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2003-03-31 Europe

Belgian premier denounces US as "very dangerous"

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Posted by Steve White 2003-03-31 12:29 am|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Well not all of it, but it sures to be a growth industry there.

Should have read, "Well not all of it, but it sure does seem to be a growth industry there.

Man, it's time for bed.

Posted by Steve White 2003-03-31 00:36:45|| 2003-03-31 00:36:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Let us observe a moment of silence for the ten million Congolese murdered by Belgium betwen 1880 and 1930. No Belgian government has apologized for that genocide. No Belgian has been punished for it.

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2003-03-31 03:23:01|| [radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentevents/] 2003-03-31 03:23:01|| Front Page Top

#3 What he actually said was even worse. He quoted President Bush's remark that it is preferable that American soldiers die in Iraq while defeating a terrorist sponsoring regime (however saddening the death of American soldiers is) than to have firemen and police officers dying in the streets of American cities, fighting the consequences of terrorist attacks. Then Verhofstadt said that he does not share such a logic. So, the only possible conclusion is that the Belgian Prime Minister wants there to be many dead Americans on American streets. This man is beyond despicable, he is a declared enemy of America, who prefers the mass killing of American civilians to the termination of a vile regime.

All of this doesn't surprise me, as I had the dubious privilege of attending a lecture of Verhofstadt's speechwriter. That man is so much to the left that he would have made Lenin blush. He spouted vile anti-American nonsense (of the Indymedia variety or worse) and expressed his desire to form a EuroArabian Empire that would crush the USA and rule the entire world. During most of his lecture, he was almost hysterical and reminded me of footage of Hitler's speeches. It seems that the speechwriter has a lot of influence on the Belgian PM, who used to be a fairly reasonable, center-right politician.

Posted by Deep Throat 2003-03-31 03:23:18|| 2003-03-31 03:23:18|| Front Page Top

#4 The US is very dangerous to his continued ability to have sex parties with young children, under the full protection of the law.

Posted by becky 2003-03-31 06:04:00|| 2003-03-31 06:04:00|| Front Page Top

#5 hmmm, just occured to me why the Vatican is siding with the UN and Belgium. No offense intended towards real Catholics, just the Vatican.

Posted by a non 2003-03-31 06:08:45|| 2003-03-31 06:08:45|| Front Page Top

#6 Distressing though it is to read stuff like this, I think we're fortunate to have an opportunity to see so clearly who are our friends and who are not. That's valuable information.

Posted by Dave D. 2003-03-31 06:23:06|| 2003-03-31 06:23:06|| Front Page Top

#7 Who the hell cares what Belgium thinks? What are they going to do, cut off our chocolate?

Posted by tu3031 2003-03-31 08:00:58|| 2003-03-31 08:00:58|| Front Page Top

#8 a non - as a Catholic I should take kneejerk offense, alas, there's way to much truth in it. I cannot for the life of me understand why the Vatican hierarchy is so against this campaign, which I believe is a just war, and which will free so many muslims and christians (chaldeans) from a torturous and murderous regime. I can see a apology from a future pope for the actions of this pope, similar to holocaust apologies for not doing enough. Too little, too late, and I can only say this Catholic will not follow the Vatican line

Posted by Frank G 2003-03-31 08:07:05|| 2003-03-31 08:07:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Amen to what Frank G said regarding the church. As a Catholic, I can't understand why the Pope warmly welcomed Tariq Aziz when he visited about a month ago. I still believe in its teachings, even though it seems determined to embarrass itself at every opportunity.

Posted by Former Russian Major 2003-03-31 11:00:07|| 2003-03-31 11:00:07|| Front Page Top

#10 Thank God I'm an Athiest......just kidding.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-03-31 11:04:34|| 2003-03-31 11:04:34|| Front Page Top

#11 This was posted by Chicagoboyz in Feb, but no one could understand Flemish to corroborate:

In today's De Standaard, a Flemish newspaper which is not unsympathetic to the government of Michel and Verhofstadt (yes, in that order of importance), the unofficial foreign policy guru of Belgium Rik Coolsaet, a professor at the University of Ghent, brags about the genius of the Franco-Belgian policy. It is primarily aimed at derailing NATO, which he describes as toolbox for American imperialism on the European dime. The second objective (and Coolsaet is very straightforward about it) is to thwart American influence by humiliating it in front of the Arabs (who have a very keen sense of honor and prestige, and who can be trusted to attack America relentlessly once it is humiliated). This ignorant fool who passes for a foreign policy scholar is actually proud of the acts of sabotage that his friends in government committed. But he offers no vision for a post-US world, eccept empty phrases about a multilateral order that will make everybody miraculously happy.

That's the point where France and Belgium have arrived : pure nihilism. And it's no wonder that a man without convictions like Schroeder is fond of the company of such nihilists.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-03-31 12:01:16|| 2003-03-31 12:01:16|| Front Page Top

#12 The equation is obvious. Perhaps 30,000 North Africans wouldn't live in Antwerp if it wasn't a nasty cesspool in the Islamic world.

Perhaps if you fix the problem you wouldn't have to live in fear of your own Islamic populations. Fix the problem or shut your pie-hole.

Posted by Yank 2003-03-31 13:27:27|| 2003-03-31 13:27:27|| Front Page Top

#13 Belgium?
What's that?

Oh... That's the country whose military consists of old, out-of-shape, unionized hair-dressers, right?

We won't have to worry about Belgium for long. The Islamonazis have almost succeeded in taking it over.
Get ready for Antwerpabad.

Posted by Celissa 2003-03-31 15:21:02|| [www.celissasblog.com/weblog.php] 2003-03-31 15:21:02|| Front Page Top

#14 That does it! No more Belgium embroidered tablecloths for me.
(Obscure historical ref: see Hoover,H.)

Posted by Capsu78 2003-03-31 15:40:45|| 2003-03-31 15:40:45|| Front Page Top

#15 Look, Belgium doesn't mean shit. As a country, it just doesn't matter. All of these far left, declining, impotent little countries that seem to populate western europe believe that their opinion of us is more important than our national security and interests.

Belgians, I hate to break the news to you: Americans don't care what you think. You are irrelevant (except to France and Mrs. Sees Candy) So please stop wasting your time. Make your chocolate and kindly shut the hell up.

Thank you. :-)

Posted by Jonesy 2003-03-31 16:39:16|| 2003-03-31 16:39:16|| Front Page Top

#16 Chocolate made out of cocoa beans produced using child labour in Africa. What is it with Belgium and children???

Posted by RW 2003-03-31 21:58:38|| 2003-03-31 21:58:38|| Front Page Top

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