{"id":38066,"date":"2011-07-25T10:50:52","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T07:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishforum.com.tr\/en\/content\/?p=38066"},"modified":"2014-01-06T14:10:56","modified_gmt":"2014-01-06T12:10:56","slug":"norwegian-killer-visited-malta-fascinated-by-knights-templar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2011\/07\/25\/norwegian-killer-visited-malta-fascinated-by-knights-templar\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian killer visited Malta, fascinated by Knights Templar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Knight Templar rides into battle in this 1847 engraving. Photograph: Lebrecht Music and Arts Photo Li\/Alamy | guardian.co.uk, 24 July 2011 "Pass notes No 3,014: The Knights Templar - A Mexican drug gang has assumed a name last heard during the Crusades"<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

by\u00a0Sarah Carabott<\/span><\/p>\n

Anders Behring Breivik, the 32-year-old man behind the Norwegian massacre that left at least 92 people dead on Friday, claimed Malta was among the countries \u201che had the privilege to experience\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Included in his list of 24 countries, mainly northern European states, are a few \u201cexotic\u201d destinations such as Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, China, Mexico, Cyprus and Malta.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is unclear, however, whether Mr Breivik, described as a far right, Christian fundamentalist, visited Malta as part of his fascination with the knights.<\/p>\n

In a 12-minute YouTube video, \u201cKnights Templar 2083\u201d, which was posted along with a 1,500-page manifesto six hours before the massacre, Mr Breivik recycles the iconography of the crusades into a vision of the future that sees Christians having to fight Muslims once again.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He now faces charges related to the killing of at least 85 young people attending a summer camp organised by the ruling Labour party on Utoeya island and the simultaneous bombing of the government quarter in downtown Oslo which left another seven people dead.<\/p>\n

The YouTube video is a rant on the rise of cultural Marxism and Islamic colonisation.<\/p>\n

The video includes quotes by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and the Norwegian based \u201cJihadi ideologue\u201d Mullah Krekar, while another shot depicts a bloody profile of a fair-haired girl, captioned: \u201cHas your daughter, sister or girlfriend experienced cultural enrichment by the local Muslim community yet?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

In section three, Hope, a clip reads \u201cOnward, Christian Soldiers! Because in only 14 years, by 2025, a majority of our Western European capitals will be Muslim cities, just as Marseille became majority Muslim in 2010! And in only 39 years, by 2050, this will be the fate of our countries as well! Unless we manage to defeat the ruling Multiculturalist Alliance!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The video ends with images of knights during battle and a photo of Mr Behring Breivik himself in military uniform decorated<\/strong> with badges of merit including one that looks like a Maltese cross<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On the local far right site vivamalta.org, the Norwegian massacre attracted a lot of criticism.<\/p>\n

The group\u2019s leader, Norman Lowell, dismissed the gunman as a \u201cpoor patsy Jew lover. He is Zionistically, fanatically anti-Muslim\u201d.<\/strong> He said the whole manifesto was \u201cnauseatingly pro-Israel\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asked whether Mr Behring Breivik had made contact with him while in Malta, Imperium Europa\u2019s founder said he had not.<\/p>\n

The rest of the group seemed to toe Mr Lowell\u2019s line, describing the man as \u201ca pawn in a game bigger than he can ever imagine,\u201d while others criticised the media for portraying the killer as a Neo-Nazi or a National Socialist.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Nationalist Party disassociated itself from a claim within the manifesto which included a list of European organisations and political parties which the author said were anti-immigration or far right.<\/p>\n

The list includes Malta\u2019s Nationalist Party, Imperium Europa, Viva Malta and Azzjoni Nazzjonali.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the PN said its \u201cposition on immigration is clear \u2014 people\u2019s life and dignity supersedes any other interest. The PN celebrates diversity in customs, cultures and skin colour and does not punish them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Nationalist government implemented and will continue to implement this in practice especially when faced with situations of human tragedies, of people fleeing terror, wars and famine.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Anders Behring Breivik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

www.timesofmalta.com, <\/strong>July 25, 2011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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