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“The jihad has come to the Netherlands.” -- Jozias van Aartsen, parliamentary leader of the Liberals.

The jihad has been in the Netherlands for a long time Mr. Aartsen. It is only now that the Dutch society is starting to acknowledge it.

Theo Van Gogh made a short movie titled Submission in collaboration with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former Muslim and a present member of the Dutch parliament. In it's short running time of 11 minutes, Theo scathingly depicted the life of a woman in Muslim society. Theo had the courage to show the truth rather than be a multicultural boob. The card carrying members of the religion of peace were not happy with Submission. Theo had touched a nerve.

"..the oppression of women by Muslim men in Western Europe gives those men at the same time a sexual partner, a domestic servant, and a gratifying sense of power, while allowing them also to live an otherwise westernized life." -- Theodore Dalrymple November 15, 2004

Mr. Dalrymple forgets that this kind of behavior is sanctioned by the religion of peace. If one is critical of such attitudes towards women, then that amounts to criticizing the religion itself. The fact that Theo did it so openly and unabashedly meant that he deserved punishment. On the morning of November 2nd, as Theo was on his bicycle, the demented Mohammed shot him, and then sawed through his neck with a butcher knife. The murderer then stabbed a note on Theo's chest, threatening members of the parliament. On November 2nd, 2004, there was a mini Fallujah in the Netherlands. Theo will not be the last one to die, at the hand of Islamists, for using his freedom of speech. Islamists are not limited by geography as the following demonstrates.

"Hell lives for the infidels! Down with all democracies and all democrats!" -- A preacher at the Mevlana Mosque in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, in the film made by Germany's ZDF public TV

"Islamists in Germany approved of [van Gogh's] murder and many of them actually cheered it." -- Udo Ulfkotte, a German journalist

These Islamists are the present enemies of Western Civilization. Any system made by man is the antithesis of their religious wet dreams. Countries like Canada, France, and Spain who think that the Islamists will leave them alone are going to be hit with the sledgehammer of reality soon. It is extremely naive to think that this present war is between the United States and Al Qaeda. It's, in fact, all Western countries vs. the Islamists. It is no doubt very tough because the Islamists live in our midst. Western countries must use profiling, using factors such as religion, nationality, race, sex, and age, to catch the Islamists and reduce the threat domestically. For the long run, they should rhetorically and substantially support the U.S. in World War IV. Perpetually scolding the U.S., like France and Germany have done, will not buy any country safety.

Sources and further reading: How Enlightenment Dies by Andrew Stuttaford at NRO. Why Theo Van Gogh was Murdered by Theodore Dalrymple. Jihad wrecks Dutch race harmony by Matthew Campbell. How do you say "Let's roll!" in Dutch? by Sissy Willis. Religious violence in Netherlands alarms Germany by Expatica. After Van Gogh by The Economist. Reactions escalate in Islam debate by the Copenhagen Post online. Orthodox Jew shot dead in Antwerp by Ronit Sela.

November 19, 2004.