The Norwegian Attack: Ugly Side of the Media

By Syed Tauseef Ausaf

The myth of “Islamic terrorism” — diligently nurtured by the mainstream Jewish-controlled journalists in the US and Europe and their misguided cousins in the Indian media — has been busted by a report prepared by the European Police Organization (Europol).

From 2007 to 2010, the data shows, Muslim radicals were only responsible for six strikes in the continent, while separatists and extreme right-wing groups like neo-Nazis carried out a shocking 1,326 terror acts, mostly in France and Spain.

Some of these separatists are fighting for independence in Europe itself (as the ETA of Spain), while for others the focus of struggle is in distant parts — Columbia, Kurdistan, etc.

A steep rise has been seen in left-wing terrorist actions in recent years — from 21 incidents in 2007 to 45 in 2010. Recession and the resulting anger and discontent among the general public have been cited as the main reasons.

While the pro-Israeli neocons worked hard to smudge the image of world Muslims, it became axiomatic in the West to chant: “Not all Muslims are terrorists, but nearly all terrorists are Muslims.” The world media — electronic and print — obediently followed this nonsense and — barring Al Jazeera — their bias against one sixth of mankind showed in reportages.

While the Norwegian Christian behind the slaughter of 92 people should be denounced in the severest possible terms, Anders Breivik cannot be accused of hypocrisy. He minced no words in his over 1,500-page manifesto, titled “2083: A European Declaration of Independence”, while spelling out his mission to stem the spread of Islam. To the utter chagrin of Hindutva leaders in India, he provided the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad websites as references for more information — making one wonder if there is the slightest difference in the opinions, goals, thoughts and stances of Breivik and the Hindu radicals.

Breivik stands out for his transparency. Neither his hatred for Islam is hidden, nor did he conceal his anti-Muslim campaign in the garb of “social welfare”. But until the roles of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Aseemanand and Col. Purohit — in the blasts at Samjhauta Express, Malegaon, Hyderabad and Ajmer — did not come to light, the RSS and its allies feigned innocence after periodic Muslim massacres.

Neither did the RSS ever admit that Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi was trained by the Sangh and that he was an RSS propagator.

Although the red-faced RSS is squirming after being praised by Breivik, BJP parliamentarian B. P. Singhal has removed confusion (if there was any) by saying that the killer’s ideas were not wrong but his methods were.

The episode also shows the ugly side of the media. In the first few hours after the news broke, correspondents of Fox, CNN, BBC etc. started screaming that “the attacks have all the hallmarks of ‘Islamic militants’.”

Had the killer been a Muslim, the media would have declared him a terrorist but for now, he is just an “assailant” or “attacker.” How could a non-Muslim become a “terrorist”? Western double (at times triple) standard is exposed, once again.

Propagators of the myth of Islamic militancy have to eat crow as Breivik’s manifesto calls for a “Christian war” to defend Europe against the threat of Muslim domination. Breivik is no armchair theorist and his acts cannot be dismissed as the work of a deranged man. His anti-Islamic chauvinism finds reflection in the sections of his manifesto where he discusses at length how to obtain, cultivate and use anthrax and refer to it as “one of the most effective” weapons. He speculates that a large-scale attack could kill as many as 200,000 people.

How the UN looks at the proposed use of anthrax against Muslims? Have the OIC and Arab League any fresh, constructive ideas to counter the campaign of vilification against Muslims and Islam?

Facts and figures are exposing the real villains. Does the Muslim world need not shorten its slumber?

Source: Arab News

URL: https://newageislam.com/islam-media/the-norwegian-attack-ugly-side/d/5238