Archive for February 20th, 2010

The next Dutch Prime Minister? Quite possibly - and what great news for Europe that would be

The BBC is this morning reporting that the Dutch government is in disarray, after fatal disagreement on the country’s committment to Afghanistan:

Here’s a rough translation of the Partij voor de Vrijheid‘s (Party For Freedom – Geert Wilders’ political party) statement on this potentially momentous development – via Google Language Tools, with our best-guess corrections – Dutch-speakers please feel free to get in touch and correct!:

“The Party for Freedom welcomes the fall of the cabinet. PVV Leader Geert Wilders said: “Long hoped for, now arrived. The flag can be raised. The worst government ever did not deserve even one day longer in power.”

“This government excelled especially in breaking records in the field
of mass immigration. It harmed the economy, increased
taxes, supported and facilitated Islam and was weak on street crime.”

“The Netherlands wants a new cabinet to address the problems
such as crime, economic crisis and mass immigration. Finally, the voters will decide. The Party For Freedom is ready”

A golden opportunity that could benefit more than just the Netherlands. The BBC has the full story.

Mediaeval justice at work in Malaysia as young women are caned for having extra-marital sex

Once again, Islam asserts its claim of the high moral ground by committing Allah-sanctioned violence against women, in Modern, Progressive Malaysia™.

But what is possibly more shocking (or suspicious, depending on your viewpoint) than the barbarity and hypocrisy of the twin-track Sharia legal system was the reaction of a number of purportedly British readers in the comments section of the Daily Mail’s coverage of the story:

Three Muslim women who were the first in Malaysia to be caned for having sex outside marriage this morning claimed the punishment was an opportunity for them to repent.

Prison authorities caned the women last week after an Islamic Shariah court issued the penalty.

The caning has outraged rights groups and revived speculation that conservative Islamists, who advocate harsh punishment, are gaining influence in the country. Read the rest of this entry »