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Posted on 01/30/2005 2:46:56 PM PST by aculeus
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Citing security concerns, organizers of the Rotterdam Film Festival called off Sunday's screening of a short film by murdered Dutch moviemaker Theo van Gogh that has outraged some Muslims.
A suspected Islamic extremist allegedly shot and stabbed van Gogh to death in November shortly after the release of the film, "Submission," which is a fierce critique of the treatment of women under Islam written by an anti-immigration member of parliament.
Column Productions, which holds the rights to the film, said the decision to cancel the showing was made "on the basis of security concerns," but did not elaborate.
"We can say nothing more about the nature of this case, apart from saying that we have been advised to be careful with screenings like the one intended in Rotterdam," the company said in a statement.
The decision drew criticism from some directors and artists at the festival, who argued that limiting free expression was giving in to terrorists.
Another van Gogh film, "06/05," about the murder of Dutch anti-immigration politician Pim Fortuyn in 2002, premiered at the festival Sunday evening.
Van Gogh was putting the final touches on that full-length movie when he was slain Nov. 2. His throat was cut and a note left by the killer threatened jihad, or Islamic holy war, against nonbelievers.
Mohammed Bouyeri, 26, has been charged with murder and terrorism and is scheduled to go on trial this summer, along with 12 other people tied to the killing.
Van Gogh's slaying was followed by dozens of arson attacks against mosques and counterattacks on Christian churches over a two-week period.
"In the Netherlands, the cellars opened up and the hate for foreigners that had been penned up for so long came gushing out," historian Geert Mak told an audience of international filmmakers who had hoped to see "Submission" on Sunday.
Van Gogh's movies often have been screened at the Rotterdam festival, one of the world's largest gatherings of independent and experimental filmmakers. The festival runs through Feb. 6.
Holland - where Dutchmen are afraid to be free?
F---ing cowards...
Sad ping.
The liberal goose? It's been cooked over and over again.
"It's a Religion of Peace." ...G.W. Bush
And the cowardly twits are doing it again.
I'm beginning to think that the majority of worthwhile human beings long ago left Europe behind and that only slugs and turds are left there. Those that remain and don't hold with these cowards should quickly pack up and move away, for western Europe is almost certainly a lost cause.
Of course, France has been a lost cause since around 1800 and Germany never was worth a damn as a functional unit, only small parts of it that have been ruthlessly supressed under the federal bundeswahr.
Too bad Gustavus Adolphus died before he had a chance to kill off the swine who have ruled that area for 1,000 years.
So the message sent is: 'Intimidation pays!'
Well, now we can expect a lot more of it.
Cowards!
The Religion of Murder.
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Comparing this to what happened in Iraq today and we can see why the people of the EU are doomed.
"Regrettably, IFILM has been asked by Theo Van Gogh's production company in Amsterdam, Column Productions, to discontinue playing the film, as of Dec 3, 2004. We did our best to convince them that this film needs to be seen, but they were adamant, and since it is their property, we had no choice but to agree. But you can still read our users' reactions to it while it played, and we'll continue to post user emails. Click here to read the emails we received."
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Thanks for the link, i downloaded it and will be sure to send it off to a few people
DATELINE: Dec 7th, 1941
New York Times
Racist right wingers brutally shot down a Japanese plane that was in the process of delivering a message of tolerance, compassion and concern for the enviroment.
This has outraged some Japanese.
Sen. John Kerry offers condolences to the family of the murdered Japanese pilot.
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