Memo to media outlets reporting on things that go boom:  terrorists come in more than one color.  From the New York Times article about the bombing and shootings in Norway:

Initial reports focused on the possibility of Islamic militants, in particular Ansar al-Jihad al-Alami, or Helpers of the Global Jihad, cited by some analysts as claiming responsibility for the attacks. American officials said the group was previously unknown and might not even exist.

There was ample reason for concern that terrorists might be responsible.

Folks, a terrorist was responsible.  A white terrorist.  Like Timothy McVeigh.  Like Eric Rudolph.  Like Ted Kaczynski.   Like Scott Roeder.  Terrorism is defined as “[t]he use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.”   When white conservatives shoot abortion providers or federal judges, or blow up gay night clubs, it’s terrorism.

Perhaps a more honest paragraph would have read:

Because of the pre-existing, race- and religion-based categories of the Official Journalism Verbiage List, we initially and mistakenly referred to the events in Norway as “terrorism.”  When it turned out that it was a white guy and not a brown guy blowing shit up, we returned to the Official Journalism Verbiage List, and concluded that the proper term was, instead, “extremism.”  You know, just an extremely pale guy, with some extremely conservative views that he held extremely passionately, leading him to commit extremely violent acts.  But not terrorism.  Glad we cleared that up.