Thomas Wictor

Posts Tagged ‘Utøya Island’

Rules of engagement must be changed to defeat terrorism

Terrorists attacked Istanbul Attatürk Airport today, using assault rifles and suicide bombs to kill at least thirty-six people. Dozens more are wounded. A troubling video emerged: Despite the decades of violence, it seems that too many security forces still don’t react efficiently. The world must adopt new rules of engagement that allow security forces to…

 

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Utøya Island illustrates Norway’s pathologies

Last night I wrote a post about my own experiences living in Norway from 1978 to 1981. I mentioned the mass murder that took place on Utøya Island, July 22, 2011. At the time of the crime, I read several eyewitness accounts describing what the members of the Workers’ Youth League (Arbeidaranes Ungdomsfylking, or AUF)…

 

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