On Jan. 29, Salwan Momika was shot to death in the city of Södertälje, Sweden. He had been investigated by Swedish authorities and targeted by Islamist extremists since he publicly burned Qurans in 2023, acts that caused domestic and international outrage. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said a “foreign power” may have been involved in the shooting.
The incident was even brought up last week by Vice President J.D. Vance during a trip to Munich. The audience at the Munich Security Conference was expecting to hear about the Trump administration’s plans to end the war in Ukraine. instead, they were treated to a rejection of progressive orthodoxies that have prevailed in Western Europe since World War II.
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