User:Martin Hogbin/Breivik manifesto

This a working version for my proposed rewritten version of the 'Manifesto section on the Anders Behring Breivik page

Original Manifesto[edit]

Breivik is linked to a document entitled 2083: A European Declaration of Independence bearing the name "Andrew Berwick", the file was e-mailed to 1,003 addresses about 90 minutes before the bomb blast in Oslo.^[1][2] The document describes two years of preparation of unspecified attacks, supposedly planned for autumn 2011, involving a rented Volkswagen Crafter van (just small enough not to require a truck driving license) loaded with 1160 kg of ANFO, a Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle ("the most 'army like' rifle allowed in Norway, although it is considered a 'poor man’s' AR-15"), a Glock 34 pistol, personal armor including a shield, caltrops, and police insignias. It also reports that Breivik spent thousands of hours on gathering email addresses from Facebook for distribution of the document, and that he rented a farm as a cover for a fake farming company buying fertilizer (3 tons for producing explosives and 3 tons of a harmless kind to avoid suspicion) and as a lab. It describes burying a crate with the armor etc. in July 2010 in the woods, and collecting it on July 4, 2011, and abandoning his plan to replace it with survival gear because he did not have a second pistol. The entry for the day of the attacks mentions blasting sequences, though at Kautokeino for mining, and dressing up as a police officer, though as something he planned to do at a costume party in the autumn.^[3]

The introductory chapter of the manifesto defining "Cultural Marxism" is a copy of Political Correctness: A Short History of an Ideology by the Free Congress Foundation.^[4][5][6] Major parts of the compendium are attributed to the pseudonymous Norwegian blogger Fjordman.^[7] The text also copies sections of the Unabomber manifesto, without giving credit, while exchanging the words "leftists" for "cultural Marxists" and "black people" for "muslims".^[8] The New York Times described American influences in the writings, noting that the compendium mentions the anti-Islamist American Robert Spencer 64 times and cites Spencer's works at great length.^[9] The work of Bat Ye'or^[10] is cited dozens of times.^[11] Neoconservative blogger Pamela Geller,^[12] Neo-pagan writer Koenraad Elst^[13] and Daniel Pipes are also mentioned as sources of inspiration.^[14] The manifesto further contains quotes from Middle-eastern expert Bernard Lewis, the Middle East Media Research Institute,^[15] Edmund Burke, Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Jefferson and George Orwell,^[16] as well as from Jeremy Clarkson's Sunday Times column and Melanie Phillips' Daily Mail column.^[17] The publication speaks in admiration of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Bruce Bawer, Srđa Trifković,^[18] and Henryk M. Broder.^[19] The compendium advocates a restoration of patriarchy which it claims would save European culture.^[20][21]

In his writings Breivik states that he wants to see European policies on multiculturalism and immigration more similar to those of Japan and South Korea,^[22] which he said are "not far from cultural conservatism and nationalism at its best".^[23] He expressed his admiration for the "monoculturalism" of Japan and for the two nations' refusal to accept refugees.^[24][25]

The compendium contains some portraits of Breivik, and explains that he avoided a professional photographer because the regalia he intended to use in the photo session for marketing purposes would obviously generate suspicion.^{[citation needed]}

Norwegian computer security analysts are in the process of researching what appear to be hidden codes in Breivik's manifesto, including references to the GPS coordinates of several major sites throughout Europe.^[26]

Manifesto[edit]

Breivik is linked to a document entitled 2083: A European Declaration of Independence bearing the name "Andrew Berwick", the file was e-mailed to 1,003 addresses about 90 minutes before the bomb blast in Oslo.^[27][28] The document describes two years of preparation of unspecified attacks, supposedly planned for autumn 2011, involving a rented Volkswagen Crafter van (just small enough not to require a truck driving license) loaded with 1160 kg of ANFO, a Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle ("the most 'army like' rifle allowed in Norway, although it is considered a 'poor man’s' AR-15"), a Glock 34 pistol, personal armor including a shield, caltrops, and police insignias. It also reports that Breivik spent thousands of hours on gathering email addresses from Facebook for distribution of the document, and that he rented a farm as a cover for a fake farming company buying fertilizer (3 tons for producing explosives and 3 tons of a harmless kind to avoid suspicion) and as a lab. It describes burying a crate with the armor etc. in July 2010 in the woods, and collecting it on July 4, 2011, and abandoning his plan to replace it with survival gear because he did not have a second pistol. The entry for the day of the attacks mentions blasting sequences, though at Kautokeino for mining, and dressing up as a police officer, though as something he planned to do at a costume party in the autumn.^[29]

The introductory chapter of the manifesto defining "Cultural Marxism" is a copy of Political Correctness: A Short History of an Ideology by the Free Congress Foundation.^[30][31][32] Major parts of the compendium are attributed to the pseudonymous Norwegian blogger Fjordman.^[33] The text also copies sections of the Unabomber manifesto, without giving credit, while exchanging the words "leftists" for "cultural Marxists" and "black people" for "muslims".^[34] The New York Times described American influences in the writings, noting that the compendium mentions the anti-Islamist American Robert Spencer 64 times and cites Spencer's works at great length.^[35] The work of Bat Ye'or^[36] is cited dozens of times.^[37] Neoconservative blogger Pamela Geller,^[38] Neo-pagan writer Koenraad Elst^[39] and Daniel Pipes are also mentioned as sources of inspiration.^[40] The manifesto further contains quotes from Middle-eastern expert Bernard Lewis, the Middle East Media Research Institute,^[41] Edmund Burke, Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Jefferson and George Orwell,^[16] as well as from Jeremy Clarkson's Sunday Times column and Melanie Phillips' Daily Mail column.^[42] The publication speaks in admiration of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Bruce Bawer, Srđa Trifković,^[43] and Henryk M. Broder.^[44] The compendium advocates a restoration of patriarchy which it claims would save European culture.^[20][45]

In his writings Breivik states that he wants to see European policies on multiculturalism and immigration more similar to those of Japan and South Korea,^[22] which he said are "not far from cultural conservatism and nationalism at its best".^[23] He expressed his admiration for the "monoculturalism" of Japan and for the two nations' refusal to accept refugees.^[46][25]

The compendium contains some portraits of Breivik, and explains that he avoided a professional photographer because the regalia he intended to use in the photo session for marketing purposes would obviously generate suspicion.^{[citation needed]}

Norwegian computer security analysts are in the process of researching what appear to be hidden codes in Breivik's manifesto, including references to the GPS coordinates of several major sites throughout Europe.^[26]