I received this from the Simon Wiesenthal Center where I get regular e-mails. Once again the TRUE nature of Islamic fanatics shows through, and also is evident an example of the "use" the Palestinian issue is made of by anti-Semites the world over. I was not aware that Van-Gogh was Jewish? (Was he?) Nor was I aware that the mayor of Amsterdam was Jewish. This is also an example of the lengths that "religious" individuals (of any stripe) might go to prevent TRUTH from outing.
HOLLAND MUST ACT NOW TO STOP EXTREMISM The brutal killing last week of Dutch film director Theo van Gogh who was stabbed to death in Amsterdam while cycling to work shocked the world. Moreover, a five-page letter pinned to Van Gogh's body with a knife included antisemitic rhetoric reminiscent of Nazi propaganda and threats against Amsterdam's Jewish Mayor Job Cohen and other Jewish personalities. Prosecutors believe the killer was an Islamic radical Dutch-Moroccan who was part of a terrorist group with international links. As a result, Dutch authorities are treating the killing as a terrorist act. The murderer attended the Al Tawheed mosque, long considered a hotbed of extremism whose Imam refers to Christians and Jews as "kindling for hell fire." As in many Western European countries, Jews in recent years have often been the first targets of extremists' rhetoric and hate crimes whose openly espoused goal is a European Continent governed by Islamic rule. In addition, there is scant sympathy for Israel's struggle against Palestinian terrorism, and as a result chants like "Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas," have gone unchallenged at Dutch football (soccer) matches. In recent years, authorities have been aware that some Dutch Muslims, primarily from Morocco have become adherents of radical Islamic ideology. The extremist agenda has been promoted by Imams who immigrated to Holland and via websites that celebrate the likes of Osama Bin Laden. In view of these tragic and troubling developments, we are asking our supporters to join the Simon Wiesenthal Center in urging Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, (pictured right) who is also currently serving as President of the European Union, to take specific measures to stem the rise of Islamist extremism by doing background checks on any religious leader from abroad seeking entry into Holland, to track extremist websites and to deport any so-called religious leader who promotes hatred and terrorism against any group in Holland. Tragically, the execution of Theo van Gogh and the Nazi-like rhetoric in the letter pinned to his body fits into a larger pattern of emerging Islamist rhetoric that is surfacing across the globe from Holland to Canada. The challenge before all freedom-loving people residing in democracies is the need for society to protect individual freedoms while simultaneously protecting the safety and security of its citizens � European nations, including Holland, must meet this challenge head on! ---------------------------------------- "He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers." - Charles Peguy ---------------------------------------- Scott All that is necessary for Evil to triumph, is for good people to do nothing. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/XgSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----- / o o \ ===OO=====OO============================================= (4)Portals (2)News Wikis (2)Conferences - No BuSHIT! Start here: http://pnews.org/ (On Internet since 1982) http://pnews.org/PhpWiki/ (West Coast News Wiki) http://g0lem.net/PhpWiki/ (East Coast News Wiki) ========================================================= FIGHT THE RIGHT! ================== Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rhetoric-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
