(Image source: The Sunday Telegraph)

 

BY: TRACY PFEIFFER

ANCHOR: CHRISTINA HARTMAN

 

In the aftermath of dual attacks in Norway that left more than 90 people dead, analysts, survivors, and news media have searched for a motive.

 

Suspect Anders Behring Breivik was taken into custody after being confronted by police at the political summer camp where he killed more than 80 people, some as young as sixteen years old. He is being charged with acts of terrorism. (Video: Sky News)

 

Breivik told Norwegian police he worked alone -- and the investigation dug up a reportedly 1500-page manifesto detailing his beliefs -- and his preparation for the attacks.

 

“Police are looking at an online manifesto they say was posted the day was posted the day of the attacks that says members of the ‘European Elite’ and ‘enablers of Islamization’ would be punished for treasonous acts. Police haven't confirmed 32- year-old suspect Breivik wrote the document, but Breivik’s lawyer said his client had worked on it for years.” (Video: NY1)

 

Now -- analysts and counterterrorism experts are suggesting the focus on Islamist terrorist groups has left the world vulnerable to attackers like Breivik.

 

The Australian reports -- the European Police agency Europol is setting up a task force to address so-called “fringe terrorists.”

 

And according to the BBC, UK foreign secretary William Hague has called for an assessment to ensure defense measures address quote- “all forms of terrorism.”

 

A security editor for Sky News writes -- the attacks in Norway illuminate a “catastrophic failure.”

 

“In the world of counter-terrorism, hindsight is never forgiving. ...Until Friday, it was assumed in police circles that the threat of right-wing terror groups, often followers of the White Power Music movement, had been substantially broken up by aggressive policing and intelligence operations after a surge of right-wing threats in 2007.”

 

A writer for First Post says Breivik’s anti-multiculturalist beliefs have been growing Europe as the continent deals with a diversifying population and an influx of refugees and immigrants of color.

The writer suggests -- the attacks mark the quote- “end of tolerance.”

 

“If it is clearly established that the bomber was organically linked to right-wing groups, they may experience a momentary political setback, given the scale and monstrosity of yesterday’s killings. But the debate over the continuing flood of immigration, and over Europe’s identity, is far from over. If anything, the walls of Fortress Europe are likely to be raised higher.”

 

But in an opinion piece for Al Jazeera, one Oslo resident and humanitarian worker argues -- the tragedy offers and opportunity for Norway to stand up for its beliefs and policies.

 

“This feeling of community is a part of being human. And this communality, the shared experience of humanity, is essential to hold onto. In the face of inhumanity, we have to be more human. Because there is only this one world, brutal and beautiful, and we only have one fragile life to make our difference in the world we all share as home.”

 

Breivik’s arraignment is set for Monday.  Although he has reportedly confessed to the attacks, he takes no criminal responsibility. 

 

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Transcript by Newsy.

World News: Norway Attack Highlight Security Failures

Analysis: Norway Attacks Highlight Security Failures

July 25, 2011
(2:46)
In response to the dual attacks on Norway, European officials are re-thinking their counter-terrorism measures.
   
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