[livius]

It was to prove that his devotees had the same fanatical level of devotion as Islamic devotees, and therefore the Muslims would trust him.

[odds]

A bit of News from a FReeper in Norway a few mins ago about Breivik’s case:

>>>>”BTW. The breaking news right now is that his lawyer is claiming his client is insane.”<<<<

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2753032/posts?page=116#116

[drpix]

"It was to prove that his devotees had the same fanatical level of devotion as Islamic devotees, and therefore the Muslims would trust him."

That would also be true, but the castration/kid-execution thing was to prove not merely that the "Knight" was the fanatical equal of the Jihadis but principally that he was "not a EU/US agent."

He could have proved his fanaticalism by executing Muslim children instead, but that would not have convinced Jihadis that he wasn't an agent of what they still see as the "anti-Muslim" EU/US.

From 2nd paragraph of excerpt: "Now what kind of sacrifice would be great enough to remove all doubt that the candidate is not a EU/US agent?"