Have the terrorists won yet?
An American internet company has inactivated the website of a Dutch right-wing politician, who was planning to release a critical film about the Qur’an, the Islamic holy book, on the site.
Network Solutions announced late Saturday that it had suspended the site, www.fitnathemovie, as the company assesses whether it contravenes its “acceptable use policy.”
Politician Geert Wilders says he’s made a 15-minute film as a warning to the West about the teachings of the Qur’an.
Wilders is a well-known anti-Islamist who has called for a stop to immigration from Muslim countries and a halt to the building of new mosques in his country.
Wilders has said he’s not against Muslims but against their faith. He has previously talked about the “tsunami of Islamization” in the Netherlands, which is home to about one million Muslims.
After being turned down by at least four broadcasters in the Netherlands, Wilders announced this week that he planned to release Fitna —the Koranic term for “strife” — on March 31 over the internet.
“If need be, I will personally distribute DVDs,” Wilders told Dutch news agency ANP after hearing about the website’s inactivation.
On Saturday, about 2,000 protesters gathered in downtown Amsterdam to demonstrate against Wilders and his film.
Calling their protest ”Netherlands shows its colours,” demonstrators say they were upset over what they saw as a right-wing witch hunt against Muslims.
Dutch officials fear the movie could spark violent protests in Muslim countries, and have emergency evacuation plans in place for their citizens in those countries.
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has said he rejects Wilders’s views, but supports his freedom of speech. (Source)
The Muslim terrorists have done better than killing all the infidels, they’ve made us afraid. In our fear, we will do what they couldn’t, destroy Western civilization from within. In our fear we’ll restrict liberty, bypass Constitutional protections and permit our government to act in any way they see fit…just save us from the terrorists. We once thought the greatest threat to our way of life were the Japanese, the Germans, the Muslims. We were wrong. The greatest threat we face is our own fear, our own impotence to provide security while at the same time maintaining our freedom.
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008, 5:30 pm | 
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