Explosion Rocks the center of Oslo Norway

[Cowlesy]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14254705

Sounds like it was really bad. Very sad to hear

 

[sailingaway]

Yeah.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Well, now the Norwegians get to join the surveillance state.

 

[pcosmar]

Amazingly few casualties for the apparent blast.

The usual conclusions are being jumped to (or promoted).

Seems there have been shots fired as well (nearby),,reportedly by someone in a police uniform.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Amazingly few casualties for the apparent blast.

The usual conclusions are being jumped to (or promoted).

Seems there have been shots fired as well (nearby),,reportedly by someone in a police uniform.

If the government, by the end of the day, trots out the scruffy "perp line" of the "usual suspects", and claims to have it all figured out, I'd say it was safe to call bullshit at that point.

 

[CasualApathy]

The shots fired were allegedly at a political youth summer camp for social democrats, and yes - apparently the shooter wore a police uniform.

Edit: So not in the general area of the explosion/explosions.

 

[CasualApathy]

The camp is being held on an isolated island, police are responding to the situation, apparently.

 

[CoreyBowen999]

Hope for the best for the people of Oslo..

 

[CasualApathy]

One eye witness account:

"On the ferry going to the island the person in question identified himself as a police officer doing a routine check in response to apparent terror attack in Oslo."

"Suddenly we heard a lot of shooting, people were running - trying to hide, and we were told to leave the island."

"Some of the young people are trying to swim to the mainland in panic, but it's a long way to the mainland.."

 

[Cowlesy]

terrible

 

[moderate libertarian]

Could this be related to Libya? Their leader had recently made threats against Europe.

Norway to quit Libya operation by August
Friday, June 10, 2011
By BJOERN H. AMLAND, Associated Press

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norway will scale down its fighter jet contribution in Libya from six to four planes and withdraw completely from the NATO-led operation by Aug. 1, the government said Friday.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/norway-quit-libya-operation-august


Clinton slams Gaddafi threat to attack Europe
MADRID/TRIPOLI, July 2 | Sat Jul 2, 2011 7:08pm EDT

MADRID/TRIPOLI, July 2 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stepped up Western calls on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to quit, brushing off his threat to attack Europeans in their homes and offices.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/02/us-libya-idUSTRE7270JP20110702

 

[daviddee]

...

 

[angelatc]

There's really no good reason not to believe it isn't the usual suspects. Norway has been fighting radical Islamic terror ever since the cartoons were printed a few years back. And recently there have been some high profile terror trials in their courts, too.

(This is why Washington wants terrorists tried in tribunals far away from the general populace. Not a decision I always agree with, but it's certainly not a decision that doesn't have some merit.)

 

[Nate-ForLiberty]

I'm really sick of seeing this kind of shit.

 

[CasualApathy]

Ignoring the circumstances... I do admire out of the box thinking.

 

[ravedown]

Could this be related to Libya? Their leader had recently made threats against Europe.

Norway to quit Libya operation by August
Friday, June 10, 2011
By BJOERN H. AMLAND, Associated Press

Libyan rebel fighters Omar Hussein, left, and Aaron Isa, right, stand guard under a rebel flag at the southern front line of the city of Misrata, Libya Thursday, June 9, 2011. On Wednesday pro-Gadhafi forces renewed their shelling near the western city of Misrata, killing 10 rebel fighters and on Thursday NATO airstrikes rattled the Libyan capital with clusters of bombing runs believed to have targeted the outskirts of Tripoli. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norway will scale down its fighter jet contribution in Libya from six to four planes and withdraw completely from the NATO-led operation by Aug. 1, the government said Friday.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/norway-quit-libya-operation-august

i think making this connection is probably a stretch...this would be hugely damaging to the rebels cause in Libya in that they get all of their funding and intel from UN (american) and by admitting responsibility, would prove that we're in fact funding terrorists.
i noticed lew rockwell made the same inference...but it doesn't make sense strategically. unless these rebels are reaaaaally stupid.

 

[Rothbardian Girl]

I'm really sick of seeing this kind of shit.

Agreed wholeheartedly. It's always innocent people who pay for the actions of their governments.

 

[moderate libertarian]

Not rebels, Gaddafi had made threat to attack Europe. However Norway was going to end its Libyan mission next week.

 

[Nirvikalpa]

I'm really sick of seeing this kind of shit.

How both sad and true

 

[Danke]

I suspect the French are behind it. Norwegians are making progress in Tour de France.