Anders Breivik: Neo-Conned
By Dr. K R Bolton
Foreign Policy Journal
July 29, 2011
The news media has had a field day in headlining Anders Breivik’s actions as those of someone from the “far Right,” and as actions that are a consequence of Rightist ideology. Yet Breivik is an avid Zionist whose motives were predicated on Islamophobia. His ideological influences are libertarian and “neo-conservative.” He was playing his part, albeit as a loose cannon, in the “clash of civilizations.”
Although the news media has focused on his previous membership in the Progressive Party, his ideological commitment is to Zionism. Why then did not the news media headline Breivik’s atrocity as being that of a “Zionist,” and as a “staunch supporter of Israel”? As is often the case, the fictional “far Right” connection is a red herring. Headlines could have read “Zionist extremist on shooting spree,” “Israel supporter massacres youngsters at Labour camp in Norway,” and the like.
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Dr Bolton writes:
I would suggest that it’s not America that is the driving force here and that the interests being served are not America’s. The neocon ideologues merely see American military might as a vehicle for advancing the interests of global capital and the Greater Israel agenda.
Maidhc Ó Cathail
July 30, 2011 at 6:00 am