Geert Wilders and HIrsi Ali now have lots of company

We knew that Hirsi Ali and Geert Wilders were under 24 hour police guard in the Netherlands, but the Muslim threat in that country has become such that many other public figures are receiving similar protection. The Australian reports, in a story stunningly headlined “Muslim fanatics terrorize a nation”:

A year after [Theo van Gogh’s] murder, the Netherlands is a country transformed. Previously, only the Queen and Prime Minister had police protection, and ministers cycled to their ministries.

Now, many politicians, writers and artists are considered to be in such danger that they have permanent armed guards and are driven around in bomb-proof armoured cars. The Interior Ministry has set up a special unit assessing death threats from Islamic extremists and providing protection squads.

Islam is incompatible with Western freedom—the more Muslims, the less freedom. How much more of their freedom must the Netherlanders lose before they realize this, and do something about it?

Posted by Lawrence Auster at November 21, 2005 12:59 AM | Send