Friday, March 28, 2008

FITNA REVISITED Fitna the movie was removed from LiveLeak following threats to their staff. See their statement. But you can still watch the video here. Or here. Fitna is a right-wing propaganda film, but it does not incite violence, it does not call for the killing of islamists. In the United States several tv channel pundits have in the past expressed their desire to see some of their opponents killed. Apparently this is bon ton there. When islamists now react violently to this film they are proving Wilders' film right. If their reaction is violence then yes, indeed, those islamists are violent extremists. When Theo van Gogh was murdered by an islamist here in Holland some years ago, some islamists were allowed to react before tv and tell us that the murder was justified; there was no rebuttal of their extremist views. Therefore it is my opinion that this film does not breach the law and should be allowed, even shown on national tv. If islamists start rampaging and burning embassies they are doing exactly what Wilders accused them of. Today the Dutch PM was interviewed on public tv about the film. Strangely enough he said that what Holland was best at doing were things like our involvement in Afghanistan. Duh! Of course he was definitely against the film, but fighting in Afghanistan was a good thing! How stupid do they come? The unjust wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are exactly the reason why islamists feel attacked. Wilders should have the right to show his film, but the Netherlands does not have the right to invade Afghanistan. Get our troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Only that can be the basis for a mutual understanding. 11:04:34 PM

FITNA THE MOVIE IS OUT Geert Wilders' film is out. Just a few preliminary thoughts on this. Quoting the Koran and highlighting some dubious sentences is not really convincing. The Bible too contains some unpalatable stuff. Then we see the WTC attack for the umpteenth time. I still ask myself why the US government did everything to prevent intercepting the 'hijackers'. Too much remains uncertain. Moreover, which countries have wreaked havoc all over the world for decades? Yes, the US and Britain, and they are still going at it. Millions of people have been murdered with the help of the CIA and US governments, from South America to Asia, from Argentina to Vietnam. So what is the main source of violence nowadays? It's the neocon United States. And presidents like George W. Bush also say 'Gott mit uns!'. He calls himself a 'Christian', but allows torture, and thinks he is above national and international law. And that is not typical of just one president. The US is convinced of its droit de seigneur, its right to invade and pillage any country without any accountability to the United Nations and its charter. Guardian: "US courts are not bound by the international court of justice or by direct orders from the president, the supreme court ruled today when it refused to allow a fresh hearing for a Mexican on death row." The US supplied Saddam Hussein with weapons and the Taliban with weapons and extremist propaganda for 'strategic' purposes, and so in fact created them. Now they are fighting the spectre they let loose themselves. It's cynical and mad. 10:44:02 AM

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