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April 27, 2012

Tens of Thousands in Norway Sing Peace Song Derided by Massacre Suspect 
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Tens of thousands of people gathered in the rain in Oslo, Norway, on
Thursday to protest massacre suspect Anders Behring Breivik by singing a
Norwegian version of Pete Seeger’s song, "My Rainbow Race." All across
the country, Norwegians flocked to public squares to mark Breivik’s
trial with peaceful singing. Breivik is charged with killing 77 people
in a bomb-and-shooting rampage, including 69 killed at a Labor Party
youth camp, most of whom were teenagers. He has said he targeted the
ruling Labor Party because their policies were too open to Muslim
immigrants. The Norwegian version of Seeger’s song, which is about
living together in harmony, was specifically targeted by Breivik in
testimony last week as evidence of brainwashing by “cultural
Marxists” in Norwegian schools. Protesters also marched on the
courthouse in Oslo, laying red and white flowers on the steps outside.

 

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