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Geert Wilders’ PVV discloses Dutch government support for ‘ground zero’ Mosque

Today’s New York Times, has an op ed by Robert Wright, “A Mosque Maligned”, in which he decries criticism of Imam Faisal Rauf and the controversial Cordoba House Initiative, the ‘ground zero mosque’ by asserting: “So far as I can tell, [Imam] Rauf is a good person who genuinely wants to build a more peaceful world.”

Former Muslims United (FMU) issued a news release on July 13th disclosing that Imam Rauf and his wife Daisy Khan had not signed a Freedom Pledge request sent them last October, abjuring death fatwas against those who leave Islam. So much for Rauf and Khan’s taqiyya about building a ‘peaceful’ tolerant world, given their intolerance.


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Wilders: my message to Muslims

Muslims Debate asked Mr. Geert Wilders why he became anti-Islam and what is his message to the Muslims? 

Geert Wilders:

I first visited an Islamic country in 1982. I was 18 years old and had traveled with a Dutch friend from Eilat in Israel to the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh.

We were two almost penniless backpacking students. We slept on the beaches and found hospitality with Egyptians, who spontaneously invited us to tea. I clearly recall my very first impression of Egypt: I was overwhelmed by the kindness, friendliness and helpfulness of its people.

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APNewsBreak: Dutch lawmaker forms anti-Islam group

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Maverick Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders says he is launching an international "freedom alliance" to spread his anti-Islam message across the West.

He told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday he will launch the international movement late this year, initially in five countries: the United States, Canada, Britain, France and Germany.

Visit the Geert Wilders International Freedom Alliance Website
Dutch Islam critics on al-Qaeda hitlist, rnw.nl
Dutch MP Vows To Spread Anti-Islam Message, News.Sky.com 

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Wilders nominated for free speech prize

Dutch Euro-MP Barry Madlener, who is a member of the Freedom party, has put forward his party leader Geert Wilders as a candidate for the Sakharov Prize. The prize, named after the Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, is awarded annually by the European parliament to individuals and organisations that have contributed significantly to freedom of speech.

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