Posted on 11/13/2004 1:47:34 AM PST by Haro_546
Mosque set on fire in Netherlands By Geraldine Coughlan BBC News, The Hague
There have been more than 20 attacks on Muslim buildings There has been another fire in a mosque in the Netherlands, in what appeared to be the latest in a spate of attacks. Police said the mosque, in the south-eastern village of Helden near the German border, was set on fire early on Saturday.
They said it was not immediately clear if arsonists were behind the attack.
There have been more than 20 incidents of fires or vandalism at Muslim buildings since the murder of the controversial filmmaker Theo van Gogh.
His suspected killer, an alleged Muslim radical of Dutch-Moroccan nationality, was arrested.
Tensions are running high in the Netherlands since the killing.
There have also been a string of retaliatory attacks on Christian churches.
Parliament has been debating how to deal with the growing problem.
There have been calls from some right-wing politicians to deport radical Muslim clerics and close down mosques where they operate.
MPs have asked the government to draft new legislation forcing Dutch mosques to employ only Imams who have studied Islamic religion in the Netherlands, a proposal that is widely supported.
"They said it was not immediately clear if arsonists were behind the attack."
How can this writer suggest arsonists were NOT to blame and yet still call it an attack?
Journalists.... {/disgust}
Doesn't the word "Helden" mean "Heroes"?
I know LOTS of Dutch men and women. They are wonderful, dependable people. But you DON'T want to see them (us as I'm part Dutch) angry.
"How can this writer suggest arsonists were NOT to blame and yet still call it an attack?"
LOL, good catch!
Lend me an editor!
Dont know.
i think all of their peaceful religious sites should have the same end.
The islamofasciasts? I agree. "The religion of peace" [scoff, choke].
"MPs have asked the government to draft new legislation forcing Dutch mosques to employ only Imams who have studied Islamic religion in the Netherlands, a proposal that is widely supported."
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Of course this begs the question of what constitutes an "Imam".
Last I heard the only requirement for being an Imam was having two other people agree that you are one. No study is needed, no credentials are issued, and the "Religion of Peace" has no structural heirarchy, no line of authority, no centerally accepted interpretations of the Koran.
It is what ever the Imam wants it to be.
This is a pretty 'just the facts, maam' sort of article for the BBC. Looks like they are firing the right people.
Apparently Islamofacists haven't taken this truism to heart. Let the retribution begin.
How come the BBC did not report when the christian churces were attacked. Anyone? Maybe they are cuddiling to the religion of peace.
Some of the Dutch may remember what it felt like under the Nazis. Or at least they taught their children well.
20 down.... another 100,000 or so to go.
I wish somebody, ANYBODY had the cojones to nuke Mecca and Medina.
hence the expressions "to be in dutch with" and "dutch uncle". these mooses are in dutch with the dutch -- but bad.
Can China's missiles go that far yet?
Let's see how tolerant Europeans can be.
I believe so.
No mention of attacks on Christian churches and buildings, though.
Who thought they still had it in them? Well, those people they're dealing with respect one thing and one thing only, and it ain't turning the other cheek.
They remember, and pass down. They remember World War I and World War II. I've never eaten with a Dutch family which did not each and every one clean their plates completely. That comes from remembrance of those horrific days. One older gentleman even relayed the account when he and his friend had to catch a dog for dinner. He even told how he joked about it that night while in bed by wimpering to his siblings. We don't have that type of parallel in America...
I think so, but China loves the mooselimbs, as long as they stay out of their country.
Which they won't, however, if their jihad is a truly held philosophy. I have read how China gives Muslims a very hard time, they are not much happier about that practice than they are about Christianity. Start a tit for tat war, and....
GOOD idea!
I wonder if there is some way we can "encourage" the sheetheads to start trouble in China?
Wow ...good thing America is not in the hands of the Dutch
They lose one of their 'Hollywood' types and they get pretty mad
We lose thousands of innocents in the WTC and Pentagon and stay calm and go
to war with tangos in their homelands (except for their main source of religious zeal that of course is off limits)
Meanwhile of course allowing them to build even more mosques and Islamic centers here and buy up more rural US land for their summer camps
And of course also allow their lobby groups and petrol dollars into our govt and political process..
Meanwhile our leaders still insist ..even on the campaign trail that Islam is a religion of peace.
Go figure
IMO
Burn em,Burn em All.
Of course all this is "just kidding" (alas). Uncle Sam would take a very dim view of Americans (other than CIA) trying to stir up international trouble.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Islam, The Cult of Horror™; how sweet it is when they reap what they sow.
Good point. No one wants to step up to belling the cat...lest he has his neck sawn next. Terror is effective.
Bump!
Copy that.
Yes ..but people are starting to stand up. It is becoming diffucult after looking at the world news everday to find a country that is not have a conflict with some Muslim group. Even France had a bout. What ever happened to those French reporters? Was that "swept under the rug"(coined a new phrase for French foriegn policy)?
Thats because the Dutch can trace a lot of their roots back to the Vikings. Yes, they can be easy going most of the time. Yes, they can take a lot and sit there smiling but crowd them a little too close or push them too far back in the corner and look out. That Viking blood boils to the top and the fights on.
My family tree came over at the turn of the last century from Norway and my blood has been at a low simmer for over three years.
Well, everybody loves the mooselimbs as long as they'll stay out of country and pump oil. It's only when you get to know them that the loathing begins!
not sure if it was arson??? if it was "set on fire" arson is a pretty good guess
This is the villige I live in. There were two mosques, one Moroccan and one Turkish, located in an old schoolbuilding. Earlier this year there also was a firebomb attack which did not set the building on fire.
Islam-list
If people want on or off this list, please let me know.
Yes it does.
Are you dutch, post about your perspective on the issue.
Controlled rage is good in this case.........
In the long journey from the northern British Isles to Cape Hatteras, my family acquired a good bit of Dutch blood... and you are surely right about that- "still waters run deep."
Finally, some good news.
Yes I am Dutch. People here have been terrorized by muslims for the past decade:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/573603/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/582864/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/687216/posts
(more links in the 3rd one).
In their schools they tell their children to hate us and fight us. So people here are fed up and since the politicians/police don't care to act they feel that they need to act themselves.
I know what you are talking about. I live near a mosque, and a friend invited me to a gathering, they spent all their time talking about jihad in your land.
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