Well, Jasmin, never fear. Geert isn't a media creation of RNW, he is a longterm threat to RNW! Geert and the PVV are well known outside of RNW circles around the world, especially in Europe. More and more coverage is given him because of his controversial situation, especially his current brush with the law. It is better he receive this attention to educate as many people as possible of how the Netherlands is at a crossroads in becoming a flashpiont in Europe towards countries turning inwards against themselves over the issues Geert brings forwards.

Whatever, Geert Wilders is good for RNW: his articles get maximum number of hits. I wonder what will happen to the media/RNW if Geert kept his thoughts to himself!! And, Geert wouldn't be what he is today- a celebrity politician but for RNW...I do not know if this is use or misuse of the power of word by media..Any thoughts, folks?

I thank you for your support, Hiram, however condition in its duration. Although that the access and useage of rights must be consisitent to be and remain rights is a fundamental fact.

Sandra, if Israel has one great friend in the world it is Canada, especially with Conservative Stephen Harper as Prime Minister. What I am reading in this forum tells me that Canada holds the greater degree of freedoms and respect for human rights than does most places in Western Europe. If anything you should be looking into Canadian affairs and the overall situation here compared to that in the Netherlands. If this is so bad as you say, why do a majority of the Dutch electorate vote against the PVV and Geert? Inside the CDA, even members there who are Jewish are claiming that their party should not allow itself any association with the PVV, no matter the circumstances, as seen in the article in this forum over the weekend CDA vote. As for my participation in this forum, even Hiram seems to welcome, or at least tolerate it. My affliiation as a listener and correspondent to RNW goes back to 1988, and I've not been asked since then not to contribute any form of idea or opinion to a service paid for by the Dutch taxpayer welcoming a worldwide audience. Should your opinions accuraately reflect your country's viewpoint on who or who may not have their voice democratically heard on its international communications, then no wonder there are serious difficulties to overcome in the Netherlands.

What took the CCD so long? They have more in common with Wilders than anybody else.

David Berridge, why don´t you look in your own backyard and fix your own country and stay out of ours? You come from Canada? Canada has hardly any room to tell us over here how we should rule our country. Wilders is pro -Israel, that says a lot to many of us Jews who rarely have seen a politician in Europe have this much courage as Geert Wilders does. He risks his life for freedom of speech and he risks his life defending the rights of Jewish people, gay people, free speech etc. A lot more then can be said for those backward terrorists that do nothing but hate and kill innocent people. If it wasn´t for Geert Wilders, the Muslims that were dancing in the street here in Holland with joy at the 9-11 terrorist attack on USA soil would be still here in Netherlands showing disrespect for the victims of 9-11 openly like they did then. Wilders put a stop to it. Wilders also put a stop to those very same trouble makers that were harrassening innocent jewish families here in the Netherlands not so long ago.

Just an editorial note. The word in the second sentence of my previous letter, should be anachronyism. My apologies.

Just an editorial note. The proper word is anachronyism to the sentence whereby Burke's words are changed in meaning. My apologies.

If nothing else, Geert is keeping us busy this weekend, Hiram!! That Geert will desire to create an anachronym of the wisdom of philosophical speakers of historical fame just to suit his own defintions of right and wrong, is definately something those in the Netherlands should be on guard against. especially those who are the most politically engaged in Dutch society. The members of the CDA who are specifically aware and historically conscious of this face standing up for themselves as well as standing against Geert. Faced with this challenge, may they have the strength and political will to live up to Burke's words, and not to Geert's twisting of them.

"To paraphrase the saying by Edmund Burke: "All evil needs to triumph is for good men to stand aside and do nothing.".".........This has been Wilder's stance from the very beginning with his anti-Islamic stance. If good men stand aside and do nothing, evil men will terrorise the community. It happened in Germany, USSR, China and numerous other countries where good men stood aside and did nothing. Good point, David Berridge.

....and i hope with Wilders out of the way, they can go ahead with their destruction of the Dutch way of life...don't just stop at 62 for retirement, why not raise it to 70. Thank god that smoke ban again will be enforced against small cafe business owners....while their at it, make it against the law to smoke at home....don't stop at half the red light district gone....get all of it. I just hope as you say, they have the "courage of their convictions".

Now that 32 per cent of the CDA support the dissenting MPs within its ranks, Geert is about to face the most critical juncture in his political career so far. To paraphrase the saying by Edmund Burke: "All evil needs to triumph is for good men to stand aside and do nothing.". These two CDA MPs carry the salvation of their party from its own undoing. One can only hope for the courage of their convictions to shine through in next week's Parliamentary vote.