Published by admin on 14 Feb 2009
Note: To watch the movie Fitna, click here.
I don’t agree with everything he says, but Pat Condell presents a very clear picture of the problem of dhimmitude in Europe.
Published by Jack Everest on 22 Jan 2009
A Dutch court yesterday overruled a prior court decision and argued that Geert Wilders should be prosecuted for “inciting hatred and discrimination” and also “for insulting Muslim worshipers because of comparisons between Islam and Nazism” in his film Fitna (click here to see the video posting of Fitna).
Excerpt from the WSJ Online today (emphasis added)…
There are of course limits to free speech, such as calls for violence. But one doesn’t need to agree with Mr. Wilders to acknowledge that he hasn’t crossed that line. Some Muslims say they are outraged by his statements. But if freedom of speech means anything, it means the freedom of controversial speech. Consensus views need no protection.
This is exactly what Dutch prosecutors said (previously) in June when they rejected the complaints against Mr. Wilders. “That comments are hurtful and offensive for a large number of Muslims does not mean that they are punishable,” the prosecutors said in a statement. “Freedom of expression fulfills an essential role in public debate in a democratic society. That means that offensive comments can be made in a political debate.”
We will follow this new development closely. Good luck, Geert!
Published by Jack Everest on 18 Dec 2008
The Netherlands Info Service (NIS) has reported that the UK House of Lords will screen Fitna (ostensibly as a response to the EP’s refusal to show the controversial film).
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Published by Jack Everest on 17 Dec 2008
Battle lines are being drawn (luckily, Fitna is still available for online viewing). Excerpt from AFP…
The EU parliament prevented the showing on Wednesday of an anti-Islamic film made by far-right Dutch MP Geert Wilders, bringing cries of censorship from the British eurodeputy who organised the screening.
“The banning of this film is a direct attack on free speech,” said British MEP Gerard Batten, who had organised the event, though officials pointed out that parliamentary leaders had banned the film from being shown in their Strasbourg building back in March.
“A parliament that constantly talks of freedom, democracy and tolerance has shown once again that these are empty words when it does not agree with what is being said,” added Batten, a member of the eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP).
The 17-minute film called “Fitna,” which in Arabic means war, or division, in the heart of Islam, has been called “offensively anti-Islamic” by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.