July 2011 (UTC)

Breivik's lawyer Geir Lippestad told Norway's NRK television channel:

"He wanted a change in society and, from his perspective, he needed to force through a revolution ... He wished to attack society and the structure of society. He explained that it was cruel but that he had to go through with these acts." http://news.sky.com/skynews

The motive was political so it was terrorism - even if carried out by one person acting alone.   17:04, 24