In Human Events this morning I discuss the implications of Geert Wilders’ narrow victory last week: It is still legal to tell the truth in the Netherlands: Geert Wilders has been cleared. Wilders is the leader of the third-largest party in that country, and the protagonist in the largest Islamic challenge yet to the Western […]
“Let’s thank those who dragged Geert Wilders into court”
The German site Politically Incorrect has an excellent commentary on the acquittal of Geert Wilders on Sharia-inspired “hate speech” charges: “A Historic Victory for Freedom!,” by Frank Furter, translated by Anders Denken: Dear PI Community, We finally made it! The movement for Islam criticism is celebrating a great, and even historic, victory. Let’s thank those […]
“In far too many Western countries, it is still impossible to have a debate about the nature of Islam”
Indeed. In America, it is all done in a subversive, samizdat manner. The Left is complicit with the Islamic supremacists. The mainstream Right is full of cowards who won’t touch these issues, or will only when doing so doesn’t make them stand out in a crowd. And those who do try to encourage a real […]
Spencer: Geert Wilders Acquitted
In FrontPage this morning I discuss yesterday’s great verdict: In a great victory for decency and sanity, the Court of Amsterdam has acquitted Geert Wilders of all of the spurious “hate speech” charges that have been hanging over his head for several years now. This is decisive defeat for the Islamic supremacist forces that have […]
Geller on the Geert Wilders verdict: West 1, Islam 0
In “Geert Wilders Verdict: West 1, Islam 0” at Big Government today, Pamela Geller makes some important observations about the Geert Wilders verdict: The judges in the Court of Amsterdam delivered their verdict Thursday morning in the heresy trial of Dutch Freedom Party politician Geert Wilders. Wilders has been found not guilty of all charges […]
The West dodges a bullet: Geert Wilders acquitted of all “hate” charges
In a great victory for decency and sanity, the Court of Amsterdam has acquitted Geert Wilders of all charges. Wilders remarked: “I am delighted with this ruling. It is a victory, not only for me but for all the Dutch people. Today is a victory for freedom of speech. The Dutch are still allowed to […]
Geert Wilders: “I am risking my life in defence of freedom in the Netherlands”
Final remarks of Geert Wilders at his trial in Amsterdam, June 1st, 2011 Mister President, members of the Court, I am here because of what I have said. I am here for having spoken. I have spoken, I speak and I shall continue to speak. Many have kept silent, but not Pim Fortuyn, not Theo […]
Prosecution in Wilders Sharia trial recommends that he be found not guilty of inciting hatred
“Prosecutors say Wilders’ remarks are critical of Islam which is not the same as inciting hatred against muslims themselves.” At last, some common sense. But there is no certainty that it will prevail; if it had entered into these proceedings at any point before this, Wilders wouldn’t be on trial now. “Find Wilders not guilty […]
Expert witness in Wilders trial: “The Dutch will, from now on, have to live with unpredictable limitations of the freedom of speech”
The great Islamic scholar Hans Jansen, who is an expert witness in the Geert Wilders show trial and charged judge Tom Schalken with witness tampering, has sent this statement on the trial to Jihad Watch: The Dutch will, from now on, have to live with unpredictable limitations of the freedom of speech and, even worse, […]
Dutch court rejects Wilders’ claim of bias, rules that his Sharia kangaroo court must go on
Travesty of justice. Sharia comes to the Netherlands, via dhimmi Dutch judges who have no idea — yet — of whom they’re serving. Free Speech Death Watch Update: “Dutch court rejects anti-Islam MP’s bias claim,” from AFP, May 23: THE HAGUE “” An Amsterdam court rejected a claim by far right leader Geert Wilders that […]