Fox Turns On Wilders

Why is the network joining the attack against the Dutch politician?

Geller: “Was Beck saying that standing up to defend the ‘equality of men and women, the equality of homosexuals and heterosexuals, the separation of church and state’ and ‘freedom of speech’ is fascist?”

In “Glenn Beck, Think Before You Preach” in Human Events today, Pamela Geller calls out Glenn Beck for smearing Geert Wilders: Something very disturbing happened last Monday on FOX. Glenn Beck, who has, for the most part, steered clear of jihad, sharia and Islamic supremacism, put his toe in the…

When Fox News Might as Well Be MSNBC: Special Report Trashes Geert Wilders

Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier featured a segment tonight on Dutch politician Geert Wilders’ blasphemy trial in the Netherlands. (See some of NRB’s John L. Work’s posts on it here and here.)
The segment featured these descriptors of Wilders:
“A man who inspires fierce emotions.”
“Anger on the streets of London. The object of the demonstration [...]

A Tale of Two Books

A Dutch court is forced to compare Mein Kampf and the Quran in the Wilders trial.

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Court Rejects Wilders’ Witnesses – International Free Press Society

Dutch politician Geert Wilders was visibly annoyed when he failed to get what he asked for from the three judges hearing his case at the Amsterdam District Court. Mr Wilders, through his lawyer Bram Moszkowicz, had requested that 17 witnesses testify as part of his defence against charges that include inciting hatred of Muslims and [...]

Wilders wants jihadist murderer to testify at this trial

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Wilders launches websites on his trial

An announcement from the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV): Dutch politician Geert Wilders launches websites on political trial Wednesday February 3rd 2010 Dutch politician Geert Wilders launches two websites on the political trial against him and the freedom of speech. From now on both the Dutch (www.wildersproces.nl) and the…

FIRE – Temple University Charges Unconstitutional ‘Security’ Fee for Geert Wilders Event; Dutch Trial Begins Today over Controversial Expression

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Temple University Charges Unconstitutional ‘Security’ Fee for Geert Wilders Event; Dutch Trial Begins Today over Controversial Expression
January 20, 2010

Dutch politician Geert Wilders’ trial begins today in Amsterdam over his controversial remarks about terrorism and Islam. While such a trial would be unconstitutional in the United States thanks to the First Amendment, students at Temple University in Philadelphia are nevertheless facing an unconstitutional, after-the-fact security fee levied by the university for hosting a presentation by Wilders.