Mohammed Bouyeri, who murdered Theo van Gogh on a street in Amsterdam in 2004 in the name of Islam, and threatened other Dutch politicians as well, doesn’t foment “fear and hatred of immigrants.” The Islamic supremacists in the Netherlands who regularly manifest their contempt for Dutch society and law, and intention ultimately to impose Sharia […]
Geert Wilders in Tel Aviv: “Israel is an immense source of inspiration for me”
Here is the text of the speech Geert Wilders gave in Tel Aviv today: Shalom chaveriem, Let me start by saying that it is with great sadness that I share your grief over the deaths of more than 40 brave Israelis who lost their lives – many while trying to save others in the great […]
If Islam were treated equally, Muhammad would be fair game, and Wilders would be exonerated
Common sense. “If Islam were treated equally, Mohammed would be fair game,” by Lorne Gunter in the National Post, October 20 (thanks to Twostellas): During the controversy over cartoons of Mohammed that appeared in a Danish newspaper in 2005, I received an email from a reader insisting, “This is about treating Islam equally! I am […]
Wilders has already been found guilty, says his lawyer
He has already been found to be an “Islamophobe,” which means someone who says things about Islam that Islamic supremacists would prefer not be known. And the fact of the proceeding itself is enough of an assertion of his guilt by the prosecutors. “Wilders has already been found guilty, says his lawyer in 14 hour […]
Taliban warns Dutch: “If the Netherlands maintains or intensifies its anti-Islam policy, it is certain that the Netherlands will be the target of an attack by a jihadist group”
Taliban spokesman says that the Dutch must lie down and do nothing to prevent their own conquest and Islamization — or else. “Taliban warns Dutch government: newspaper,” from Expatica, October 18: A senior Afghan Taliban official has warned of an attack against the Netherlands if its new government implements the agenda of anti-Islam MP Geert […]
Spencer on the Wilders trial: Wilders one step closer to victory
The lead story in Monday’s FrontPage is my piece about the prosecutors recommending that Geert Wilders be found not guilty of the trumped-up Stalinist crimes of which he stands accused: Friday came the good news: Amsterdam public prosecutors Birgit van Roessel and Paul Velleman declared Dutch freedom fighter Geert Wilders not guilty of discrimination against […]
Free speech and truth win! Prosecutors say Wilders should be found not guilty on all counts
This is very good news. It’s not over — the judge may overrule the prosecutors. But this is a crucial step toward sanity in the Netherlands. Let’s hope that Wilders will emerge fully acquitted, and that this will be the end of these efforts to curtail the freedom of speech. But I suspect we will […]
Spencer: Wilders’ Trial: Win One, Lose One
In FrontPage this morning I discuss the ominous implications of one of the prosecutors’ statements in the Stalinist show trial of Geert Wilders: On Tuesday, as his trial resumed in Amsterdam on various charges of offending Muslims, Dutch freedom fighter Geert Wilders won one victory and suffered one defeat. This is welcome news for Wilders […]
Allegations of “incitement” increasingly used to attempt to quash criticism of Islam
As reported in this story, a Muslim’s written complaint against Geert Wilders at his trial today claimed that “My family and I no longer feel safe in the Netherlands,” because of his criticism of Islam and of Muslim communities’ conduct while living in the West, and because of his film, Fitna. The claim seems like […]
Dutch kangaroo court hears Muslims’ complaints against Wilders
“My family and I no longer feel safe in the Netherlands because Mr. Wilders is continually making hateful remarks about Islamic Dutch people.” Have they been attacked? Why, no. Have marauding bands of Dutch “youth” chanting Wilders’ name attacked innocent Muslims, torched mosques, burned (gasp!) the Qur’an? Why, no. Pim Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh […]