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28 / March
Fitna

Dutch conservative Geert Wilders' Fitna (watch it here on the updated link) has been made available online. It may prove the most expensive film ever made if Wilders' enemies make him pay for his documentary. Music by Tchaikovsky, ugly visuals supplied by Islamic terrorists, a script straight from the Koran, Fitna is horrifying and graphic. Please do yourself a favor and don't watch, if you (as I am) are appalled by unpleasant images of gruesome deaths. It is, as the moving music and too-grisly images suggest, propaganda. But propaganda is not necessarily false. It's theme suggests that Islam is not a peaceful religion hijacked by extremists, but an extremist religion that has hijacked otherwise peaceful people. It supports this thesis with copious quotes from the Koran, a book I have not read in its entirety. Thus, I can't attest to whether the quotes accurately reflect the spirit of Islam, or whether they, like mined quotes from the Old Testament, distort the overall message of the religion. A second theme seems to be whether tolerance of intolerance is actually the enemy of tolerance. Allowing hordes of Mulsims to invade the Netherlands has led to assassinations, death threats, violence, and the loss of what made the Netherlands the Netherlands. Don't let this movie come to a country near you is the explicit warning. Is Fitna an alarm bell signaling Europe to "wake up" or the cinematic chronicling of how Europe slept as an intruder murdered it? This is a debatable point, which in itself is amazing given the death threats and censorship the mere idea of this fifteen-minute film unleashed. While the merits of the film are thankfully up for debate, the filmmaker's courage is not.

posted at 12:06 AM
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How weak has the West in general gotten when its people allow intruders to take over their countries without firing a shot?!

It could be argued that after decades of brutal war, Europe's population has been decimated and its gene pool thinned. Most of continental Europe has been beaten down so much that it makes it a ripe environment for an aggressive Muslim population to move in. But what's our excuse in the U.S.?

To maintain political correctness and in the name of ‘Multiculturalism’, many in this country are turning a blind eye to the same movement that is infecting Europe.

Between this movement chipping away at society and the hordes of unchecked illegals streaming over our borders, it appears we too are losing our identities.

Will we soon see videos like this here?

Posted by: asdf on March 28, 2008 01:33 PM

Here's a pretty funny article on this: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2844232220080328?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true

The UN Sec. General "appealed for calm" to anyone offended by the film. Basically, "Muslims, please don't murder anyone in retaliation for the film calling you murderers."

Posted by: Homer J. Fong on March 28, 2008 04:01 PM

Dan,

The film is no longer at the link you provide. All that is there no is a note about why the news outlet removed it.

Posted by: Ralph on March 28, 2008 05:33 PM

That's disturbing but not shocking. LiveLeak had threats against their staff and pulled the film. Earlier, NetworkSolutions had pulled Geert Wilders site. When the film goes back online, wherever, please readers, inform me, and I will redirect the link.

Posted by: Dan Flynn on March 28, 2008 06:27 PM

Michelle Malkin is highlighting this on here site.

Posted by: asdf on March 28, 2008 06:53 PM

It's here: http://video.google.com/url?docid=3369102968312745410&esrc=sr6&ev=v&len=1008&q=fitna&srcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D3369102968312745410&vidurl=%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D3369102968312745410%26q%3Dfitna%26total%3D1375%26start%3D0%26num%3D10%26so%3D0%26type%3Dsearch%26plindex%3D5&usg=AL29H206RhJ91MVpnJ999X9ePjYopLSAsA

Or, if anyone wants it, let me know. I can hook you up.

Posted by: Homer J. Fong on March 28, 2008 08:36 PM

must watch video
wilders done really well.. i mean what he says are facts... muslim are really troublemakers altough not all.. but some of their leaders a minority i hope are screwed and should be shot...
lets hope osama die of kidney failure soon

Posted by: Ah boy on March 30, 2008 12:15 AM

May it please Flynn Files readers to be introduced to the glories of an amazing website and tool known as TinyURL.com. For instance, using that tool -- which takes all of five seconds -- turns the monstrosity that is the link provided by Mr. Fong above into this good and convenient nicety: http://tinyurl.com/2thlwq. (There, I've even activated the link for everyone's convenience, too.)

Posted by: Eric F. Langborgh on March 30, 2008 02:37 PM
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