The Railroading of Geert Wilders

The Netherlands leaves justice behind.

Spencer: “The Geert Wilders trial ought to be an international media event”

Cross-posted at JihadWatch

Here is my entry in a National Review symposium today, “Western Civilization on Trial”:
The Geert Wilders trial ought to be an international media event; seldom has any court case anywhere had such enormous implications for the future of the free world. The case against him, which has all the legitimacy of a Stalinist-era [...]

Spencer: “The Geert Wilders trial ought to be an international media event”

Here is my entry in a National Review symposium today, “Western Civilization on Trial”: The Geert Wilders trial ought to be an international media event; seldom has any court case anywhere had such enormous implications for the future of the free world. The case against him, which has all the…

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 trial: “I much look forward to seeing Wafa Sultan take the stand. Though I slightly pity the prosecution for having to attempt to cross-examine her.”

Douglas Murray points out some of the many, many absurdities of the Wilders free speech trial in the Netherlands. “The trial of Geert Wilders: why we won’t be hearing about camel urine,” by Douglas Murray in the Telegraph, February 4 (thanks to Pamela): [...] When the trial opened a fortnight…

Wilders wants jihadist murderer to testify at this trial

This is a canny move, since Mohammed Bouyeri cited the Qur’an to justify his murder of Theo Van Gogh. How, then, can Geert Wilders be guilty of “hate speech” simply for pointing out that the words of the Qur’an have incited Muslims to commit acts of violence against unbelievers? “Dutch…

Wilders: “If expressions reflect the truth, how could they be criminal?”

A report on the Wilders trial from Evelyn Markus in the Netherlands (thanks to Pamela): Geert wants to bring in 17 witnesses, from Holland, UK, Israel, and US, among them Wafa Sultan, Robert Spencer, Andrew Bostom, Afshin Ellian, Arabist Hans Jansen, Sheikh Al-Qaradawi (who put a fatwa on Wafa), Mohammed…

Heeere’s Muhammad!

The jihadist who attempted to murder Motoonist Kurt Westergaard had something in common with…Jack Nicholson. This superb piece by Thomas Landen highlights the absurdity of the Islamic rage over these cartoons — a rage that continues — and the supine response to that rage by Western authorities. “Heeere’s Muhammed!,”…