From today’s http://www.opinionjournal.com :
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Reuters adds to the speculation about why a man purporting to be Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s No. 2 man, listed Norway among the countries the terror group is targeting:

It was not immediately clear why oil-rich, NATO-member Norway, which did not send troops to fight in the Iraq war, was mentioned. Oslo’s main role in the Middle East has been to help mediate between Israelis and Palestinians.

Some analysts said the speaker may have confused Norway with Scandinavian neighbor Denmark, which did take part in the U.S.-led war that toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

Then again, maybe it’s just a variation of an old Hitler joke:

Ayman al-Zawahiri and Osama bin Laden are sitting in a cafe. A man walks up to them and asks, “Say, aren’t you Osama bin Laden?”

“Yes.”

“Well, I really admire what you did on Sept. 11. What do you have planned next?”

“I’m going to kill all the Americans, and all the Norwegians.”

The man is puzzled. “Norwegians? Why Norwegians?”

Bin Laden turns to Zawahiri and says, “See? I told you nobody would care about the Americans!”