Anders Behring Breivik never seemed like a domestic terrorist despite the Norwegian security service’s knowledge about Breivik’s purchase of a large quantity of fertilizer that could become a bomb or his membership in an Oslo shooting club. Breivik’s patience made the bomber/shooter appear above suspicion and his ability to keep his plans to himself made the attacks successful. (See the TRISA Threat Report “ Anders Behring Breivik-Norwegian Lone Wolf Bomber” for additional information on the attacks).
Breivik spent over nine years raising funds, writing his manifesto, and planning the twin attacks that occurred on Friday, 22 July 2011, in Oslo, Norway and twenty miles northwest of the first attack at Utoeya Island. Despite losses in the stock market, Breivik accumulated over $700,000 to fund his attacks primarily through the sale of a communications company that he founded. He specifically set aside four years of his life, 20022006, to raise the money necessary to carry out his plans.
In 2002, the lone wolf terrorist began writing his manifesto that attempted to articulate the reasons for his attack, primarily his dislike for the lax immigration policies of the current Norwegian government. Breivik maintained a fear that Muslims would eventually become the majority in Oslo and threaten European civilization. He also detested the incursion of political correctness and multiculturalism throughout Norwegian society