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Holland: SWAT team arrests cartoonist
Richard Dawkins.net ^ | May 16 2008 | Koreman

Posted on 05/16/2008 12:13:25 AM PDT by knighthawk

Dutch cartoonist Gregorius Nekschot was arrested when his house was raided by ten police men. He spent a night in a police cell and was then released. It is unclear if Nekschot is to be prosecuted. The raid apparently happened because of complaints by fundamentalist imam van de Ven, a Dutch Islam convert who once said that he'd like to see critics of Islam like Geert Wilders to be dead.

Nekschot is a controversial cartoonist who criticizes multi cultural society and religions. Although his work is not exactly an example of fine taste sometimes his arrest raised protests. The raid is clearly an example of intimidation. Police said Nekschot (a pseudonym that means 'head shot') now lost his anonymity.

The site of the cartoonist: http://www.gregoriusnekschot.nl/cartoons_english.html


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cartoonjihad; dhimmitude; fascism; freedomofspeech; holland; imamvandeven; islam; muslims; nekschot; vandeven
Freedom of speech has been on the decline ever since the new government (CDA - Christian Democrats and PvdA - Labor) was installed. They also tried to do pre-emprive censorship on the movie Fitna, which failed. The CDA has been pushing new laws that forbid insulting religions, however they are only used to appease muslims.

Nekschot was arrested by orders of the Dutch prosecution office because of his cartoons insulting muslims and some minorities.

Another sad day for freedom of speech in the Netherlands. Thousands of US soldiers died to give us that right. More and more I begin to realize they died in vain...

1 posted on 05/16/2008 12:13:25 AM PDT by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

Let’s make that link clickable:

http://www.gregoriusnekschot.nl/cartoons_english.html


2 posted on 05/16/2008 12:30:13 AM PDT by Cindy
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A Look at More Than Cartoons:
http://www.truthusa.com/MoreThanCartoons.html


3 posted on 05/16/2008 12:32:49 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: knighthawk
Arrested for drawing cartoons?

Bye, bye Europe.

It was nice knowing you.

Tell your mohammedan masters that they will get plenty of hot JHP rounds if they ever try to hurt/kill me.

4 posted on 05/16/2008 12:42:10 AM PDT by Prole (Pray for the families of Chris and Channon.)
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UPDATE:

Dutch blog GeenStijl.nl investigated the matter and they managed to uncover who is behind the arrest. The head of the Proscution Office (OM) in Amsterdam, Paul Velleman, gave orders to arrest Nekschot after an investigation by the anti-discrimination center LECD. The LECD, which decides mostly about what anti-discriminationbureau recives funding, is part of the OM and is headed by... Paul Velleman. In order to get enough evidence to arrest Nekschot, Velleman gave the LECD orders to do an investigation, so basicly he ordered himself. The LECD made a report that is was justified to arrest Nekschot. Velleman was also behind en investigation about the movie Fitna without a prior complaint. Velleman is also been investigation for years wether Geert Wilders (the man behind Fitna) is guilty of discrimination or racism. Velleman is the same officer who also decided that the El Tawheed mosque was not to be prosecuted for spreading hatred and selling books that promote discrimination against woman and that homosexuals should be put to death. Velleman also made sure Gretta Duisenberg was not to be prosecuted for anti-Jewish remarks. He was also accused of misusing he powers by a PvdA(!) politician.

After 3 years of investigation (the investigaion was stopped but now the OM decided to take action) Nekschot was arrested yesterday by a 10 man strong arrestteam. Wilders (PVV) is furious and said Nekschot was the first cartonist ever to be arrested in Europe and he will ask questions next meeting of the cabinet.

A photo from Velleman (on the left)
http://www.geenstijl.nl/archives/images/kulturkammergroetjes.jpg


5 posted on 05/16/2008 1:31:57 AM PDT by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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Ha ha - the suicide sow on the way to the mosque - I’m unclean, I’m unclean - LoL, too funny
http://www.gregoriusnekschot.nl/cartoons_english.html


6 posted on 05/16/2008 2:55:05 AM PDT by paristwelve (.......the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them)
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To: Prole
Bye, bye Europe.

Now! Coming Soon to your own US neighborhood.

7 posted on 05/16/2008 3:20:26 AM PDT by Vaquero (" an armed society is a polite society" Heinlein "MOLON LABE!" Leonidas of Sparta)
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To: knighthawk

This barometer for the death of Europe heralds that a ‘storm is coming’.


8 posted on 05/16/2008 3:53:03 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: Vaquero

If another attack ever happens again in the USA, a silly bunch of cartoons will be THE LEAST of the Muslims worry.


9 posted on 05/16/2008 5:52:19 AM PDT by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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To: knighthawk

We should send a seal team in to rescue this man. No, I am NOT JOKING!


10 posted on 05/16/2008 6:37:45 AM PDT by The Toll
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To: knighthawk

I’m sure Amnesty International will be right on top of freeing this political prisoner.


11 posted on 05/16/2008 6:41:15 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: The Toll

That would make a great statement to the jihadists and their useful infidels!


12 posted on 05/16/2008 9:02:48 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: Joe 6-pack
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13 posted on 05/16/2008 9:06:56 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (Conservatives are to McCain what Charlie Brown is to Lucy.)
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To: knighthawk

Dhimmi SWAT. Just what the imam ordered.


14 posted on 05/16/2008 9:12:37 AM PDT by TADSLOS (The GOP death march to the gravesite is underway.)
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To: WOBBLY BOB
Thank you for reminding me of my freedom of speech.


15 posted on 05/16/2008 12:21:57 PM PDT by Prole (Pray for the families of Chris and Channon.)
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To: MizSterious; Nix 2; green lantern; BeOSUser; Brad's Gramma; dreadme; Turk2; keri; ...

Ping


16 posted on 05/16/2008 1:22:09 PM PDT by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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A beautiful video every American should see.

http://www.frugalsites.net/911/attack/


17 posted on 05/17/2008 8:25:43 PM PDT by cyberella
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