The Swedish Kings of Cyberwar

Hugh Eakin, nybooks.com, The Swedish Kings of Cyberwar, 19 Jan 2017 "In fact, the very qualities that have made Sweden and Norway successful models of advanced democracy may also have made their populations more susceptible to government spying. In Norway, the government committee that put forward the mass surveillance legislation now before parliament has argued that such measures “can be justified as necessary in a democratic society.” And as Swedish and Norwegian scholars point out, Scandinavian citizens are inclined to assume that if the government says it needs certain powers, then it probably does."

Norwegian authorities: Ten Norwegian women in holy war

Norwegian authorities: Ten Norwegian women in holy war - AP about Syria: this is a translated version of the story

Krekar jailed

washingtonpost.com, Iraqi-born Islamist cleric sentenced to 5 years in Norwegian prison for death threats "The Oslo district court convicted Najmaddin Faraj Ahmad, also known as Mullah Krekar, of making online death threats against the three other Kurdish immigrants he said had insulted Islam. The 55-year-old cleric, who came to Norway as a refugee in 1991, was also convicted of threatening Norwegian government officials in an attempt to force a reversal of a 2005 order to deport him to Iraq."

Anders Behring Breivik

globalpost.com, Anders Behring Breivik's scary internet world26 Jul 2011

"The political blogs Breivik read included Jihad Watch, The Brussels Journal, TheReligionofPeace and Atlas Shrugs, each of which advocates a harsh, polemicist view of Muslims. An example from TheReligionofPeace, "we see no use in pretending that Islam is just another religion ... . In fact, Islam is dreadfully unique."

"Each of the blogs in one form or another has condemned and distanced itself from Breivik. But Goodwin said that the anti-Islam blogs and websites fed into Breivik’s world view, detailed in a 1,500-page manifesto attributed to him, of a great conflict between Europe and the Islamic world."

Opinion piece: "Anders Breivik's Christian Terrorism in Norway: are Pamela Geller and other anti-Islamist bloggers responsible?"

Opinion piece:

William Saletan, Slate, Anders Breivik's Christian Terrorism in Norway: are Pamela Geller and other anti-Islamist bloggers responsible, 25 Jul 2011 "On Friday, anti-Islamist blogger Pamela Geller pounced on news of a massacre in Oslo. "Jihad in Norway?" she asked. She posted a second item—"You cannot avoid the consequences of ignoring jihad"—and linked to a previous one: "Norway: ALL Rapes in Past 5 Years Committed by Muslims." As the Oslo body count grew, she piled on: "if I hear another television or radio reporter refer to muhammad as 'the Prophet Muhammad,' I think I am going to puke. He's not your prophet, assclowns."

"Then things went horribly wrong. It turned out that the suspected terrorist in Norway wasn't a Muslim. He hated Muslims. And he admired Geller."

Norway

Reuters, Norway Muslims share nation's grief and hope for unity, 26 Jul 2011 "Norway's Muslim leaders were hopeful for the future, seeing Breivik's violent call for Europe to shun Muslims as actually more likely to bring Muslims and Christians together."

Reuters, Traumatized Norway tries to return to normality, 27 Jul 2011

Telegraph,Norway : Anders Behring Breivik used online war games as 'training', 26 Jul 2011 "Anders Behring Breivik emailed his extremist manifesto to a Dutchman he had met while playing an online computer war game that included scenes where players kill unarmed civilians."