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Breivik trial: Sixth day sees apology and objections
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Breivik trial: Sixth day sees apology and objections. Today's scheduled last day of Anders Behring Breivik's initial testimony started with prosecutors returning to questioning him about the Utøya shootings, and contained objections to his second ...

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Norwegian mass murderer is not alone in his ideology
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The biggest mistake that Europeans could make while watching the ongoing trial of Anders Behring Breivik in Norway is to discount his rambling tirades against Islam and multiculturism as the ravings of a crackpot. Whether clinically sane or not — the ...
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Anders Behring Breivik the killer of 77 says “I would have done it again”. The Norwegian killing machine and ideological killer Anders Behring Breivik who killed 77 innocent people in Norway July last year and gave Nazi ...

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On the first day of his long-awaited trial, Anders Behring Breivik rejected the authority of the court as it sought to assign responsibility for the July 22 attacks that shocked Norway and jolted the image of terrorism in Europe.

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Anders Behring Breivik has denied having contact with the English Defence League, the anti-Islamic network formed in Britain in 2009. Giving evidence on the fifth day of his 10-week trial for killing 77 people in Norway last ...

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'I would have done it again': Anders Behring Breivik defends massacre of 77 people
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AP Accused Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik gestures as he arrives at the courtroom, Monday. Breivik was unapologetic for the massacre that killed 77 people, and claimed that he 'would have done it again.' Anders Behring Breivik shed some tears on ...
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Breivik has given a detailed account of his car bomb attack at government headquarters in Oslo on July 22, which killed eight people, followed hours later by his shooting of 69 people, mostly teenagers, at a Labour Party island camp.
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Norwegian gunman says it's racist to question his sanity
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By Lennart Simonsson, Deutsche Presse-Agentur April 23, 2012 Norwegian self-confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik told a court on Monday that questioning his mental health amounted to "racism" aimed at delegitimizing his extreme antiIslamic ...

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Breivik claims 'racist' plot to cast him as insane
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JULIA GRONNEVET, AP, KARL RITTER, Associated Press Defendant Anders Behring Breivik, sitting centre right, waits in court at the start of the 5th day of his mass killing trial in Oslo, Norway, Friday April 20, 2012. Confessed mass murderer Breivik ...

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The first week of the trial against the confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has been completed in Oslo. The way it has been carried out has intrigued visiting foreign journalists in both positive and negative ways.

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OSLO, April 23 (Reuters) - The Norwegian who massacred 77 people to protest against Muslim immigration to Europe said on Monday he had hoped to kill as many as 150 and kept on killing because police failed to respond urgently to his phone call. Breivik has given a detailed account of ...

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Anders Behring Breivik is standing trial for the killing of 77 people in dual terror attacks last summer in Norway. The trial has garnered international attention due to the scale of those attacks, Mr. Breivik's unusual manifesto, and the deliberations ...
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Monday, April 23, 2012

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On his last day of testimony, Anders Behring Breivik described his shooting spree and told victims’ families that he lost “everything” as a result of the massacre.

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In watching the Anders Breivik trial in Norway, our task is to witness it and allow the weight of reality to break through.

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Norway Forensic Board Objects to Second Breivik Evaluation
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Norway's Board of Forensic Medicine had objections to the second evaluation that found confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik to be sane and asked for additional information. The board demanded more investigation into Breivik's childhood and ...

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Anders Behring Breivik outlines Norway massacre in court testimony
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Anders Behring Breivik (left), and his defence lawyer Geir Lippestad on day 6 of his trial in Oslo, April 23, 2012. AP/ Heiko Junge The man who killed 77 people last summer to protest Muslim immigration to Europe said on Monday he believed he could ...

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OSLO, Norway — Anxious to prove he's not insane, confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik told a court Monday that questions about his mental health are part of a racist plot to discredit his extreme anti-Muslim ideology.

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In Breivik's "war zone" Luton, fear - and scorn
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Trial sharpens focus on Breivik's mental state
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Anders Behring Breivik describes Utøya massacre to Oslo court

Norwegian gives emotionless account of attack and dismisses psychiatrists' assessments of him as insane
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Anders Behring Breivik during his trial
Anders Behring Breivik gave a detailed, dispassionate account of his actions during the massacre on Utøya. Photograph: Alexander Widding/Demotix/Corbis
What he was about to describe, he cautioned, would be "horrendous".
But no warning could truly prepare Oslo criminal court for the experience of listening to Anders Behring Breivik detail in a calm, blank way how he gunned down terrified teenagers in the second of two attacks he carried out on 22 July last year.
The 33-year-old spent two hours on Friday afternoon giving a bullet-by-bullet account of what he refers to as his "operation" on the island of Utøya., where the youth wing of Norway's Labour party was holding its annual summer camp. He shot and killed 67 people on the island that day; another fell off a cliff and died trying to escape. One more, a 17-year-old called Håkon Ødegaard, drowned while attempting to swim away.
Leaning back in his chair, twizzling a pen in his right hand, Breivik – flushed, but never losing control — told of how some of the children he killed were so paralysed with fear that he had time to reload his rifle before shooting them. He'd never seen such a thing, he said – not even on TV.
He recalled teenagers "playing dead" whom he slowly approached before shooting them at close range.
Relatives of those he had killed hugged each other. Some who had dodged his bullets stared straight ahead. There were tears in the eyes of some of the most experienced journalists in the courtroom. Lawyers bit their lips as they listened to Breivik, in a clear, measured voice, remember how he decided halfway through the massacre to "look for places where I would naturally try to hide."
On the west side of the island, he said he came across a group "hiding, pressing themselves against the cliff face." With nowhere to run, he was able to shoot them too. Another gang had clustered near an escarpment beneath Kjærlighetsstien, Lovers' Path. Spotting them, he murdered five, claiming his youngest victim, Sharidyn Meegan Ngahiwi Svebakk-Bøhn, who had just celebrated her 14th birthday.
Breivik remembered campers "screaming and begging for their lives."
One boy saw him coming and shouted "Please, mate". Breivik shot him regardless: "I shot everyone there." He repeatedly recalled taking what he called "follow-up" shots to ensure that those on the ground were really dead. It was just one of a string of military terminology he used on Friday to describe the massacre. He also referred to using a building on the island as a "forward operational base". It was to there that, in one of the most tragic twists, he had persuaded his first victim to help him carry a bag containing extra rounds of ammunition.
Trond Berntsen, 51, one of the island's security officials, had met Breivik off the ferry. Utøya's head of security, Monica Elisabeth Bøsei, had been told by Breivik that he needed to her help to sail to the island because he was a police officer who had come to reassure campers in the wake of the Oslo bombing he had carried out barely an hour earlier. He was dressed in police uniform, and Bøsei believed him. As Breivik put it: "She bought it." Within five minutes of Breivik setting foot on the island, both the security officals were lying dead between the pier and the so-called information building.
Breivik has never expressed remorse for the attacks, saying those he killed on Utøya were not "innocent, non-political children" but "young people who worked to actively uphold multicultural values", and, as such, "legitimate targets". His plan was to kill all 564 people on the island, he had said on Thursday, though he thought most would drown trying to flee his bullets: "The main goal was to use the water as a mass destruction method," he said. "It's hard to swim if you have death anxiety."
But he said on Friday that he had deliberately spared those who looked the youngest, recalling at one point how he encountered "a small boy ... crying hard". Breivik said: "I don't know if he is paralysed, he is just standing there, crying. And he looks very small, very vulnerable, I thought he can't possibly be 16 years old, so I said 'fine, just relax, things will work out.'" He turned around and carried on his killing spree.
Hearing a helicopter overhead, Breivik said he considered killing himself. "I thought, 'do I really want to survive this? I will be the most hated person in Norway and every day for the rest of my life will be a nightmare.' And then I looked over and saw my Glock [pistol], and I thought, 'all right should I shoot myself in the head?'"
But what stopped him pulling the trigger was the thought of the 1,801-page manifesto he had spent five years compiling in an attempt to make Norway wake up to what he sees as the "systematic deconstruction of the Norwegian and European culture" from multiculturalism. "I thought about the compendium, thought, 'you are obliged to fight and if you are unable to fulfil a mission you should let yourself be arrested and fight for your cause through the judicial procedure or prison.'"
Breivik was eventually arrested by Delta, the Norwegian special forces, after leaving 69 people dead and injuring a further 33 on the island. He immediately confessed to the murders, as well as to planting the bomb in Oslo's government district which had killed eight earlier in the day.
As such, the only real question for the court to decide is whether Breivik is "criminally insane". The self-styled "militant nationalist" insists he knew exactly what he was doing when he planned and carried out the attacks. On Friday he again attacked the two psychiatrists who produced the first evaluation of his mental health last year, coming to the conclusion that he was not of sound mind and should be locked up in a secure hospital rather than a prison. A second report came to the opposite conclusion.
"This case is very simple," said Breivik. "I'm not a psychiatric case and I am sane ... it's very important to see the difference between political extremism and lunacy in a clinical sense."
Questioned by his own lawyers how he was able to carry out the attacks, he described a "meditation" technique he had developed which mixed "Christian prayer" and Japanese "Bushido warrior codex" practised by Samurai fighters.
He insisted he was a "nice person" who was capable of empathising with those whose lives he had ruined, but that he had chosen not to as a self-preservation technique. "In many ways it is a protection mechanism," he said. "First of all, if you are going to be capable of executing such a bloody and horrendous operation you need to work on your mind, your psyche for years. We have seen from military traditions you cannot send an unprepared person into war."
Asked how he was able to talk about the atrocities in such an impassive manner, Breivik said he had learnt to rely on "technical, de-emotionalised language" — "if I was going to use normalised language it would not have been possible" to go through police interviews and "this trial", he added. "People say, 'he must be a monster, he cannot be from this planet, he must have no emotions and empathy left', but this has to do with preparing and training."
Questioned as to his client's sanity after the end of the court session, Geir Lippestad, Breivik's defence lawyer, said: "It's not just a coincidence that very skilled experts have arrived at different conclusions."
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Anders Behring Breivik Says He Shared in Loss - NYTimes.com

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Norwegian Who Killed 77 Says He Shared in Loss

By MARK LEWIS
Published: April 23, 2012
OSLO — Anders Behring Breivik, the self-described anti-Islamic militant who admitted killing 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage last summer, sought Monday to include himself among the victims, telling a court that he was able to undertake the “gruesome” murders of scores of youths because they were “necessary” and telling bereaved families that he too had paid a high price.
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Describing how he stalked and executed teenagers attending a political youth camp on the wooded island of Utoya, Mr. Breivik, 33, said: “I have never experienced anything so gruesome. It was probably even more horrendous for those I was hunting. But it was necessary. Yes, it was necessary. The July 22 operation was necessary.”
“When people say they have lost their most beloved, I also lost my entire family, I lost my friends,” he also said. “It was my choice. I sacrificed them, but I lost my entire family and friends on 22 July. I lost everything. So to a certain extent, I understand.”
Monday was the last scheduled day of testimony from Mr. Breivik, who maintains that he acted out of a dedication to fight political acceptance of the “Islamic colonization of Norway.” The court will now begin to hear from witnesses of the shootings on Utoya, which left a total of 69 people dead, and a bomb blast in central Oslo that killed eight more people.
With his guilt already established, the trial centers on the question of whether Mr. Breivik was insane at the time of the killings. Two psychiatric reviews have come down on opposite sides of the question. He insists that he was sane, and that efforts to portray him otherwise are part of a campaign to discredit his fight against Muslim immigration.
If he is found to have been sane, the presiding judges can sentence him to up to 21 years in prison, with a provision to keep him behind bars longer if he is still considered dangerous. If he is found to have been insane, Mr. Breivik can be kept in forced psychiatric care.
Two contradictory psychiatric reports have already been handed to the court, but the final decision will be in the hands of the two professional and three lay judges at the trial.
“This case is very simply that I am not a psychotic case and I am sane,” Mr. Breivik told the court on Friday. “I understand that when you see something too extreme, you might think it is irrational and insane. But you must separate political extremism from insanity.”

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Norwegian anti-Muslim fanatic Anders Behring Breivik stands with his defence lawyer Geir Lippestad (R) during the morning break on the sixth day of his trial in Oslo April 23, 2012. REUTERS/Heiko Junge/NTB Scanpix
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LUTON, England (Reuters) - Shouting taunts and trading expletives, a Muslim teenager and the leader of Britain's most prominent anti-Islam nationalist group are seconds from a fight."Why are you talking to this racist?" the youth asks a reporter walking with English Defence League leader Stephen Lennon in Luton, the British town cited as "war zone" with Islam by Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik at his trial.
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Terror- and murder charged Anders Behring Breivik (left), and his defence lawyer Geir Lippestad pictured during the morning break on day 6 of the trial in Oslo Monday April 23, 2012.
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Terror- and murder charged Anders Behring Breivik (left), and his defence lawyer Geir Lippestad pictured during the morning break on day 6 of the trial in Oslo Monday April 23, 2012.
Defendant Anders Behring Breivik in court prior to the opening of day 6 of the trial in Oslo, Monday April 23, 2012. Breivik has admitted setting off a car bomb outside the government headquarters, killing eight, before unleashing a shooting massacre at the governing Labor Party's youth camp on Utoya. Defendant Anders Behring Breivik in court on day 6 of the trial in Oslo, Monday April 23, 2012. Breivik has admitted setting off a car bomb outside the government headquarters, killing eight, before unleashing a shooting massacre at the governing Labor Party's youth camp on Utoya. Terror- and murder charged Anders Behring Breivik (left), and his defence lawyer Geir Lippestad pictured during the morning break on day 6 of the trial in Oslo Monday April 23, 2012. Terror- and murder charged Anders Behring Breivik (left), and his defence lawyer Geir Lippestad pictured during the morning break on day 6 of the trial in Oslo Monday April 23, 2012. Defendant Anders Behring Breivik talks with defence lawyer Geir Lippestad, left, in court prior to the opening of day 6 of the trial in Oslo, Monday April 23, 2012. Breivik has admitted setting off a car bomb outside the government headquarters, killing eight, before unleashing a shooting massacre at the governing Labor Party's youth camp on Utoya. Defendant Anders Behring Breivik talks with defence lawyer Geir Lippestad, left, in court prior to the opening of day 6 of the trial in Oslo, Monday April 23, 2012. Breivik has admitted setting off a car bomb outside the government headquarters, killing eight, before unleashing a shooting massacre at the governing Labor Party's youth camp on Utoya.
    OSLO, Norway -- Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik vehemently defended his sanity Monday after a forensic panel found flaws in a psychiatric report that declared him sane in the eyes of the law.
    As the trial for Breivik's bomb-and-shooting rampage that killed 77 people entered its second week, the far-right fanatic told a court that he was the victim of a "racist" plot to discredit his ideology. He said no one would have questioned his sanity if he were a "bearded jihadist."
    "I know I'm at risk of ending up at an insane asylum, and I'm going to do what I can to avoid that," Breivik said.
    Two psychiatric examinations conducted before the trial reached opposite conclusions on whether Breivik is psychotic - the key issue to be resolved during the trial, since the 33-year-old Norwegian had admitted to the deadly attacks.
    But the second of those reports, which found him sane, has not yet been approved by the Norwegian Board of Forensic Medicine. On Monday, the panel highlighted several shortcomings in that assessment, and requested additional information from the two psychiatrists who wrote it.
    In particular, the forensic board said it could not be established whether Breivik had adjusted his behavior during the examination as part of a strategy to be declared mentally competent.
    Paal Groendahl, a forensic psychologist who is not involved with the case but has followed the trial in court, said the panel's queries underscore the difficulty in assessing Breivik's state of mind.
    "I don't think it's any closer to being resolved," he said.
    If found sane Breivik would face 21 years in prison, though he can be held longer if deemed a danger to society. If sentenced to psychiatric care, in theory he would be released once he's no longer deemed psychotic and dangerous.
    Breivik has admitted to setting off a bomb July 22 that killed eight people outside government headquarters in Oslo and then going on a shooting spree at the Labor Party's youth camp, killing 69 people. More than half of the victims were teenagers.
    He rejects criminal guilt for the rampage, saying the victims had betrayed their country by embracing immigration.
    "I see all multicultural political activists as monsters, as evil monsters who wish to eradicate our people, our ethnic group, our culture and our country," he told the court Monday.
    The self-styled crusader apologized to the family of a pub owner who was among the victims in the bomb blast, saying it was not his intention to kill "civilians."
    But he refused to apologize to the families of those killed on Utoya island, where members of the Labor Party's youth wing had gathered for their annual summer retreat.
    "Utoya is a political indoctrination camp," he said.
    Jon Hestnes, who heads a support group for victims' families and survivors, told The Associated Press it was "gruesome" to listen to Breivik's apology but it clearly showed that the man was insane.
    "It's an insult to the 76 other people who actually died because of that man," Hestnes said. "He's not in our world. He isn't, and he doesn't have humanity at all. The way I slap little mosquitoes in the summer, that's how he is about human lives."
    Speaking calmly, Breivik said he used a handgun to kill victims if the distance was less than 10 meters (30 feet). Otherwise he used his rifle.
    Asked why he spared one man who survived the shooting spree, Breivik said he thought it was because the man's appearance made him look "right wing-oriented."
    "When I looked at him I saw myself," Breivik said. "I think that was the reason that I didn't fire shots at him."
    Breivik became defensive as prosecutors quizzed him about the 1,500-page manifesto he posted online before the attacks. It describes uniforms, medals, greetings and codes of conduct for the "Knights Templar" militant group that he claims to belong to. Many groups claim the name, but prosecutors don't believe it exists as Breivik has described.
    In the document, Breivik speculated that the loyalty of potential knights might be tested by asking them to undergo surgical amputation and castration. Breivik chastised prosecutor Svein Holden, saying the segment was taken out of context.
    Holden also highlighted a section in which Breivik described different categories of "martyrdom" operations for Christian militants, and which of them would grant access to heaven.
    "It's not particularly helpful that you're facilitating my appearing insane by taking things out of context like this," Breivik said. "But it's not irrational, this is a theological debate, and it's part of our history."
    Breivik said had he been an Islamist terrorist, no one would have questioned his mental state.
    "But because I am a militant nationalist, I am being subjected to grave racism," he said. "They are trying to delegitimize everything I stand for."
    Breivik said he understood the pain he caused the families of those killed on Utoya, comparing their loss to how he lost contact with his own family and friends following the attacks.
    "The only difference was that for my part it was a choice," he said.
    The trial is scheduled to go on nine more weeks.
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    Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about the legalization of marijuana and how it would affect our economy. Some numbers point to the reduction of government costs of prison sentences, while others point to taxation and additional revenue streams. Some people think that the federal government is wasting resources by keeping the drug at a Schedule I level, and prosecuting those caught with it. Other people think that legalizing it would be a boon to the economy.
    According to Forbes, the IRS has been at the forefront of the crackdown on medicinal marijuana dispensaries, but not because they've been baking their books -- they've actually been paying their taxes. It's because of a federal targeting effort to shut down the industry.
    Even state and local governments disagree with the attack, though. The legalization of marijuana can open up the possibility to regulate it. That regulation implies the opportunity to tax the drug, and it also makes law enforcement easier. The localization of the growing process can help to weed out drug dealers, gangs, and cartels as well.
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