31 July 2011

Is Wilders partly to blame for Norway attacks?

Discussion has started in the Netherlands about the influence Geert Wilders had on the Norwegian bomber Anders Behring Breivik, since he praises the Dutch anti-Islam politician 30 times in his manifesto. Whether it's fear of polarisation or political correctness, Dutch political parties seem to be inclined to protect Wilders.

Democrat MP Boris van der Ham called it an "idiotic reflex" to link Mr Wilders with the massacre, while Socialist Party leader Emile Roemer said it was unwise to point the finger at Mr Wilders. "If a murderer quotes me tomorrow does that make me responsible too?" he asked. [Radio Nederlands Worldwide] Read more [via Islamophobia Watch]