Wim Geerts, the Director
General of Political Affairs of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told
parliamentarians that IS is a threat for the Netherlands and the rest of
Europe. He added that IS is most probably responsible for major crimes such as
those against humanity, war crimes, and genocide. Geerts said that the Islamic
State, despite its name, is neither a state, nor Muslim. [Comment: Apparently, this Dutch official believes he is
a Muslim theologian who can define what is, and is not, Islam.]Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Top Official: Islamic State a Threat for Europe and the Netherlands
Wim Geerts, the Director
General of Political Affairs of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told
parliamentarians that IS is a threat for the Netherlands and the rest of
Europe. He added that IS is most probably responsible for major crimes such as
those against humanity, war crimes, and genocide. Geerts said that the Islamic
State, despite its name, is neither a state, nor Muslim. [Comment: Apparently, this Dutch official believes he is
a Muslim theologian who can define what is, and is not, Islam.]
Monday, September 29, 2014
Money Being Collected for the Families of Jihadis
The jihadist movement in the
Netherlands and Belgium is collecting money for the family members of jihadists who
are in Syria, Iraq or in jail. The
families need help, according to the jihadists, because their social security
payments have been frozen and their legal costs are high. The government is trying to block the
activities of the jihadists by blocking their income.
www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4492/Nederland/article/detail/3758484/2014/09/29/Inzamelactie-voor-familie-jihadisten.dhtmlSunday, September 28, 2014
Dutch Pupil Threatens Beheading of Jews
A 14-year-old
Muslim pupil at De Spindel High School in Hengelo prepared a short film in
which he expresses his sympathy for ISIS and threatens to behead Jews. The pupil has been suspended. The matter has since gone public and the
parliamentarians Van Klaveren and Bontes, of the VN party, have put forward
questions to the Minister of Security and Justice regarding this issue. They
want to know what measures may be taken against the pupil and what will be done
to fight the growing anti-Semitism among Muslim students.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Chief Prosecutor: Murderer of van Gogh Had Accomplices
Frits van Straelen, the Chief
Prosecutor in charge of investigating the murder of Theo van Gogh in November 2004,
says that the murderer, Mohamed Bouyeri, could not have acted by himself. Van Straelen stated that there are
indications that Bouyeri’s accomplices had followed van Gogh to see where he
went and provided Bouyeri with the murder weapon. Bouyeri must also have been financially subsidized
because he no longer received Social Security after May 2004. Van Straelen added that the mistakes made by
the General Intelligence Service, AIVD, have hampered the investigation. The
CTIVD, the supervisory body of the AIVD, has concluded that the AIVD has
neglected to share its information with regional police units and intelligence
services.Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Three Dutch Jihadis Killed in Syria
According to the Dutch press
agency AMP, three Dutch jihadis have been killed by recent American attacks on
the Islamic State in the Syrian town of Aleppo. The spokesman of The Dutch Coordinator of The Fight
Against Terror (NCTV) commented that it is obvious that if one goes on jihad,
one comes into a war zone, where there are heavy fights.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Possible Fraud at National Lottery Investigated
The authority which
supervises gaming has started an investigation into possible fraud at the National
Lottery. There are indications from both
external sources and from employees of the National Lottery that recent draws
have not been done according to the rules.
The results of the draw on King’s Day, for example, showed that more
lottery tickets were submitted than were legally issued. A report from the
auditing firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers shows that the systems of the lottery are
susceptible to fraud. Four former
employees of the Greek company, Intralot, which manages the system, have said that
due to the system’s shortcomings, it is possible to manipulate the results.Monday, September 22, 2014
Possible Fraud at Five Different Anti-Jihadi Projects
The Justice Department is
investigating possible fraud and corruption in at least five major projects, each aimed
at fighting radicalization. Two of the suspects are from the Institute for
Multicultural Issues Forum. The
suspicions concern the Institute’s program manager, Halim el Madkouri, a Labor
party politician, and the Berber activist Farid L., from The Hague. Both were arrested in a Hague coffee shop when el Madkouri received an envelope containing four thousand Euros from Farid L.
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