Norway

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He's not one of us. He's one of you. For some Muslims, the capture of the Norwegian bomber/ mass murder was a relief. He was not some Jihadist fundamentalist, but a Christian. For others, it was a point of vindication. 

After 9/11, Muslims sought refuge in the actions of Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber. He was the Christian  counterpart of Osama bin Laden. Islam wasn't to blame for the actions of few crazed fundamentalists. There are bad apples in every religion. But, that defense never took hold in the light of such a horrific and cold-blooded act of killing as was infiltrated on NYC and Washington DC. 

On Friday, a man set of a car bomb in front of federal building, and then went on a killing spree at a youth leadership camp. In the days to come, as more details are relieved to his motive,  we will again have that familiar discussion. Why doesn't the media use the term Christian terrorist? 

However, those thoughts must be quieted now as the world morns the loss of innocents. And as we, again, are reminded about how religion, in the hands of zealots, becomes a weapon of mass destruction.