HONOR AND DIGNITY
IN THE FACE
OF EVIL AND HORROR
TERROR IN NORWAY JULY 22, 2011
July 22, 2011. It is a day nobody in Norway will ever forget. Almost 100 Norwegians were killed in an attack by a political extremist of the radical right. A huge car bomb exploded in the center of Norway's government district in Oslo. Later the criminal who did this carried out the deliberate murder of members of a major Norwegian youth group.
Yet, out this terrible evil
would come a response that should inspire the world. Norway's
people and government did not respond with panic and hate. They
remained true to their values. We could say more but we feel that
the Norwegian Prime Minister and his people have spoken far more
eloquently than we could ever hope to. This is why we presented this
material:
Here is a key part of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's speech about this tragedy.
"We are a small country, but a proud people.
We are still shocked by what has happened,
but we will never give up our values.
Our response is more democracy, more
openness, and more humanity. But
never naivety.
No one has said it better than the Labour Youth League girl who was
interviewed by CNN:
“If one man can create that much hate, you can only imagine how
much love we as a togetherness can create.”
NORWEGIAN PRIME MINISTER JENS STOLTENBERG'S SPEECH
AT THE MEMORIAL SERVICE AT OSLO CATHEDRAL
(IF YOU DON'T SEE ENGLISH CAPTIONS HIT CC ON BOTTOM BAR)
COMPLETE TRANSCRIPTS OF SPEECHES
Address By Prime Minister in Oslo Cathedral (Office of the Prime
Minister, July 24th 2011)
(Video is above.)
Address by Prime Minister at National Memorial Cemetary (Office of
the Prime Minister, August 22rd 2011)
40,000 GATHER IN YOUNGSTORGET SQUARE
TO REMEMBER THE DEAD IN 2012
This rally was organized by Norwegian citizens. Listen to what they had to say.
COMPLETE 8 MINUTE
VIDEO OF THIS CONCERT
IS ON LINK BELOW FROM NORWEGIAN STATE TV
The second half of the video below is in English.
We Are The Ones Who Win (Norwegian Response to 2011 Terrorist Attack)
(NRK April 26th 2012)