From Europe News:
Geert Wilders, Islam and freedom of speech: a whole other kind of Dutch courage
Mail Online 8 April 2011
Nobody gets up the noses of the multicultural classes quite like Geert Wilders, the increasingly-influential Dutch politician who refuses to back down in his criticism of the effects of Islam in Europe. Now he is back to give the 'we-embrace-any-culture-as-long-as-it's-not-Christian' types something new to be 'shocked' and 'offended' about.
In 2008, Wilders released a 17-minute film called Fitna (Arabic for 'Strife'), which -- I haven't been able to see the film, so I'm going on a description given to me by a member of Wilders's political staff -- demonstrated how the Koran encouraged acts of terrorism, anti-Semitism, violence against women, homosexuals and infidels.
Release of the film provoked the absolutely predictable reaction among British multiculturalists -- most of whom you'd have to guess also hadn't seen the film -- so in 2009 the former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith barred Wilders from entering the United Kingdom. He was on his way to London to show Fitna at a private screening at Westminster, on the invitation of the then-leader of UKIP, Lord Pearson of Rannock. (...)
Posted April 8th, 2011 by pk
And this, related, also from Europe News:
Wilders kept up to date on cabinet financial setbacks
DutchNews.nl 8 April 2011
Geert Wilders, leader of the anti-Islam PVV is being kept closely informed about the cabinet’s plans to absorb new financial setbacks, the Volkskrant reports on Friday, quoting political sources in The Hague.
The PVV is not part of government but has agreed to support the cabinet in terms of financial policy in return for tougher immigration rules. (...)
Posted April 8th, 2011 by pk
Geert Wilders, Islam and freedom of speech: a whole other kind of Dutch courage
Mail Online 8 April 2011
Nobody gets up the noses of the multicultural classes quite like Geert Wilders, the increasingly-influential Dutch politician who refuses to back down in his criticism of the effects of Islam in Europe. Now he is back to give the 'we-embrace-any-culture-as-long-as-it's-not-Christian' types something new to be 'shocked' and 'offended' about.
In 2008, Wilders released a 17-minute film called Fitna (Arabic for 'Strife'), which -- I haven't been able to see the film, so I'm going on a description given to me by a member of Wilders's political staff -- demonstrated how the Koran encouraged acts of terrorism, anti-Semitism, violence against women, homosexuals and infidels.
Release of the film provoked the absolutely predictable reaction among British multiculturalists -- most of whom you'd have to guess also hadn't seen the film -- so in 2009 the former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith barred Wilders from entering the United Kingdom. He was on his way to London to show Fitna at a private screening at Westminster, on the invitation of the then-leader of UKIP, Lord Pearson of Rannock. (...)
Posted April 8th, 2011 by pk
And this, related, also from Europe News:
Wilders kept up to date on cabinet financial setbacks
DutchNews.nl 8 April 2011
Geert Wilders, leader of the anti-Islam PVV is being kept closely informed about the cabinet’s plans to absorb new financial setbacks, the Volkskrant reports on Friday, quoting political sources in The Hague.
The PVV is not part of government but has agreed to support the cabinet in terms of financial policy in return for tougher immigration rules. (...)
Posted April 8th, 2011 by pk
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