Wilders: Gordon Brown Biggest Coward in Europe

Geert Wilders, leader of the Freedom party has been refused entry to Britain where he was to show his anti-Islam film Fitna. He was detained on landing at Heathrow airport on Thursday afternoon and sent back to the Netherlands just over three hours later. Speaking from the airport Wilders described Prime Minister Gordon Brown as the "biggest coward in Europe" and said Britain's freedom of speech had been "set back centuries".
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Ministry Paid Black Money for Rent of Embassies

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been paying rents for the residences of Dutch diplomats in a number of development countries in black money. Among those mentioned are housing facilities in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka until 2007. Former Dutch ambassador Bastiaan Körner said that this way the ministry pays less rent. However, operating in this manner is against both international rules and the internal regulations of the ministry of foreign affairs as diplomats abroad must respect local laws. The ministry of foreign affairs does not deny that this practice may still persist.
www.elsevier.nl/web/10222747/Nieuws/Nederland/Huizen-Nederlandse-diplomaten-deels-zwart-betaald.htm?rss=true

Military Pilots Who Caused Accident Were Ill Prepared

A report published by the Council for Safety has concluded that the Apache military helicopter pilots who, on 12 December 2007, caused damage to high tension cables had poorly prepared for the flight. The briefing of the pilots before the flight lasted only three minutes. It was also shown that there had been poor supervision of the preparation for the flight. The council is headed by the Dutch queen’s brother-in-law Pieter van Vollenhoven.
www.trouw.nl/nieuws/nederland/article2027981.ece/Apache-vliegers_waren_niet_goed_voorbereid.html

Schools in Weesp Threatened

A number of schools in Weesp have received threats. In view of their seriousness, the municipality has taken measures to ensure the safety of the children and employees. In making this announcement, the municipality did not specify what the threats involved.
www.parool.nl/parool/nl/224/Binnenland/article/detail/159421/2009/02/09/Scholen-in-Weesp-bedreigd.dhtml

Minister of Aruba: Dutch Spies Have to Leave

Rudy Croes, Minister of Justice of Aruba, has said that the Dutch intelligence personnel who work for the Aruba intelligence service must leave the island. The intelligence employees initially came to Aruba to keep an eye on Venezuela and its president Hugo Chávez. However, Croes said that they are more interested in spying on the Aruba government and his family, especially his brother Hendrik Croes, a former Minister of Justice.
www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article1147077.ece/Nederlandse_spionnen_moeten_weg_van_Aruba?service=Print

Second Lawyer Threatened Due to Complaints against Wilders

Els Lucas, a lawyer who had requested the prosecution of Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders, has received tens of hate mails from all over Europe. Gerard Spong, another lawyer who had made a similar request, now has state-paid security guards after he had also received many hate mails. Wilders has condemned all such threats.
www.parool.nl/parool/nl/224/Binnenland/article/detail/144161/2009/01/30/Nog-een-advocaat-bedreigd-om-zaak-Wilders.dhtml

Shots Fired at Jewish Center in Amstelveen

Shots have been fired at the Sinai center, a Jewish institution for the mentally handicapped in Amstelveen. Two bullets have been found which could not penetrate into the building thanks to the safety glass in the windows of the therapy room. Recently there have been various cases of vandalism and arson attempts at synagogues in the Netherlands.
www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/3169810/__Joods_centrum_beschoten__.html