When he started shooting from above, the brothers ran across the shore and Viljar was hit five times in the leg, body, head and hand. The FBI believed his story, and Hanssen was merely given a warning. 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"Je to praktick, protoe teba tmhle nevidm," prohlsil Hanssen v ter ped soudem a ukzal s smvem na vraha. Viljar is himself studying politics but his purpose his very different. May God bless you and your family always. She sits in the municipal council along with her son, Viljar Hanssen, also for the Labour Party. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Today the Benjamin Hermansen monument was tagged down with Breivik-love. Amikor Breivik megtmadta a tbort, Hanssen nhny tsval a tenger fel meneklt, egy meredek sziklafalhoz lapulva prbltak elbjni. She now works at the Norwegian embassy in Sarajevo. Henriette Steenstrup appeared as Jenny in the . The last bullet was stopped by her wisdom tooth, probably saving her life. While the survivors have quietly got on with rebuilding their lives, Breivik has whined loudly about his misfortune. [22] Yuzhin had returned to Moscow in 1982 and had been subject to an intensive investigation by the KGB there due to having lost a concealed camera in the Soviet consulate in San Francisco, but he was not arrested until being exposed by Ames and Hanssen. 22 JULY recreates the true-life 2011 massacre of 77 people, mostly teens at an island summer camp outside of Oslo, Norway, by a fanatic terrorist. He became known in the FBI as an expert on computers.[19]. On October 1, 1985, Hanssen sent an anonymous letter to the KGB offering his services and asking for $100,000 in cash, equivalent to $251,949 in 2021. This included all the FBI activities related to wiretapping and electronic surveillance, which were Hanssen's responsibility. Some promising suspects were cleared, and the mole hunt found other penetrations, such as CIA officer Harold James Nicholson. These include the loss of one eye, motor impairments, and inoperable bullet shrapnel embedded near his brainstem. Ames was officially blamed for giving Polyakov's name to the Soviets, while Hanssen's attempt was not revealed until after his 2001 capture. He took the phone from Torje and told them it was "a shoot[ing], but it goes well, I'll save everyone." In mid-October he returned home from rehabilitation. But the result is imperfect, because it elides crucial elements of the whole story. Given his lack of remorse for the killings and his continued dedication to the far-right politics that motivated them, it seems unlikely that he will ever be released. [49][50][51], During his final days with the FBI, Hanssen began to suspect something was wrong. Since it would have been difficult to organically explain Norway'sjustice systemwithin the film, Greengrass opted to "translate" Breivik's sentence for international audiences in the same way that the dialogue was translated for easier viewing. You are. Breivik replies, Are you sure about that?, in the manifesto he circulated online he wrote that feminism sought to deny the intrinsic worth of native Christian European heterosexual males.. Ames was arrested in 1994. Viljar, though, had decided death was not an option and thought instead about the joys of life he did not want to leave. Lise Aaserud, NTB scanpix, AFP |Norwegian mass murder Anders Behring Breivik makes a Nazi salute ahead his appeal hearing at a court at the Telemark prison in Skien, Norway, on Jan. 10, 2017. [26], Later that year, Hanssen gave extensive information about American planning for measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT), a general term for intelligence collected by a variety of electronic means, such as radar, spy satellites, and signal intercepts. After the transfer, while on a business visit back to Washington, D.C., he resumed his espionage career. [4][42], FBI investigators later made progress during an operation where they paid disaffected Russian intelligence officers to deliver information on moles. Q: I was in a way amused reading your post about the difficulties of getting a municipal budget approved since its usually a long and dreary process for those involved. He even managed to bring laughter to proceedings, joking: I lost this eye, but thats useful. This is an important part of my life and it will stay that way. However, Hanssen escaped notice, likely because these efforts concentrated on CIA agents rather than FBI agents. It became the recipient of the L'Iris d'Or at the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards, ahead of some 62,000 contenders. the full scale of the atrocity, which may be more than his narrow shoulders can bear. A coup detat. Pevn posmutnl a napjat astnci jednn se s levou zasmli. Ahead of the 2011 election, in May 2011, she beat Anita Johansen with 15 against 5 votes to become the Labour Party's mayor candidate. This is one of them. Robert Hanssen was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a Lutheran family who lived in the Norwood Park neighborhood. In those films and now in 22 July, a reconstruction of the 2011 murder of 77 people by Norwegian white nationalist Anders Breivik, Greengrass turns a major news item into something else: a story. The lead-up to the attack and the attack itself comprise the first half-hour or so of 22 July, with the remaining two hours focusing on the aftermath as Viljar attempts to recover from the physical and psychological trauma, and Breivik prepares for his trial with the help of his defense lawyer,Geir Lippestad (Jon igarden). As the testimony showed, however, Viljar managed to keep his sense of humor. Viljar and his brother survive, but the former only with massive injuries. Im truly thankful that I was voted in by the people in Troms, my hometown. About Utya, its a good question. The shrapnel inside him (which could shift and kill him at any time) represents the remains of Breiviks horrific actions, the trauma that Viljar and all of Norway will have to bear forever. Viljar Hanssen, 27, was a high school student in Longyearbyen when he became one of the most recognizable survivors of the July 22, 2011, massacre at Utya. "They all got the books and the feedback has been positive. Raucous teenagers arrive at the socialist Workers Youth League summer camp on the island of Utya, a peaceful scene. I. I wanted to stay strong. [70] Hanssen gave her money, jewels, and a used Mercedes-Benz but ended contact with her before his arrest when she began abusing drugs and doing sex work. Icepeople is again facingan immediate existential crisis due (of course) to hardships largely inflected by the pandemic. She went with Hanssen on visits to Hong Kong and the FBI training facility in Quantico, Virginia. Q: In a recent Nordlys interview and other coverage you talk about some similar themes as youve shared with me from past years, in terms of addressing what causes people to become radicalized, hateful attitudes and such. She told Ynet of the silence behind the camera. The FBI and CIA formed a joint mole-hunting team in 1994 to find the suspected second intelligence leak. I'm a professional transient living on a tiny Norwegian island next door to the North Pole, where once a week (or thereabouts) I pollute our extreme and pristine environment with paper fishwrappers decorated with seemingly random letters that would cause a thousand monkeys with a thousand typewriters to die of humiliation. When the trial was over, Lippestad said that he did not feel as though he had "won" anything, even though Breivikachieved his goal of being judged sane and accountable for his actions, but that he was "happy that we have completed our assignment.". As Viljar struggles through depression and physiotherapy, he becomes an embodied metaphor for Norway as a whole. af David Buch Viljar Hanssen blev skudt fem gange p Utya for prcis tre r siden, da Anders Breivik gik til angreb. Jo Livingstone is a former staff writer at The New Republic. , it is Viljar Hanssen, a teenage boy wounded badly by Breivik in the shooting. She functions as a barometer of emotional health for Viljar, and, as a non-white Norwegian, her visits to him in hospital symbolize the ongoing solidarity of their community. When his body is scanned in a machine it is almost as if the country is being examined for damage. I think many survivors, etterlatte, and also journalists and politicians are showing bravery when they are trying to start real introspection and discussions. [73], Eric O'Neill's role in the capture of Robert Hanssen was dramatized in the 2007 movie Breach, in which Chris Cooper played the role of Hanssen and Ryan Phillippe played O'Neill.[74]. More devastating, he lost his best friends Anders Kristiansen, 18, and Simon Saebo, 18, who were shot by Breivik. I so much didn't want to cry in front of him. And he's going to rot there in prison, whereas I- I survived. [7][8] On May 10, 2002, Hanssen was sentenced to 15 consecutive sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Breivik detonates a truck bomb in Oslo. Throughout his spying, Hanssen remained anonymous to the Russians. Now she sleeps on top of my belly every night' (Photo: Andrea Gjestvang/ MOMENT), 'One week last summer,' reads the tattoo on the arm of Hanne Hesto Ness, who lost her little finger (Photo: Andrea Gjestvang/ MOMENT), Eirin Kristin Kjr, 20. They attended Mass weekly and were very active in Opus Dei. Because I still have family, and friends, and memories, and dreams. Tove Ashill Knutsen, 56, Oslo Secretary with the electricians and information technology workers' union. Norway's criminal justice system is focused on rehabilitation, so prisons are not designed with punishment of the inmates in mind, but rather to offer something as close to normal life as possible. history. viljarhanssen Follow Best friendship 2,391 likes viljarhanssen brother @torjehanssen 209w eloizoajunior @_nataliabianca 208w tini.leu You 2 are so strong be well and be a Great politican 207w iemdah @y.dhmn wereld van verschil 207w awilib Im just so happy you both are alive and well 207w jaafarl 207w myloan_bh The testimonies of Viljar, Lara and other survivors were important because Breivik had pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges on the grounds that his views meant he needed to kill his victims. By 1998, using FBI criminal profiling techniques, the pursuers suspected an innocent man: Brian Kelley, a CIA operative involved in the Bloch investigation. Viljar and his brother survive, but the former only with massive injuries. He was eventually placed on administrative leave, where he remained falsely accused until after Hanssen was arrested. The teens enjoy a campfire singalong, and earnestly engage in political debates. In November 1998, they had a man with a foreign accent come to Kelley's door, warn him that the FBI knew he was a spy, and tell him to show up at a Metro station the next day to escape. On that day Ill travel to Bardu and Salangen in my home county with my brother, Torje. Thats when I thought, I need to make this film. Breivik, now 39, was given the maximum sentence available in Norway, which is 21 years in solitary confinement. Christin Kristoffersen (born August 28, 1973) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. The shrapnel inside him (which could shift and kill him at any time) represents the remains of Breiviks horrific actions, the trauma that Viljar and all of Norway will have to bear forever. She compiled the pictures and testimonies into a book entitled "A Day in History" ("En Dag I Historien"), which came out in 2012. (Shortcut: GoFundMe / website / Vipps at 4151 4638). But the movies most interesting character is Lara, a friend of Viljar who survives the attack but loses her sister. In short, 1) the website needs $22 U.S. (190 NOK) to stay online for another month and 2) the editor needs any and all help possible to avoid homelessness in the middle of polar winter (not that its legal here any other time of the year). He placed a white piece of tape on a park sign, which was a signal to his Russian contacts that there was information at the dead drop site. His injury means heading a football or falling could be fatal. And when you shot them and left me alone on the beach, I didn't know if I was living or dying. A: A better, more inclusive and more tolerant future. [4][31], When the USSR disbanded in December 1991, Hanssen, possibly worried that he could be exposed during the ensuing political upheaval, ended communications with his handlers for a time. [23] Martynov and Motorin were recalled to Moscow, where they were arrested, charged, tried, and convicted of espionage against the Soviet government. Torje tried to help his brother, who insisted he should save himself. We spend several minutes with Viljar, his little brother, and several other children huddled against a cliff face, trying to stay out of Breiviks sight. He was charged with selling U.S. intelligence documents to the Soviet Union and subsequently Russia for more than $1.4 million in cash and diamonds over 22 years. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Hanssen's jailers allowed him to watch this movie, but he was so angered by it that he turned it off. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Kuva: SVT of He was tasked with studying all known and rumored penetrations of the FBI to find the man who had betrayed Martynov and Motorin; this meant, in effect, that he was charged with searching for himself. There are many challenges in such an approach. They created a list of all agents known to have access to cases that were compromised. When O'Neill could briefly obtain Hanssen's PDA and have agents download and decode its encrypted contents, the FBI had decisive evidence. Looking at the photo of the chestnut-haired girl the eye is drawn to her deep blue eyes, to only later drift to the scarring on her neck. A tiny piece of the bullet remains so closely lodged to his brain stem that just one knock on the head could end his life. His most important leak was the betrayal of Dmitri Polyakov, a CIA informant who passed enormous amounts of information to U.S. intelligence while rising to the rank of general in the Soviet Army. The most important thing for me is spending time with my loved ones and being happy. In January 1976, he left the police department to join the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).[4]. This is an online interview conducted with Viljar a few days before the 10-year anniversary of that fateful day. For example, despite the Norwegian setting all of the characters speak in English. To bring him back to FBI headquarters, where he could be closely monitored and kept away from sensitive data, they promoted him in December 2000. The FBI's codename for the suspected spy was "Graysuit". His expressive face conveys haunting and complex feelings, as he first tries to protect his younger brother Torje (Isak Bakli Aglen) during the attack, and then as he struggles to recover from his injuries, wounded leg and hand, the loss of a eye and bullet fragments left in his brain from a gunshot to the face. I have reported on many tragedies, but those were very young people from my country. After being released, he met his second wife, Darla Henrichsen, and the pair got married in 1963. It was important for me to not be a burden for them. It means I dont have to look over there, nodding at his attacker. A: Hehe, yeah, its a big budget and lots of work getting it over the line. The only notable women in the movie are Rashids own minor portrayal, and Viljars mother Christin (Maria Bock), who becomes the mayor of Svalbard. When he gave an impact statement during Breiviks trial for mass murder and terrorism in 2012, Viljar told how he suffered from anxiety and had been too scared to attend a later youth league event. Viljar Hanssen, 27, was a high school student in Longyearbyen when he became one of the most recognizable survivors of the July 22, 2011, massacre at Utya. Posted on 25. Viljar Hanssen is now in his mid-twenties andstudying at the University ofTroms. With the mole finally identified, locations, dates, and cases were matched with Hanssen's activities during the period. His new job in the FBI's budget office gave him access to information involving many different FBI operations. Galey claims that although she offered to have sex with him, Hanssen declined, saying he was trying to convert her to Catholicism. He was given due process, he was defeated in a court of law, he was faced down by young people thats the story.. When he first read the killers words, he was shocked. The movie begins as Viljar arrives onUtya for a youth socialist summer camp and Breivik prepares for the attack, and ends shortly after Viljar and Breivik are once again brought face-to-face at the trial. Mislock has since theorized that Hanssen probably went onto his computer to see if his superiors were investigating him for espionage and invented the document story to cover his tracks. 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