Posted on 02/19/2007 5:03:23 PM PST by MilesBennell
AMSTERDAM – Faction leader for the Freedom Party Geert Wilders is not considering making any apology to Saudi Arabia for his recent comments on the Koran. He said this on Sunday in response to a report in the Saudi newspaper Al-Watan, which wrote that the Islamic country has complained to the Dutch government about the comments.
A spokesperson for the ministry of foreign affairs in The Hague said on Sunday that the Saudi ambassador had in fact done so “informally.” There has not been any official complaint however, he said.
The newspaper claims that the Saudi embassy in The Hague demanded that Wilders recant his comments and apologise to Muslims. The MP said he would not even consider it.
“Are they completely mad? It is scandalous that a country that does not recognise freedom of speech is telling me what to do. They had better learn that as an MP here you are allowed to say what you want.”
Wilders said earlier this week in an interview with newspaper De Pers that Muslims should tear out and discard half the Koran if they want to live in the Netherlands. Wilders also said that the Koran contains “plenty of terrible things.”
Wilders plans to send Foreign Minister Ben Bot a letter requesting that he set the Saudi ambassador straight and give him a lesson in parliamentary democracy. Bot said on Friday that he lamented Wilders’ comments about Islam and the prophet Mohammed. The comments were reported in Moroccan and Pakistani media and the minister does not think this will be beneficial to the Netherlands’ reputation abroad.
Wilders, who stressed that Bot was welcome to his own opinion, will also ask him for an explanation of this response and call on him to defend freedom of speech.
Wilders said earlier this week in an interview with newspaper De Pers that Muslims should tear out and discard half the Koran if they want to live in the Netherlands.Ee's a good boy, e is.
“Are they completely mad? It is scandalous that a country (Saudi bloody Arabia) that does not recognise freedom of speech is telling me what to do. They had better learn that as an MP here you are allowed to say what you want.”
When Christians and Jews are allowed to live and worship openly in the Kingdom, the Saudis will have room to discuss Dutch attitudes toward Islam.
As we say "Tit for tat. Your turn!"
It's a cheap attempt at intimidation.
They aren't actually offended or upset about the "insult", just that he isn't afraid of them.
Where can I buy Koranic toilet paper?
I'm sure he already has them.
>... Muslims should tear out and discard half the Koran if
> they want to live in the Netherlands.
I thought they already handled this with their film and quiz?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11842116/
***Where can I buy Koranic toilet paper?***
Barnes & Nobel. Religious section, Koran. Just tear out a page as needed.
German Who Created Koran Toilet Paper Convicted
February 23, 2006 06:14 PM EST
by Jim Kouri - A German citizen was convicted of insulting the Islamic holy book by printing the word "Koran" repeatedly along toilet paper. The man ended up with a suspended sentence of one year in prison and was ordered to perform 300 hours of community service.
During court proceedings, the judge told the 61-year-old retired businessman that the sentence was one year because of the international political rioting and unrest in the past month over cartoons that Muslims regard as offensive because they depict the Prophet Mohammed.
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/12568.html
Same thing happened to a fellow in Switzerland a few years back who revealed that the banks there had lists of depositors murdered in the Holocaust. He fled here as a refugee.
From the link:
"The man was convicted under a law that has been mainly used in the past to punish insults directed at Christians."
Another lesson in "be careful what you wish for".
When you find out, let me know. I have searched the Net high & low, but only found jokes & cartoons about it; never the actual product.
If you want some Urinal targets, I think I know the site, you supply the verse and art work.
These guys would probably do it for you. It's not cheap, though.
Then again, if it would sell at, say, $30.00 for 10 rolls, and you had the upfront cash for the order, you could maybe even make money on the deal:
http://www.printedtp.com/
Thanks!
"The man was convicted under a law that has been mainly used in the past to punish insults directed at Christians."
What ever happened to "sticks and stones"?
Nobody sued someone for an insult when I was growing up, except pansies.
You can get a free Quran from CAIR. "Please don't squeeze the Charmin!"
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