It’s On In The Netherlands! Filmmaker Takes On “Fascist” Koran - With Video
Someone else in Europe grew a pair! Theo Van Gogh, pictured above, fell victim to Islamic extremists for making the short film “Submission”.
AMSTERDAM - A Dutch far-right politician whose anti-Islam comments have led to death threats says he is making a film for television about the Koran, despite warnings from the Dutch government about making such a film.
Geert Wilders, who lives under constant guard, told Dutch television he wanted his film to open people’s eyes.
“It is not my intention to offend people. I just want to illustrate my opinions, which I have expressed as a member of parliament,” he told broadcaster NOS. “If people do feel offended that is a shame, but it is not my problem,” he added.
A justice ministry spokesman said the Justice and Foreign Ministers met with Geert Wilders to discuss with him the risks of making such a film to himself and Dutch interests abroad while also outlining his right to free speech.
The idea of a film made by a high-profile Islam critic for screening on Dutch television has a disturbing precedent in the Netherlands.
Three years ago an Islamic militant killed filmmaker Theo Van Gogh over his film “Submission,” written by former Dutch lawmaker Ayaan Hirsi-Ali, in which she accused Islam of condoning violence against women.
The murder unleashed a violent anti-Muslim backlash and forced Hirsi-Ali into hiding.
Abdelmajid Khairoun of the Dutch Muslim Council told Dutch news agency ANP Wilders was simply trying to provoke, but he feared the worst should the film actually be made, and it could provoke similar reactions abroad to those seen over Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet.
(Reuters)
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I thought the Muslim religion was the most tolerant, peaceful religion in the world………..yeah I laughed at my statement also.
Check out this little peace of Islam
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071128/ap_on_re_mi_ea/sudan_british_teacher
Half a million Hispanics running around named Jesus but, name one teddy bear Muhammad and all hell breaks loose.
November 28th, 2007 at 12:39 pmFirst the Anbar Awakening…
Now an Amsterdam Awakening?
THE SURGE IS WORKING WWAAAYYY BETTER THAN WE THOUGHT!
Good for him to have the brass balls to…
Just.
November 28th, 2007 at 12:53 pmSpeak.
The.
Truth.
“risks of making such a film to himself and Dutch interests abroad while also outlining his right to free speech”
Give ‘em hell Geert! The right to free speech is essential no matter which viewpoint you hold, it is worth the risk of violence. To succumb to censorship is to surrender an elemental part of freedom.
It appears that Geert Wilders has chosen a side.
November 28th, 2007 at 1:07 pmI saw that, CBL. Truly an example of idiocy if I ever seen one.
Poor Theo Van Gogh. My blood boils every time I think about that murder.
It is one of the goals in my life to piss off the Islamofascists. (Not really a hard thing to do since any little thing pisses off the Islamofascists.)
“The idea of a film made by a high-profile Islam critic for screening on Dutch television has a disturbing precedent in the Netherlands.”
Yeah, like how we’re finally getting to the nitty-gritty of what all this is about, namely exposing a bunch of fucking whackjobs who are trying to silence and murder anyone who doesn’t subscribe to their fucked-up worldview.
November 28th, 2007 at 1:10 pmLet’s revisit the asinine logic of Dr. Patricia Telles-Irvin
Vice President for Student Affairs U of Florida: “Throughout our country, we have witnessed a rise in offensive behavior and actions taken against others, which has created greater divisiveness and misunderstandings among the various ethnic groups residing in our communities.”
The stories of the last 48 hours of the “youths” (you KNOW what that’s code for) burning, trashing, rioting and targeting police in France … again …
The Thailand/crucifixion thread on this site …
The (female) Brit teacher about to have her hide shredded in the Sudan …
And, given the Van Gogh case, I (we) can almost predict what’s gonna happen to this guy (He seems to have bigger `nads than the guy on the other thread on this site).
So, remind me again … WHO is on the rise in inflicting offensive behavior and actions?
November 28th, 2007 at 1:17 pmIf the muslims wont reform the obvious wrongs in Islam then others will force them. Not just with films but by taking muslims to task wherever they may be , nevr worrying anbout offending or inciting all the while saying : Bring it on!
More people need to stand up to these fascists, let them have their temper tantrums, call them on their threats and then beat their asses into submission when the time is right.
Allahu akbar
November 29th, 2007 at 4:48 amBy anonymus ; (Remember, here in The Netherlands “we” don’t have the freedom of speech anymore cause at the moment we open our mouths “we” already insult some poor Muslim souls which results in big trouble right away!.)
“I’m getting fed up with this continuous pushy Islamic threat of “behave or you’ll insult a Muslim”.
The remark (b.t.w. made by the muslim-council openly on national tv) “the last word is up to the boys on the street” is wrong. This is pure blackmail!
The famous Dutch “tolerance” (which truly does exist) can be explained in one sentence:
“If you respect mainstream, mainstream will respect you”.
And that’s exactly what’s wrong with the Muslims in this country: they won’t accept mainstream.
E.g. A Turkish psycho who wanted that Rotterdam hang signs throughout the whole city with “Mecca, that way” written on them. This guy does NOT understand a thing.
All foreign groups that entered our country had a difficult time. But in the end everything became okay, or at least acceptable. Suriname people became teachers, there are Suriname people in the police-force. Former Dutch-Indonesians are mostly respected fellow-citizens. The integration of Vietnamese people just happened without a sound. Hindus in Wychen (town in The Netherlands) have their temple without any one getting annoyed by it. (“You’ve got yours, I’ve got mine”.)
But with Muslims things are going for the wrong turn. This DIFFERENCE must give you thoughts.
I’m a 100% native and I live with respect for my fellow people trough decennia in my own land in a way I think is good.
So I don’t suddenly have to, by some recently flown-in illiterate on a forcefully and aggressive way, being spit in the face with the words “Insulting the Prophet, thats not allowed!”.
My, (Jeanet’s) opinion is:
Most of the Dutch fully agree with Mr. Wilders but are afraid to say this in the open. Which can only mean that The Netherlands are (back) being occupied by people who’s only goal is to throw over any good plus and old culture for the means of Islam. (No judges, but Sharia. Every church ’till the last one, burned to the ground for (even more) mosques. No more Easter or Christmas, etc. ect.)
Why our government is in shock about Wilder plans?
Well, the guy is as good as dead. Just like Van Gogh, sooner or later he will be massacred on a street as well. (Hence, the remark from the Muslim-council;”The last word is up to the boys in the streets”.)
After Wilders death a much more bigger part of the Dutch population, compared by the amount of protestors after Van Gogh’s death, will feel the need to go out in protest, asking our government if they’ve not learned anything from Van Gogh’s death, accusing the government as being the killer of Wilders too.
Our government knows! They know that they have made big mistakes but are to chicken-shit to do anything about it. (Mostly because of the same threats as the black-mail-scenario calculated by the Muslim-council.)
So, they try to save their sorry asses by (trying to) forbid Wilders to broadcast this movie. And hope that the Dutch will be hushed to sleep again, meanwhile taking a deep sigh of relieve that they kept the country “quiet”, only to accept willingly that the occupation of The Netherlands will slowly creep forward. Unfortunately for them, more and more people wake up. The Netherlands are The Netherlands and will stay that way, will not become the latest addition to The Great European Caliphate.
(And I can swear that with my hand over my heart. Cause, you see, more and more people have woken up from there mantra-like-brainwash-session, being spilled al over every broadcast-possibility. Only to finally come to their senses by not accepting this anymore.)
For once, I DEMAND the right of freedom of speech for mister Wilders and want his movie being broadcasted on National TV. Anything else will be the last evidence of already being sucked up in the New Caliphate of Europe. And that, in the end, will not be accepted by a Dutchman. Because in his/her genes there is one very strong gene embedded, the one that’s called FREEDOM!!!!.
So far, your latest information about the daily crisis’s we have to endure here, all and only based on a aggressive religion and it’s followers who have no respect at all for any other-believer. Resulting in much more important business and a harsh reality/daily life with other issues, staying unattended as result. Only because certain folks want things to be done only their way, leaving the weak in our society behind in agony.
November 29th, 2007 at 4:19 pmOur civilisation is getting ‘sold out’, but over my and many more dead body’s, that is.