Sunday, January 2, 2011
Hundreds of Suspects for New Year’s Eve Misbehavior to be Investigated
Deputy Minister of Security and Justice, Fred Teeven (Liberals) has published preliminary figures about New Year’s Eve misbehavior. The police have transferred to the prosecution 642 files of suspects. Of these, 243 are suspected of violence against people and 115 of violence against public functionaries such as policemen, ambulance workers and firemen. In the other cases concerned crimes such as vandalism and arson. Speed justice will be applied this week in the Hague Rotterdam and Amsterdam Utrecht.www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2664/2011/article/print/detail/1787420/Teeven-minder-incidenten-nog-187-verdachten-in-cel.dhtml
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Poll: The Dutch Are Nervous, Egoistic, Aggressive and Without Respect
A poll was undertaken by Motivaction among 1,600 people about what typifies current Dutch society. Three quarters of those polled characterized society as nervous, egoistic, aggressive and without respect. The Dutch have a very negative picture of themselves. Eighty-six per cent of those polled consider that the Dutch complain often. Eighty-four per cent think that the Dutch enjoy complaining. Thirty per cent consider the Dutch collaborate enough among themselves. Only twenty-seven per cent of the Dutch have a positive view of the country’s future.http://www.trouw.nl/achtergrond/deverdieping/article3350271.ece/Verlangen_naar_harmonie_en_geborgenheid_.html
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Muslim Group Wants to Introduce Shariah in the Netherlands
The Shariah4Holland Group calls on Muslims to fight to turn the Netherlands into an Islamic state. The new group has its origins in Shariah4Belgium which has already caused unrest a number of times in that country last year. The members of Shariah4Holland want to go out in the street in the near future to attract new members. The group already has a website, a YouTube channel and a Facebook page. The group writes that it will only stop “when death will come over us, or the flag of Shariah will flutter over the Royal Palace in the Hague.”http://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/nederland/article3348716.ece/Shariah4Holland_wil_vechten_voor_de_wetgeving_van_Allah_.html
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
The Netherlands Pays for Anti-Wilders Movie
Turkish television has recently broadcast a critical program on the Islamophobia in the Netherlands and the rise of Freedom Party Leader Geert Wilders. The costs of preparing the documentary and the travel costs of the Turkish journalists to the Netherlands were paid for by the Dutch government. In the program, one Turkish Dutchman complained about the discrimination in the labor market. Another said that the Dutch are more radical than before. A third one warned about ethnic violence – he called the Netherlands and the rest of Western Europe “a barrel full of explosives.” The Turkish reporter added that the Netherlands is one of the countries where one feels the enmity against immigrants the strongest.
www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/8572005/__Nederland_betaalt__anti-Wilders_film___.html
www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/8572005/__Nederland_betaalt__anti-Wilders_film___.html
Monday, December 27, 2010
VVD: Top Railway Companies Should Resign
The VVD (Liberal Party) has requested that the management and supervisory board of the two railway companies, NS (Transport) and Pro-Rail (Infrastructure) resign. Parliamentarian Charlie Aptroot says that they have to take responsibility for the poor performance of the train service in the winter weather.www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2824/Politiek/article/detail/1103437/2010/12/24/VVD-ontslag-voor-leiding-NS-en-ProRail.dhtml
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Twelve Somalian Terrorist Suspects Arrested
On Friday night Christmas Eve, the National Detective Service arrested 12 Somalians in Rotterdam. According to the Dutch Intelligence Service AIVD, there were indications that the 12 wanted to carry out an attack in the Netherlands. Last year, the AIVD announced that Yemen and Somalia were new countries of origin for potential terrorist threats in the Netherlands.
www.trouw.nl/nieuws/nederland/article3353470.ece/Verdachten_opgepakt_voor_plan_aanslagen.html
www.trouw.nl/nieuws/nederland/article3353470.ece/Verdachten_opgepakt_voor_plan_aanslagen.html
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Chaos in Dutch Trains
The Telegraaf daily writes that the management of the Dutch Railways seems to have totally lost its way in the snow. The railways have cancelled half of the trains. Despite that, train drivers and conductors desperately look where their train is that they have to man, announcements sent travelers in vain from platform to platform. Many trains are broken. Another ten broke down the day before yesterday. Leaders of the trade union, FNV Bondgenoten say that it seems that the train organizations consist of a variety of independent islands. According to reactions from the personnel and travelers, the situation deteriorates daily.www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/8558953/__Wanorde_op_spoor_compleet__.html?sn=binnenland,buitenland
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Interessante vraag: waarom associëren deze beroepsjankerds de NS met Israel?
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