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Translation of a piece by John Olav Egeland Published in Dagbladet .no 19th of July 2021 Anders Behring Breivik was a lone-wolf , but he came from a pack.  Now he's just alone, but the pack is still a threat.   The purpose of terror is to create fear and instability that can shape the foundations of revolutionary changes in society.  Using that as a yardstick, the terrorist Breivik is an absolute looser.  The savagery shook Norway, but never off-kilter.  The whole nation gathered in broad unity in defence of democratic values and diversity of its people. The terrorist himself sits in a place where Bear Island must look like Manhatten.  That doesn't mean that the attack of July 22nd is without longterm consequences, or that the terrorist Breivikis dead matter.  Both in Norway, and internationally, there are clear effects after the Utøya massacre and the bomb at the governmental buildings.   All terrorist attacks has short term and long te...

 I was no where near Utøya.  I was in Bergen,  Westcoast of Norway  watching TdF when the first vague reports of a bomb in Oslo came through.  Immediately I logged on to my laptop searching through our websites for more information  Then shootings at Utøya,  utter chaos, following strangers living near shouting for everyone to get in their boats, no sign of police.  Had to switch to foreign newsagencies online, one laptop for that, TV on NRK waiting for news,  pad and phone searching for answers,  crying and screaming in agony.  I had just spoken to some of the ones now being slaughtered.   Some of their parents were lifelong good friends and comrades. How do I reach out to them in this extreme pain? How do I ask the horrific question about their children at Utøya? I have to wait.. Numbers of confirmed dead ticking in, both from the bomb but mostly from Utøya.  Several missing,  please all gods in the universe: l...

 «  WE WERE BRANDED AS TRAITORS » [A piece by 22. July survivor Per Anders Langerød for Dagbladet.no, translated by Ireland against Facism. Link to original piece in comments] « " The most significant lesson we can learn from Utøya 8 ys on should be to not walk into the same trap as those who inspired the perpetrator.  What had we done to deserve running for our lives - out of breath with terrified eyes, while youth was being ripped to pieces by iron and bullets, fear and hate? What had I meant or said that resulted in me struggling with a life filled with angst, despair and a brain that can go into red alert for no apparent reason,  in the middle of the day,  far from crisis-teams at Sundvollen and Utøya.  What happened, was made possible by one thing; Someone had pointed the finger at the group I was in and said we were dangerous traitors, and that was enough to make One receiver take it literally.  In this day and age there are several politicians a...

 AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF FAR-RIGHT HATE-CRIMES IN SCANDINAVIA 1977- 2016 : Compiled by Scandinavian Anti-Fascist Activists, translated by Ireland Against Fascism's Scandinavian team  AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF FAR-RIGHT HATE CRIMES IN SCANDINAVIA 1977-2019 COMPILED BY SCANDINAVIAN ANTI-FASCIST ACTIVISTS,  TRANSLATED FOR "IRELAND AGAINST FASCISM " FB & Twitter by Scandinavian team member.  1977 October bookshop blown up by rightwing extremists in Norway 1979 Bomb against 1st of May parade in Norway 1981 Two people murdered , the so called Hadeland murders, in Norway 1983 Homosexual man tortured and murdered by nazis in Sweden 1984 Far-right activists force their way into the Russian embassy demanding the release of Rudolf Hess, Sweden 1985 Several Anti-racists receive letter bombs from Nordiska Rikspartiet. Sweden 1985 Homosexual man severely abused by four nazis in Sweden. 1985 Bomb against the Nor Mosque in Norway. 1985 Fire attack against RFSL (LGBT) in Sweden. 1985 H...