Geneva – An author cited in the Norway massacre suspect’s rambling, 1,500-word manifesto expressed regret Monday that her writing might have served to inspire his rampage.
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Gisele Littman, who writes under the name Bat Ye’or, said that since her books are in the public domain she had no control over who quoted her.
“Of course I regret if this man took inspiration from what I wrote or from what other writers wrote,” she told The Associated Press by telephone from her home in Switzerland. “As an insane person he should have been treated before, and I am greatly saddened for all the young innocents who tragically lost their lives, and for their families.”
Breivik cites Littman’s work approvingly many times in the document he posted shortly before Friday’s attacks.
Her 2005 book “Eurabia: the Euro-Arab Axis” explores the relationship between European and Muslim countries. The term ‘Eurabia’ has been used by some to describe the growing influence of Islam in Europe, though Littman contended that her arguments are more complex.
She said some Europeans harbor a suppressed fear of Islamic colonization that might erupt into violence.
“I think there is a lot of frustration, for instance in France and England, and I think discussions in our society should be encouraged,” said Littman.
Referring to Breivik’s attack, she added: “I’m afraid that this is something other people will imitate.”
“I think the police must be very vigilant. This problem of Norway is a problem of Europe,” said Littman, whose next book is titled “Europe, Globalization, and the Coming Universal Caliphate.”
Littman is a Cairo-born Jew whose website says she fled the country in the 1950s after her nationality was revoked. She settled in England, where she married, before moving to Switzerland.
Yep, Nasser (ym”sh) expelled Egypt’s Jews, but where are the Jewish “refugees” today?
At least Littman is expressing regret. Pamela Geller is spouting venom as always.
The first sentence refers to a “1,500 word manifesto”. This should be corrected – it was a 1,500 PAGE manifesto.
(WARNING: SATIRE AHEAD!)
If the U.N. Treated Norway like it treats Israel…
New York, July 25 – During an emergency session on Monday, the U.N. General Assembly voted 156 to 7 to condemn NORWAY for its arrest of Anders Behring Breivik, the renown human rights activist and leader of the “Knights Templar,” a popular medieval order of crusading monks. Norway accuses Mr. Breivik of being responsible for a recent mysterious explosion in downtown Oslo which Norway alleges was an act of terrorism.
The U.N. General Assembly was especially critical of the Norwegian police’s “indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force.” According to eye witnesses’ accounts, a Norwegian SWAT team with assault rifles arrested Mr. Breivik at gun-point. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon noted that Norway “used direct live fire against an unarmed demonstrator. I call on the Norwegian security forces to refrain from using excessive force in the future. Such use constitutes a violation of the U.N. Convention and international law.”
Furthermore, Mr. Breivik’s continued detention in Norway’s prisons is considered a “shocking violation of his civil rights,” stated the U.N. Secretary General. He demanded that Norway to immediately release Mr. Breivik from the “unconscionable solitary confinement to which an Oslo court ordered him detained.”
Finally, the U.N. General Assembly put pressure on Norway to recognize the Knights Templar and its leader, Anders Behring Breivik, as the legitimate representative of the crusading monks. The Norwegian government is urged to begin direct negotiations with Knights Templars for a just peace. Any final settlement agreement must address the crusading monks’ grievances and satisfy their national aspirations. As provided in numerous U.N. Resolutions, Norway’s continued occupation of the crusading monks’ ancestral homeland is illegal and a major source of instability in the region. Only Norway’s complete and unconditional withdrawal from the territories willafford the crusading monks true redress for their unjust dis-possession: the establishment of an independent CRUSADISTAN with its capital West-Oslo.