Blonde blue-eyed scandinavian is face of terror; Oslo is new "Oklahoma"

Digesting the Oslo attacks and the ramifications for global terror and our colored reaction to such home-brewed or right wing internal affairs as Oklahoma; Tourism fall-off in Lebanon requires damage control; Child-play and sleep- how differently children of the world live and sleep ; The Protest Song in Syria, is sung but unheard; What difference a name makes.

Anders Behring Breivik is the tall blonde suspect behind the shooting and bombing that devastated Oslo and Utoya. Said to
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Salon [3]

The Oslo attacks

‎"Still, I can't help noticing, and being quite bothered by, the vast difference in reaction to the violence visited on Western nations such as Norway and the violence visited by Western nations (particularly our own) on non-Western nations. The violence and indiscriminate death brought today to Oslo is routinely and constantly imposed by the U.S. and its closest allies in a large and growing list of Muslim nations." The way we view our own violence is reflected in how we respond to the violence of others

Jadaliyya [4]

Tragic Day for Norway; Shameful Day for Journalism

"A friend’s status update on FB alerted me that something horrible had happened in Oslo. Horrible things tend to not happen in Oslo, so I immediately turned to the news to learn what was going on. I read a story in the New York Times that squarely pointed to jihadi groups angered at the war in Afghanistan. The expert the Times cited was Will McCants. I checked in on his twitter feed throughout the day, as he allegedly translated an alleged website by the alleged terrorists responsible for the attacks in Norway. Throughout the day, he translated Arabic phrases from a forum about the type of explosives used, car chases through Oslo and arrests, etc. And thus the NYT let the story become one of Muslim terrorists creating the worst destruction on Norway since WWII." "Perhaps today the neo-Nazis in Europe count Muslims among the problems that drive their madness. But to a large degree, these right wing extremist views shaped 20th century Europe. It’s time for a European reckoning of its own history of violence that has bled into the present in such painful ways." "

Beirut Spring [5]

Fixing Tourism In Lebanon

"The Miqati government seems genuinely panicked about Lebanon’s battered summer season. They are considering everything from new roads, new airports (woohoo) to food inspections and visa waivers to address that.." "The problems unfortunately are bigger than their proposed solutions. The unrest in Syria is indeed taking a toll (many tourists come to Lebanon via Syria while others visit Lebanon as part of a Levant package that includes Syria and Jordan), but a simple look at the other issues facing our hotels and services sector is sobering:"

Kinzi Blogs: My Treasure [6]

Oslo Terrorist a Norwegian

"After the shock of evil incarnate bombing a building and gunning down 80 (eighty) teen activists in Norway, did anyone else hold their breath, hoping the killer wasn’t tied to AQ?"

Intifada Voice of Palestine [7]

Omar Barghouti on the Moral Imperative to Boycott Israel

"Omar Barghouti spoke at Socialism 2011 in Chicago on 3 July 2011, to explain why boycotting Israel is the right approach and a moral imperative for people who support justice and universal rights."

Musesephere: My World and More [8]

Where Children Sleep

"The world is not a fair place, we all know that, it's even tougher on children. I honestly think that children's only job in this world is to play and have fun. isn't going to school tough enough??"

Suffonsifisms [9]

The Power of Song

"As the revolution in Syria moves toward its fourth month of intense protests, over 1000 people have been killed by security forces and close to 10,000 have been arrested and held in make-shift detention centres. Still, every Friday, thousands of people spill out into the streets of cities all over Syria and demand freedom from the Assad regime. The more people who are killed, the stronger the revolt becomes, and hopefully, the closer the people come to claiming what they so rightly deserve."

Wintersamar's Blog [10]

Lemon Tree + names

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." Or a rocket of promised destruction versus a Samar (or night owl)...