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[[Anders Behring Breivik]] was charged with the killing of 77 people in two attacks in Norway on 22 July 2011, involving a bombing in central Oslo and a massacre of youths at a youth camp on Utøya island.<ref>Peter Beaumont, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/23/anders-behring-breivik-norway-attacks Anders Behring Breivik: profile of a mass murderer], guardian.co.uk, 23 July 2011.</ref> He was convicted in August 2012 and received the maximum sentence of 21 years, though he is unlikely ever to be released from prison.<ref>Mark Lewis and Sarah Lyal, [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/world/europe/anders-behring-breivik-murder-trial.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Norway Mass Killer Gets the Maximum: 21 Years], New York Times, 24 August 2012</ref>

==Manifesto==
On the same day as his killing spree, Breivik posted a document entitled ''2083: A European Declaration of Independence online'' and emailed it to contacts in the [[counterjihad]] movement. The title of the document, which was more than 1,500 pages long, was borrowed from an article by one of his main ideological influences, the Norwegian blogger [[Peder Jensen]] AKA [[Fjordman]] and Breivik used an Anglicized verion of his own name 'Andrew Berwick'. Large parts of the tract were directly copied from authors writing in the [[Eurabia]] genre, originally developed by [[Bat Ye'or]].  

===Influences===
An analysis by the Centre for American Progress<ref>Eli Clifton, [http://thinkprogress.org/security/2011/07/25/278677/islamophobic-right-wing-blogger-breivi/ CHART: Oslo Terrorist’s Manifesto Cited Many Islamophobic Bloggers And Pundits], ThinkProgress, 25 July 2011, accessed 24 February 2015</ref> of the of the number of times Breivik cited various authors and anti-Islam websites in his manifesto revealed the following key influences on his ideas:

*[[Jihad Watch]] / [[Robert Spencer]] - 116 links
*[[Fjordman]] - 114 links
*[[Gates of Vienna]] - 86 links<ref name="GdnBrown">Andrew Brown, [http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/sep/07/anders-breivik-hate-manifesto Anders Breivik's spider web of hate], The Guardian, 7 September 2011, accessed 24 February 2015</ref>
*[[Bat Ye'or]] - 59 links
*[[Daniel Pipes]] / [[Middle East Forum]] - 18 links
*[[MEMRI]] ([[Middle East Media Research Institute]]) - 16 links
*[[Pamela Geller]] / [[Atlas Shrugs]] - 12 links
*[[Center for Security Policy]] / [[Frank Gaffney]] - 7 links
*[[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]] - 2 links
*[[Steven Emerson]] - 2 links
*[[Pajamas Media]] - 2 links
*[[Obsession]] (film) - 1 link
*[[David Horowitz]] - 1 link
*[[Document.no]]

===='The Vienna School'====
It has been noted that Breivik's contributions on Norwegian webiste [[Document.no]] make reference to what he calls 'the Vienna school of thought'. Three of the key writers he places in this 'school' are [[Robert Spencer]], [[Bat Ye'or]], and [[Peder Jensen]] AKA [[Fjordman]].<ref name="GdnBrown"/>

==Online activity prior to 22/7 attacks==
===Gates of Vienna===
Breivik may have left two comments on the anti-Muslim [[Gates of Vienna]] blog, using the profile name year2183.<ref>Baron Bodissey, [http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2011/07/comments-by-breivik-at-gates-of-vienna.html Comments by Breivik at Gates of Vienna], Gates of Vienna, 27 July 2011.</ref> 

In response to ''Suggestions for the future'', posted by [[Fjordman]] on 29 September 2008, year2183 wrote a comment which read in part:
::Why havent you or any of the other current authors on the Eurabia related issues/Islamisation of Europe (Fjordman, Spencer, Ye`or, Bostom etc.) brought up the “D” word? I assume because it is considered a fascist method in nature, which would undermine your/their work? Why would it undermine their efforts when it is the only rational conclusion, based on the above argument? As far as I know, it’s not illegal in Europe to suggest deportation as a future method when discussing future hypothetical World Orders (correct me if im wrong though, Im not 100% sure, lol)!?<ref>[http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2008/09/suggestions-for-future.html Suggestions for the Future], Gates of Vienna, 29 September 2008.</ref>

In response to another Fjordman post of 4 October 2008, year 2183 attacked writers he accused of profiteering from the anti-Islam movement:
::I'm writing a book of my own, where one of the chapters are dedicated as a response to so called "revolutionary profiteers". There are around 10 ppl world wide writing about these subjects and the fact that most of them are trademarking everything, preventing distribution of full/partial content is very worrying... How can we, Europeans, rally a response to this devastating demographic warfare if all the intellectuals are doing everything they can to trademark and prevent the "truth" from being distributed? 

::I think its therefore absolutely fantastic that you are making it free to distribute/translate. Only the brave individuals that selflessly contribute will be remembered as heroes when we see a conclusion to this conflict in 50-150 years.<ref>[http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2008/10/ten-reasons-to-get-rid-of-european.html Ten Reasons to Get Rid of the European Union], Gates of Vienna, 4 October 2008.</ref>

===Document.no===

Breivik was also a regular reader of the Norwegian nationalist site [[Document.no]] and often commented on articles.<ref name="GdnBrown"/>

==External Resources==
*[http://www.document.no/anders-behring-breivik/ Anders Behring Breiviks kommentarer hos Document.no], Document.no (Norwegian), 23 July 2011.
*Doug Saunders, [http://dougsaunders.net/2011/07/political-thinking-anders-behring-breivik/ The Political Thinking of Anders Behring Breivik], dougsaunders.net, 23 July 2011.
*Toby Archer, [http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/07/25/breivik_s_swamp?page=0,0 Breivik's Swamp], Foreign Policy, 25 July 2011.
*Tony Paterson and Jerome Taylor, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/what-turned-anders-breivik-into-norways-worst-nightmare-2327214.html What turned Anders Breivik into Norway's worst nightmare?], Independent, 28 July 2011.
*Mark Townsend and Ian Traynor, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/30/norway-attacks-anders-behring-breivik?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 Norway attacks: How far right views created Anders Behring Breivik], guardian.co.uk, Saturday 30 July 2011.
*Michael Sells, [http://home.uchicago.edu/~msells/Breivik,%20Trifkovic,%20and%20Radical%20Serb%20Ideology.pdf Part 1, Breivik, Trifkovic, and Radical Serb Ideology], July 2011.
*Robert Lambert, [http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4E4CEFF63DF9F/#.Tk0DGYufVy8.twitter Was Anders Breivik a psychotic spree killer or a calculating terrorist?], RUSI.org, 18 August 2011.
* Bjoern H. Amland, [http://news.yahoo.com/norway-killer-flagged-anti-terror-operation-181657913.html Norway killer was flagged by anti-terror operation], Associated Press, 26 August 2011.
*Simon Baron-Cohen, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/01/anders-breivik Anders Breivik: cold and calculating, yes – but insane?], guardian.co.uk, 1 December 2011.
*Tad Tietze, [http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3709600.html The Breivik diagnosis: ideology wrapped in a straitjacket], abc.net.au, 2 December 2011.
*Tor Bach, [http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/news/article/2042/breivik-report-blasted Breivik report blasted], Hope Not Hate, 5 December 2011.
*Associated Press, [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=149844402 Norway's Breivik To Call Extremists To Testify], NPR, 2 April 2012.

==Notes==
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[[Category:Norway|Breivik, Anders Behring]]
[[Category:Eurabia|Breivik, Anders Behring]]
[[Category:Counterjihad|Breivik, Anders Behring]]
[[Category:Islam Critics|Breivik, Anders Behring]]