The New York Times Finds Its Poster Boy for Hate

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American Spectator:

When it came to light that Anders Behring Breivik was responsible for the heinous acts of terrorism in Norway -- which, as of this writing, claimed the lives of 76 people last Friday -- the New York Times wasted no time in putting forward a narrative.

Consider a few of these headlines from The Gray Lady:

"Oslo suspect wrote of fear of Islam and plan for war"

"Norway Attacks Put Spotlight on Rise of Right-Wing Sentiment in Europe"

"Killing in Norway Spotlight Anti-Muslim Thought in U.S."

The Times notes how Breivik followed writers who were critical of Muslim jihadists and their influence, most notably Robert Spencer. The article, written by Scott Shane, suggests that Spencer's writings and those of others "indirectly fostered the crimes in Norway." But as Mark Steyn so pointedly asked, "So, if a blonde blue-eyed Aryan Scandinavian kills dozens of other blonde blue-eyed Aryan Scandinavians, that's now an 'Islamophobic' mass murder?" Steyn further notes, "As far as we know, not a single Muslim was among the victims." But facts be damned. The New York Times has a narrative it must pursue.

Shane's article also resuscitates the infamous 2009 Department of Homeland Security report which claimed that the combination of the recession and the election of Barack Obama as President would foment right-wing violence in this country. Despite having no evidence to support its assertion, the report repeatedly warned that "returning military veterans" were susceptible to being recruited to unleash another Oklahoma City. Amidst an uproar, the report was subsequently withdrawn by Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano. Despite this report being disavowed, the New York Times is clearly pulling out all the stops on this story.

John Guardiano, my colleague from The American Spectator, also cites a couple of New York Times headlines -- "As Horrors Emerge, Norway Charges Christian Extremist," and "Right-Wing Extremist Is Charged in Norway." Guardiano notes the latter headline was amended from "Christian Extremist Is Charged in Norway." He writes, "That's better, but still not quite right."

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