Breivik

Holt is not alone is speaking as though Breivik has vindicated every reservation she had ever held about Norwegian society.

In court, Breivik said he acknowledged the acts committed, but said he did not accept criminal responsibility.

Many of the first articles in the international media trying to understand Breivik called him a far-right extremist.

Eventually, they came upon gunman Anders Behring Breivik, standing with his hands over his head and his two weapons 15 meters behind him.

Mr. Breivik said he acted in self-defense, to protect what he perceived as Norwegian culture against the influence from immigrants.

Only correspondence from "New Testament Christians and other people who do not like me" has reached him in recent months, Mr. Breivik wrote.

Mr. Breivik's lawyer says his actions suggest he is out of his mind. Far-right groups across Europe have denounced his attacks.

They found Anders Behring Breivik was a paranoid schizophrenic who believed that he had been chosen to save the Norwegian people.

None of these hawkish pundits openly advocated violence, and all have (for the most part) distanced themselves from Breivik's act.

Police investigation - suspect acted alone Norwegian police say Breivik appears to have carried out his attacks alone.

Breivik does not even measure up to the ideological coherence of the Nazism he admired.

But he said it is too early to say whether Breivik will plead insanity at trial.

By then, he said Mr. Breivik had switched to firing single rounds, presumably to save bullets.

One thing that stands out is Norway's determination not to let Mr Breivik's appalling deeds affect its unusual way of life.

Breivik is not so much racist as anti-Muslim: all his hatred is focused on the Muslim threat.

Anders Behring Breivik has admitted to carrying out a deadly bomb attack in downtown Oslo and shooting dead dozens more on a nearby island.

Breivik even criticizes European imperialism, which is something I thought the Vikings used to excel at back in the day.

After Breivik had been taken for questioning, a government official revealed they were searching for unexploded devices on the island.

Defense lawyer Geir Lippestad said the case indicates his client Anders Behring Breivik is insane.

In their report, the court-appointed psychiatrists described Mr. Breivik as a man who lived in his own delusional world.

In that sense, Breivik is just one terrible extreme of a discontent with social change felt across all the Nordic social democracies.

Mr Breivik is in police custody, in solitary confinement without access to news or the internet for the next eight weeks.

He said Breivik talks a lot about a manifesto that he wrote outlining his beliefs.

The man arrested, Anders Behring Breivik, described himself as a Christian and a conservative.

They thought Behring Breivik, who was dressed in a police uniform, was there to help them.

Mr. Breivik is denied a computer or Internet access to prevent him from spreading his ideology of racial hatred, officials have said.

Killers: Gunman Anders Behring Breivik (left) hailed Vlad the Impaler (right) as a hero in his 'manifesto'

Mr Breivik also talks of his links to and friendship with members of the UK's English Defence League.

How Breivik stitched together this crazy quilt of ideas and attitudes is hard enough to fathom.

Breivik has had links with right-wing extremists, and he even once appeared in an anti-Muslim video.

Mr. Breivik was also believed to have posted a video on Friday summarizing his arguments.

The officials would also not immediately confirm that they had been aware of Breivik as a potential threat.

Even if the authorities had focused on right-wing groups, it was unlikely that they would have noticed Mr. Breivik.

To be sure, tactically speaking, Breivik thought through his operation.

Two psychiatrists spent a total of 36 hours talking to Anders Breivik as well as poring over his diaries and police interviews.

Breivik advocates Christianity, but remains a secular agnostic: Christianity is for him merely a cultural construct to oppose Islam.

Norway's unrepentant mass killer, Anders Behring Breivik, is now under arrest.

Norwegian officials, however, insisted that Breivik, a senior Freemason who enjoys bodybuilding and violent films, had acted alone.

But he says he did communicate with Breivik, and his ideas may have inspired Breivik.

Now Anders Breivik has invoked the improbable axis of Marxism, multiculturalism and Islamism, together colonising Europe.

By contrast, in Norway there is a great need to "understand" what caused Breivik's actions.

If the report is approved, Mr Breivik will be committed to a psychiatric facility rather than prison.

Mr Breivik is a former member and youth official of the Progress Party, the most conservative grouping in Norway's parliament.

Besides the manifesto, Mr. Breivik left other hints of his motives.

In its closing moments, the video depicts Mr. Breivik in military uniform, holding assault weapons.

But Mr Breivik's declamation of invaders who are conquering by reproduction is at odds with reality.

Muslim countries, as I wish Breivik had taken time to absorb, are not immune to this phenomenon.

A key component of the trial is to decide on Breivik's sanity during the attack.

But his clothes grew too heavy with water and forced him back to shore, where Mr. Breivik was.

The police identified the suspect as Anders Behring Breivik, 32, a right-wing fundamentalist Christian.

Mr. Breivik quit the party in 2006, apparently disappointed by the party's move toward the center.

Details of the extent of Mr Breivik's delusions, released yesterday, make for chilling reading.

In the 1, 500-page manifesto, posted on the Web hours before the attacks, Mr. Breivik recorded a day-by-day diary of his months of planning.

Mr Breivik's manifesto-- "2083. A European Declaration of Independence" --also provides some insight into his motivations.

Just before he went on his killing spree, Mr Breivik published a 1, 500-page manifesto on the internet.

Many here believe Breivik's actions were those of a mad man.

But views Breivik allegedly posted online attack multi-culturalism in Europe and are virulently anti-Islam.

July 2010: Breivik buries a suit of body armour, as well as police insignia in a crate in the forest.

Other attendees describe Breivik as "a focused note taker. "

In the village, Mr. Breivik caught the attention of locals for his natty attire, formal ways and lack of farming knowledge.

Overcome by fear as Breivik approached, she began screaming uncontrollably.

Police in Oslo have questioned Anders Behring Breivik, the man who's admitted carrying out the attacks, as Jon Brain reports.

The gunman stopped short of entering a guilty plea, deeming his actions "cruel" but "necessary. "

As Norway has abolished life sentences, had he been given a clean bill of health Mr Breivik would have faced a maximum sentence of 30 years.

Here, then, is a quick tour of what luxuries may await Breivik behind bars.

Breivik has confessed to the killings, but pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges.

Some expressed concern that the insanity diagnosis would distract from the political aspects of Mr Breivik's murderous acts.

The report comes just over three months after Anders Breivik, a supporter of hard right groups, shot dead 69 people at youth camp near Oslo.

Breivik, preening in his dress uniforms and posing with guns, doesn't fit easily into this picture.

"I highly doubt that there are worse detention facilities in Norway, " Mr. Breivik wrote.

These are all factors Breivik chews over at length in attempting to explain the origins of his worldview.

My name, Breivik, is a place name from Northern Norway, dating back to before the Viking era.

They say Breivik has posted extreme right-wing and anti-Muslim comments online.

Some overtly praised Anders Behring Breivik for killing 77 people, endorsing his views about what he called the Islamisation of Europe.

Groups cited in Mr Breivik's screed rushed to condemn the attacks and disavow any links to him.

Breivik admits to carrying out the terror attacks in Norway last month that left 77 people dead.

Paul Ray, a former member of the English Defense League who now lives in Malta, denies being Breivik's mentor.

Mr Breivik has claimed he acted to stem what he called the Islamisation of western Europe, blaming the government for allowing it to happen.

It emerged that Breivik - who owns a farm - bought six tons of fertiliser from a farm supply store on May 4.

But the powerful party boss now worries that Breivik's massacre will lead to political correctness in Norway.

It has been in the spotlight since Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik claimed to have links with the group, which it denies.

Breivik hoped that his actions would inspire others.

Mr. Breivik, a 32-year-old Oslo resident and Norwegian citizen, was charged in the attacks on Saturday.

Behring Breivik is accused of shooting youths attending a Labor Party camp on the island of Utoya.

Police say the primary suspect in the attack is Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik, 32.

The chief suspect in the attack has been named in media reports as Anders Behring Breivik, a 32 year-old Norwegian.

Breivik has been charged with terrorism and will be arraigned on Monday.

Police, who have charged Mr Breivik with both crimes, say he has told them he acted alone.

Chilling: A picture of Breivik taken from his manifesto posted just a few hours before he went on a killing spree in Norway

As the Jerusalem Post has observed, Breivik's manifesto is not only fiercely anti-Islamic but also strikingly pro-Israeli.

A police spokesman said Mr. Breivik likely traveled by car to Utoya after setting off a car bomb in central Oslo.

After the bomb exploded, it appears Breivik drove a silver-grey van to Utoya.

For years, Mr. Breivik, who is 32, participated in debates in Internet forums on the dangers of Islam and immigration.

Chemical warfare suit: Anders Behring Breivik wore the garment for a photo in his manifesto

Rampage: This picture, taken from a helicopter, shows Anders Behring Breivik walking with a gun in hand among bodies on Utoya

Breivik has also been linked to an earlier car bomb blast in Oslo city centre which killed seven people

Mr Breivik specifically chose to target a youth camp of Norway's Labour Party;

Suspect: Further photographs of Anders Behring Breivik, such as this one where he is carrying a weapon, have emerged