Why don’t we call Norwegian Christian Terrorist Anders Breivik a Christian Terrorist?

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Bill Maher: Why Is the Ft. Hood Shooter a "Muslim Terrorist," But the Norwegian Murderer Not a "Christian Terrorist"?

I believe it goes way beyond reserving the word “terrorist” only for terrorist actions planned by those with some connection to Islam. I don't think "Christian Terrorist" is not used out of some sort of reverence. 

Domestic terrorists acts are not called domestic terrorism. I think the Republicans are protecting the fanaticism of their right wing. 

When a member of their "base" decides to go wild the Republicans call him a crazy person, not a domestic terrorist. I believe that in an effort to protect their "base" Republicans are ignoring terrorist attacks by right wing terrorists and in come cases dismantling intelligence units that investigate right wing domestic terrorists.  

I believe that if an attack like the one in Norway happened here Republicans would rush to the defense of the attacker just as Pat Buchannan defended Anders Behring Breivik in his commentary:

“A fire bell in the night for Norway”

I don’t buy that our right wing terrorists are not organized like Islamic Terrorists are supposed to be. SEE: 

     

Taliban on the Palouse? 

By Mark Potok, Director, Intelligence Project 

And:

Meet Our Newest Theocrat: Christian Fundamentalist Senator Mike Lee Goes to Washington 

And: 

Intelligence Report, Spring 2011, Issue Number:  141

Electoral Extremism: 23 Candidates on the Radical Right

By Robert Steinback

Daryl Johnson a Former DHS Top Intelligence Analyst says that:

"...my greatest fear is that domestic extremists in this country will somehow become emboldened to the point of carrying out a mass-casualty attack, because they perceive that no one is being vigilant about the threat from within." 

I believe that "Christian" domestic terrorists may be emboldened because they perceive the Republican Party's got  their back.

"What worries me is the fact that our country is under attack from within, from our own radical citizenry. There have been a lot of small-scale attacks lately, whether it's three mail bombs sent to U.S. government facilities in Maryland and D.C., or a backpack bomb placed near a [Martin Luther King Jr. Day] parade in Spokane, Wash., or two police officers gunned down at a traffic stop in West Memphis, Ark., [by antigovernment extremists in May 2010]. 

These incidents are starting to add up. Yet our legislators, politicians and national leaders don't appear too concerned about this. So, my greatest fear is that domestic extremists in this country will somehow become emboldened to the point of carrying out a mass-casualty attack, because they perceive that no one is being vigilant about the threat from within. That is what keeps me up at night."Daryl Johnson Former Top Analyst at the Department of Homeland Security:

From:

SPLC

Intelligence Report, Summer 2011, Issue Number:  142

Inside the DHS: Former Top Analyst Says Agency Bowed to Political Pressure

Interview conducted by Heidi Beirich