When reading about Anders Behring Breivik’s intense hatred of Muslim immigrants that led him to kill 76 people, most of them non-Muslim teenagers, in Norway, I immediately thought of a column by prominent military analyst Ralph Peters.
In a November 2006 column, “The Eurabia Myth,” in the New York Post, Peters, a Fox News regular, scoffed at those who believe that Muslims will turn Europe into “Eurabia” through population growth.
Clear history
With undiluted scorn he wrote, “Don’t let Europe’s current round of playing pacifist dress-up fool you. This is the continent that perfected genocide and ethnic cleansing, the happy-go-lucky slice of humanity that brought us such recent hits as the Holocaust and Srebrenica…The historical patterns are clear: When Europeans feel sufficiently threatened – even when the threat’s concocted nonsense – they don’t just react, they overreact with stunning ferocity.
“One of their more-humane (and frequently employed) techniques has been ethnic cleansing…And Europe’s Muslims don’t even have roots, by historical standards. For the Europeans, they’re just the detritus of colonial history. When Europeans feel sufficiently provoked and threatened – a few serious terrorist attacks could do it – Europe’s Muslims will be lucky just to be deported…
“Far from enjoying the prospect of taking over Europe by having babies, Europe’s Muslims are living on borrowed time. When a third of French voters have demonstrated their willingness to vote for Jean-Marie Le Pen’s National Front – a party that makes the Ku Klux Klan seem like Human Rights Watch – all predictions of Europe going gently into that good night are surreal….
“All the copycat predictions of a Muslim takeover of Europe not only ignore history and Europe’s ineradicable viciousness, but do a serious disservice by exacerbating fear and hatred. And when it comes to hatred, trust me; the Europeans don’t need our help.”
Stay alert
That’s telling it like it is. And people from Africa and Asia had better be on alert for Breivik-like forces in the European and American cities where they live.
According to the Washington Post, Norway’s local media initially placed blame on Islamic jihadists for the attacks. This report caused great fear for Muslims in that city. They were somewhat relieved that the mass murderer was a native Norwegian.
Norway newspapers weren’t the only press to jump to conclusions as to who was the killer. The Wall Street Journal, one of the most important and influential newspapers in the U.S., without a shred of evidence, also blamed Islamic jihadists for the murderous attacks in an editorial, “Terror in Oslo.” One wonders how many Muslims in the U.S. became fearful for their safety.
Finally, though Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity and their conservative collaborators constantly use the description “Islamic” or “Muslim” terrorist, they whine and stomped their feet when Breivik is called a Christian terrorist – which is what he calls himself.
