Utoya
jtoney | July 27, 2011
The three bands I will never take off.
"Input band" to Utøya, the joy I had when I got this Thread
WWAUFD - What Would AUF do, a band we had at the National Convention. A proverb I think about all the time
Hospitals band - j I studied the tape yesterday, and noticed that I have the number 3 on the tape. As I now associate with, we had three who swam together and were picked up by boat, me-girl and boy.

How is Emma doing?
On Monday, I shared a compelling personal account of the tragedy at Utøya, from an 18 year old Emma Martinovic, county leader of the AUF in Western College, the…
jtoney | July 26, 2011
In the United States, if you have been convicted of a crime and are later exonerated, you may be faced with fewer benefits than those guilty of a crime after serving a full prison sentence. According to the Innocence Project:
...the exoneree may lack a source of income, a means of transportation, health coverage and a stable home.
HOWEVER:
If Anders Behring Breivik is convicted of the crimes from the massacre at Oslo - the murder of at least 68 innocent lives - he may face a very different fate. By some standards, he may be rewarded with the following conditions:
Given the numerous…
jtoney | July 26, 2011
Smiley 16-year-old Marianne Sandvik is still missing on the island. Source.
As for a climactic conflict between a once-Christian West and an Islamic world that is growing in numbers and advancing inexorably into Europe for the third time in 14 centuries, on this one, Breivik may be right.
Patrick Buchanan
The emerging faces and the stories of the victims from the massacre at Oslo highlight how this tragedy has robbed Norway, and the world, a part of its future. Blame is being assigned broadly and, sadly, is being used for political posturing.
When I read Pat Buchanan's essay "A fire bell…
jtoney | July 25, 2011
SAVED LIFE: Emma Martinovic swam for their lives from the killer's bullets. Foto: Marius Arnesen / Scanpix / Ap / TV 2-montasje Behind her she saw friends get slaughtered. Photo: Marius Arnesen / Scanpix / AP / TV 2-mounting
I wanted to share a compelling personal account of the tragedy at Utøya, from 18 year old Emma Martinovic, county leader of the AUF in Western College, the Labour Party's youth organization.
This is not for the faint of heart - it is provided word for word after editing out the Norwegian text. {Note that Google Translator misses a couple words .}
Have decided to…
jtoney | July 24, 2011
Summer Camp at Utøya
What did the young victims murdered at Utøya believe in?
For many families, this was a dream camp for their children, turned into a hell by admitted terrorist Anders Behring Breivik. My thoughts are with them as they rebuild towards a brighter future.
According to the camp's website:
Politics
We based our fundamental outlook on the democratic socialism. Our vision is that individuals together to create a free and just society, where ecology is in front of the economy, and human values ahead of material prosperity.
Our core values are:
Freedom for all people.…
jtoney | July 23, 2011Anders Behring Breivik is an admitted mass murderer of the victtims at Oslo, providing some answers. He referred to his own crimes as "atrocious" but "necessary." More than 92 people are dead because of his actions.
Most media coverage has focused on the terrorist, the mass murderer, the anti-Islamist and far right fundamentalist Christian. No one really knows why he did this. I want to shift the focus to the story of one of the survivors. It deserves to be heard.
Leah McElrath sent this translation of a survivor's blog via Twitter. She describes herself as a "Human rights activist,…
jtoney | July 22, 2011A horrific update of the impact from this terrible event, from Reuters, far more than the earlier estimate of 17 victims.
@Reuters
Reuters Top News FLASH: Norwegian police say at least 80 killed in shootings at Utoeya
From Former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, PJ Crowley
What happened and why? The more we understand, the better chance there is to save innocent lives.
jtoney | July 22, 2011
Hours after the terrible deaths in Oslo, police arrested a 32 year old man, Anders Behring Breivik, suspected for the crimes, described as "Nationalist, Anti-Islamic, Anti-Multiculturalism, liked and plays World of Warcraft."
Below is a news release, translated from Norwegian using Google Translate: (selected excerpts)
(AP) Anders Behring Breivik (32) who has been arrested for the bomb in the city center, and mass killing, has lived in Oslo's West End in his life, before he announced relocation of Hedmark for a month.
VG has received confirmation from several independent sources that it…