The Danish government is concerned about the damage to international harmony that might occur if Geert Wilders were to come to Copenhagen, so they’re not inviting him.
And what is the event that Mr. Wilders is not invited to?
A conference about freedom of expression and radicalization.
It seems that the Danes have absorbed so many immigrants that they have become as immune to irony as are their Muslim brethren.
Our Flemish correspondent has translated and compiled various articles on this topic. First, from today’s Elsevier:
Denmark refuses to welcome Wilders to conference- - - - - - - - -
By Arne Hankel
The new Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen does not want Geert Wilders to be invited to a conference in Copenhagen. The conference in the Danish capital is about freedom of expression and radicalization.[caption: “Wilders is not welcome in Denmark and is probably also blacklisted in Great Britain”]
“I do not think that Wilders should receive an invitation for this meeting,” Rasmussen said during a press conference.
MPs from the Liberal Party had proposed that Wilders should be invited to the conference. With all the commotion about the guest list, the meeting was moved to this autumn.
Great Britain
On the same day that Denmark lets Wilders know they would prefer not to welcome him, Great Britain publishes a blacklist of people who have recently been denied access to the country. A part of the list is secret, but according to the ANP [Dutch Press Bureau], Wilders is on the list.
The British government publishes the list to indicate what behavior and attitudes are not tolerated. It is a list of 22 persons of which only sixteen names have become public now.
Extremists
The public part of the list includes the homophobic American pastor Fred Waldron Phelps, Hamas member Yunis al-Astal, the Jewish extremist Mike Guzovsky, the former head of the Ku Klux Klan Stephen Donald Black and the neo-Nazi Erich Gliebe.
The other six, amongst whom it now seems likely that Wilders is listed, are not mentioned because of “the public interest.” In February, the PVV leader was denied access to Great Britain by the British government.
VH adds a recent article that says Wilders has been banned by Jacqui Smith for three years:
Muslim challenges barred Dutch politician to a debate
Monday 27th April 2009
A PROMINENT Oxford Muslim has challenged controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders to meet him for a public debate over Islam. — Dr Taj Hargey, Imam of the Summertown Islamic congregation, and leader of the Muslim Education Centre of Oxford, has invited Mr Wilders — barred from Britain in February because of his anti-Muslim views— to meet at a neutral venue, saying his ideas need to be challenged publicly rather than boycotted.
[…]
Mr Wilders was banned from entering the country for three years last October [should of course be February]. He had been invited to the Lords by the UK Independence Party’s Lord Pearson.
As a matter of interest, here is the UK “least wanted” list (without the “secret six”). Notice that Michael Savage is included:
Abdullah Qadri Al Ahdal
Preacher. Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and fostering hatred that might lead to inter-community violence.
Yunis Al Astal
Preacher and Hamas MP. Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and to provoke others to terrorist acts.
Stephen Donald Black
Former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard who set up racist website Stormfront. Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by promoting serious criminal activity and fostering hatred that might lead to inter-community violence in the UK.
Wadgy Abd El Hamied Mohamed Ghoneim
A prolific speaker and writer. Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glory terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and to provoke others to commit terrorist acts.
Eric Gliebe
Neo-Nazi. Has made web-radio broadcasts in which he vilifies certain ethnic groups and encourages the download and distribution of provocative racist leaflets and posters.
Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by justifying terrorist violence, provoking others to commit serious crime and fostering racial hatred.
Mike Guzovsky
Jewish militant. Leader of a violent group and actively involved with military training camps.
Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and to provoke others to terrorist acts.
Safwat Hijazi
Television preacher. Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by glorifying terrorist violence.
Nasr Javed
Kashmiri militant group leader. Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs.
Abdul Ali Musa
Muslim activist, previously known as Clarence Reams. Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by fomenting and glorifying terrorist violence in furtherance of his particular beliefs and seeking to provoke others to terrorist acts.
Fred Waldron Phelps Snr & Shirley Phelps-Roper
American pastor and leading spokesman of Westboro Baptist Church. Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by fostering hatred that might lead to inter-community violence in the UK.
The 79-year-old and his daughter are barred for their anti-gay comments. Both have picketed the funerals of Aids victims and have claimed the deaths of American soldiers are a punishment for US tolerance of homosexuality.
Samir Al Quntar
Hezbollah militant. Spent three decades in prison for killing four soldiers and a four-year-old girl.
Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and to provoke others to terrorist acts.
Artur Ryno & Ravel Skachevsky
Leaders of a violent Russian skinhead gang that beat migrants and posted films of their attacks on the internet, and committed 20 racially motivated murders.
Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by fomenting serious criminal activity and seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts.
Both are currently in prison.
Amir Siddique
Preacher. Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by fomenting terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs.
Michael Alan Weiner (Also Known As Michael Savage)
Controversial daily radio talk-show host. Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred which might lead to inter-community violence.
His views on immigration, Islam, rape and autism have caused great offence in the US.
Update: Michael Savage says he will sue Jacqui Smith (hat tip JD):
Talk-show host to sue Home Office over link to Neo-Nazis and Muslim preachers of hate in list of 16 banned from Britain
A U.S. radio presenter who is included on the Home Office’s list of 16 people banned from entering the UK is suing the British Government for defamation.
Mike Savage told the San Francisco Chronicle that being included in such a crowd is no laughing matter — and he is now preparing legal action against Smith, he said.
‘This lunatic… is linking me up with Nazi skinheads who are killing people in Russia; she’s putting me in a league with Hamas murderers who kill Jews on buses,’ he said.
‘I have never advocated violence. I’ve been on the air 15 years. My views may be inflammatory, but they’re not violent in any way.’
He said he has been defamed and endangered by the British government action.
9 comments:
Harmony is a word which is strange outside the West. For ex. a classical musician in India listening to Mozart trio sonata is convinced that more than one person play the violine part.
Now Wilders coming do K. is very harmonious indeed, but you have to remove more than one person being "disharmonic". Do it.
Czechmade,
Who?
Listen live to Michael Savage every evening from 11pm to 2am (UK time) - click the following link and look for Savage's name near the top of the list of option (choose the "TRN San Franciso" option as some of the others are restricted to USA listeners only)
http://tinyurl.com/dk593t
On Monday to Friday from 11pm - I am listening to him LIVE right now and he is giving Jackie Smith a right pasting
Michael Savage's reaction via WorldNetDailyQuote=
"Savage's immediate reaction upon hearing the news was typically wry.
"Darn! And I was just planning a trip to England for their superior dental work and cuisine," he recalled thinking.
"Then it sank in," he told WND, "and I said, 'She said this is the kind of behavior we won't tolerate? She's linking me with mass murderers who are in prison for killing Jewish children on buses? For my speech? The country where the Magna Carta was created?'"
The caption "Geert Wilders is persona non grata in Copenhagen" is misleading. Nothing whatsoever prevents him for going here, stay here, live here, talk here and - just like any other citizen - behave generally.
The whole kerfuffle started when the politician Mr. Naser Khader made a deal with the government: if you want my support, arrange an official - i.e. taxpayer funded - conference about freedom of expression in return. An offer they could not refuse.
Then, the Danish People's Parti proposed to invite Geert Wilders, of course. Now, our lame government backpedalled with the pathetic excuse that his presence would deter some arab states from participating in some over-hyped 'climate conference' due in Copenhagen this autumn. - A big UN stunt arranged in order to talk about something else, eat a lot of expensive food, drink their brains out, visit brothels and attract a little limelight upon our tiny, forgotten and insignificant country.
Needless to say, our government is no different from other European governments: a collection of idiots.
But that's just government. No ordinary Dane cares about government in any way, manner, shape or form. Mr. Wilders will be 'persona extremely grata' by - almost - all and everyone here in Denmark.
Savage and Wilders were both banned from GB for the same reason. They both have publicly stated that the Koran is a book of hate and should be banned.
Smith kowtows to the Muslims in England who have threatened extreme violence if Savage or Wilders are admitted into GB.
John Galt, it's a popular misconception that Wilders has called for a ban on the Quran.
What he did say is something else, namely that it's illogical that the Quran is not banned while Mein Kampf is (which is done according to articles 132 and 137 of Dutch law).
He actually prefers abolishing laws of this kind over banning the Quran.
Most of the hate preachers of the world are already in the UK, living on Benefits, and preaching the Koran (hate speech). They cant be banned from entry to the UK.
If the rest of the world adopted the criteria Ms Smith uses, it will confine most of the fanatic Muslim population of the UK to the UK - a not so bad thing. However, Ms Smith will then jump to defend their "human" rights.
I hope Ms Smith does not go to Washington soon. She is likely to be confronted not with hate speech but free speech.
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