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A general election is coming up in the Netherlands on September 12.

Geert Wilders' party, the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV) released the following campaign video today. Many thanks to Michael Laudahn for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling:

Source: Gatesofvienna.com

A Colorado state Senator is raising some eyebrows for praising a Dutch lawmaker's anti-Islam crusade, saying in an interview that the lawmaker's proposal to ban the construction of new mosques was worth considering in the United States.

Launching a book tour when you've been targeted for assassination can be problematic, which is why it was surprising to see Geert Wilders here Saturday at the Western Conservative Summit.

Mr. Wilders, the Dutch parliamentarian whose anti-Islamic views have forced him to live in hiding from would-be assassins, received an enthusiastic reception from the 1,300 attendees at the summit, held at the Hyatt Regency Denver and sponsored by Colorado Christian University's Centennial Institute.

Read the article at WashingtonTimes.com

MARKED FOR DEATH: ISLAM'S WAR AGAINST THE WEST AND ME, Reviewed by Ray Hartwell

Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders has strong views on Islam and its growing influence in the West. In "Marked for Death," he has penned a powerful book about his political odyssey in the Netherlands, where his Party for Freedom is the third-largest. His book places his personal saga in the context of broader events involving the political ideology of Islam.