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| Saudi envoy demands Dutch politician retract remarks about Islam |
| 2007-02-18 |
| Saudi ambassador Waleed al-Khareejy demanded Sunday that a Dutch right-wing politician apologize and retract remarks made last week and deemed insulting to Islam and its holy book. A leader of the conservative Dutch Freedom Party, Geert Wilders, had told the press that half of the Koran should be torn and thrown away. He also lashed out at the Prophet Mohammed, founder of Islam, describing Islam as a "violent" religion. Al-Khareejy said an apology was "necessary" and that Wilders had to withdraw his statements. However, the ambassador seemed reluctant to attract media, saying that the embassy would rather follow up the issue "away from the press." The main aim was to stop such insults to Islam, al-Khareejy told the Saudi-based al-Watan newspaper. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #11 The Saudi Ambassador should immediately be declared persona non grata with 48 hours to leave the country; following that, the Dutch Ambassador in KSA should be immediately recalled for "consultations." Message to Magic Kingdom: keep your damned nose out of our domestic affairs. |
| Posted by: mac 2007-02-18 15:44 |
| #10 If the Dutch government doesn't expel the Saudi ambassador, and cut off all diplomatic relations with that nest of parasites, what will the Saudis demand next? that all Christian churches be torn down or converted to Mosques? that Jews be delivered to Moslem countries? |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2007-02-18 15:28 |
| #9 I think he should apologize to everybody not just Islamists. This statement is really offensive, "half of the Koran should be torn and thrown away". Only HALF, WTF? |
| Posted by: Flomoter Grineng2897 2007-02-18 14:49 |
| #8 "Moderate" muslims over the centuries have ignored half of the literal Koran anyway, it's their tradition. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-02-18 13:36 |
| #7 What JFM sez! |
| Posted by: anymouse 2007-02-18 12:51 |
| #6 When Saudis behead ANY Muslim priest who has ever disparaged another religion AND pay for the rebuilding of EVERY temple or religious monument desecrated or demoliahed by Muslims since teh Seoud conquerted Meccah. |
| Posted by: JFM 2007-02-18 12:17 |
| #5 Oh, I think Muslims understand this preaty well John---they just don't believe "most of the people" are willing to do something about it. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-02-18 10:59 |
| #4 I think a lot of muslims just don't understand that the majority of people on this planet are not muslim, are not about to become muslim and could care less about Mohammed, Islam or the Koran. Given a choice between the Koran or the works of William Shakespeare remaining, most people would choose the old bard. |
| Posted by: John Frum 2007-02-18 10:40 |
| #3 Or "we'll double our efforts to murder you"? |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-02-18 10:19 |
| #2 "Saudi envoy demands Dutch politician retract remarks about Islam" Ummmm - NO. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-02-18 09:07 |
| #1 Of course he doesn't want the press involved. His intent is to intimidate, not to debate. |
| Posted by: occasional observer 2007-02-18 08:49 |