Barry Rubin responds to Norway

In Sunday's JPost, Barry Rubin responds to the attacks on him by Norway's Foreign Minister and Deputy Foreign Minister. The Norwegian government and media establishment is not ready to have an honest discussion of these issues. Instead, my article was misrepresented in order to stir up a frenzy that closed ears and shut eyes to what I was saying. Indeed, the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet falsely

Norwegian Foreign Minister attacks Barry Rubin

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store has attacked Professor Barry Rubin for allegedly labeling as 'pro-terrorist' the Utoya youth camp, at which 76 young people were murdered by a normal Norwegian boy. I'll come to Barry's response in a minute, but first let's look at what Store said (via Daily Kos, which takes the opportunity to pile on and bash Barry).For a somewhat more nuanced

Norway reacts to the Oslo syndrome

On Monday, I did a post entitled the Oslo syndrome, which was partly based upon a post by Barry Rubin of the same name. Barry reports on the Norwegian reaction to his original post. I have received three letters from Norway shocked and angry [along with one that understands my theme and provides additional information reinforcing it.] that I allegedly wrote that the victims of the terrorist

The Oslo Syndrome

What happens when people start to believe that depending upon the cause, terrorism might be okay?Here's an interview done by Australian television with Adrian Pracon, a survivor of the Utoya Island attack, and the country secretary of Norway's Labor party. The key part is around the 11:00 mark, but if you miss it, don't worry, because I've reproduced a summary of it below.Let's go to the