of Western Europe, blaming the government [and its liberal immigration policies] for allowing it to happen”.

For this effect, the young man set up front agricultural companies to allow him the purchase of fertiliser without raising suspicions. Given the fact that fertiliser is an ingredient used to make bombs (the reason why Israel does not allow Gaza to receive fertiliser through its borders), young Breivik was immediately put in the security forces watch-list. But did they follow up? No. Why? Perhaps, because he was not a Muslim.

The Oslo attacks raise a few pertinent questions: was Anders really working alone; will his actions inspire other far right terrorists; is the Swedish neo-nazi movement involved or not (even if it doesn’t appear so); is one-man cell the new black in terrorism?

Far right-wing groups are dangerous

They usually begin by targeting a single religious-cultural group (in this case, they seem to aim at Muslims) but when they get hungry for more, they then move on to other groupings (in this context, we could say that after the Muslims, they’d go after the Jews [such a far right cliché], black people; then gypsies, Catholics; then Hindus, Buddhists; gays and perhaps even witches...).

Now, why did Anders Breivik attack a group of young Norwegian people exercising their democratic right to gather and share political ideas? Many analysts say that the political camp was viewed, by Breivik, as a nest of socialism and, therefore, the nest of Marxist multiculturalism – in his mind; it was a pre-emptive attack to safeguard the future. But I’d like to go even deeper...

The keywords “Muslim” and “Marxist multiculturalism” are propagandistic and serve as a deflection.
There are no coincidences. The timing of the attacks which led to the dissemination of Breivik’s message (the terror attacks caused the media to expose his Manifesto, thus, quickly spreading Right Extremist messages throughout the world; therefore exhaling the breath of radicalism into the nostrils of dormant far right adepts) was impeccable: economic and social crisis; huge waves of immigration, fatigue over Islamism; and the short period since chancellor Angela Merkel and PM David Cameron proclaimed the failure of multiculturalism.

Anders Breivik’s mission statement included the obliteration of Left-Wing politicians, responsible for the “Marxist multiculturalism in Europe”; but we cannot be sure that this was really what he meant; because far right-wing packs do not exactly fancy right-wingers either, since they view them as too liberal (fascists mock individual freedom and freedom of speech). So, I wonder, what would happen after the fascists would realise that there are not that many Marxists left to “wipe out”? Would any other political ideology be safe? No. Authoritarianism would be re-born and democracy would be murdered again.

The European Homeland Security can’t afford to doze off, not in times of economic difficulties. It must wake up and stand alert at all times. Threats from any quadrant must be thoroughly analysed and tackled so that the Hitler-wannabes won’t make European History repeat itself.