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Wilders under fire in parliament over FitnaWednesday 02 April 2008 MP Geert Wilders came under fire from across the political spectrum on Tuesday evening when MPs debated his anti-Islam film Fitna. At one point Wilders accused ministers of lying when they claimed he told them the film would include pages being torn out of the Koran and burnt. Liberal (VVD) leader Mark Rutte accused Wilders of being a ‘political pyromaniac’ who ‘lit a fire and walked away’. His film was a missed opportunity which offered no solutions to solve the country’s integration problems, Rutte said. And Mariette Hamer of the ruling Labour party (PvdA) said the film contained nothing new. ‘But the way the images were strung together was meant to sow hatred,’ she said. Wilders accused the cabinet of over-reacting to the film and creating a crisis situation before they knew what Fitna contained. He said prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende should apologise for his actions. However, justice minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin produced notes made at a meeting between the PVV leader and several ministers in November to discuss the film plans. The notes, said Hirsch Ballin, showed that Wilders was planning to destroy a Koran during the film. ‘The justice minister is concerned in particular about the end of the film in which Mr Wilders is planning to tear out several verses from the Koran and burn them on an open fire,’ the note reads, as quoted by news agency ANP. The notes only contain ministers’ reactions to Wilders’ comments and are not transcripts of the meeting. Wilders said the notes were rubbish and full of lies. ‘I am being made a fool of by the justice minister,’ he said. ‘ The cabinet is cleaning up its own image. This is a massive scandal.’ At the end of the debate, MPs gave their full backing to the cabinets pro-active approach to the film. © DutchNews.nl
tarikur Perhaps because they see Islamic immigrants practising an exclusive and sectarian lifestyle and religion, where thier women do not integrate with normal Western practices, where Muslims will not marry outside of thier religion unless the other person converts to Islam? When Islam becomes less racist and exclusive, so will the Dutch people who vote for the likes of Wilders. By Stefan Slim | April 2, 2008 2:01 PM Out of 750 nobel prizes given out since 1901 over 167 have gone to Jews who make up a very tiny portion of the world's population; while about 7 have gone to Muslims. By ken | April 2, 2008 3:40 PM Wilders failed and he as well as this Fitna were doomed to failure. Reactions from Muslims all over the world shows that Wilders and what he wanted to show were simply ignored, they were so insginificant. And this attitude from Muslims must have shown a tolerance lesson for Wilders himself and to the West as a whole. By Emmily | April 2, 2008 4:10 PM MUSLIMS LOVE JESUS a verse from the Koran which declare that Jesus is strengthened THE COW (from the koran) [2.253] and We gave clear miracles to Isa(jesus) son of Marium, and strengthened him with the holy spirit Prophet Mohammed sayings Allah's Apostle said, "Both in this world and in the Hereafter, I am the nearest of all the people to Jesus, the son of Mary. The prophets are paternal brothers; their mothers are different, but their religion is one." The return of jesus to rule the world as prophet mohammad informed: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until the son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you as a just ruler. By Fathi Zahdeh | April 2, 2008 8:59 PM @Tarikur, Calling Geert Wilders racist is typical of those with the ultimate victim mindset..it is a slur to silence people because you don't like what they have to say. Since we live in the west where people have the right to free speech...you can dispute what he has to say or close your ears instead of labeling people which is most dangerous form of censorship....(sic) By Lisette | April 3, 2008 6:33 PM Mr. Wilders could certainly be called "Islamphobic" if the one applying this 'tag' to him realizes that Wilders very specifically states his "fears" regarding Islam. A racist? ,are all who practice Islam of the same race? By bet | April 3, 2008 8:00 PM The reaction from Muslim's around the world mirrors the hatred depicted by radicals in Wilders film, Fitna. Either way it is just one man's opinion and take on a religion. Muslim's and anyone else who believes this is a hate film...please listen to a childrens phrase we learn in the USA when we are 4-5 years old "sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me." By nick | April 3, 2008 8:07 PM
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I have question for the Dutch people.
Why do you guys elect such a Islamophobic racist people like Wilders and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
By tarikur | April 2, 2008 12:52 PM