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Submitted by Jonathan Wilde on Wed, 2005-07-13 09:53.
Via The Guardian:
The Muslim extremist on trial in the slaying of filmmaker Theo van Gogh confessed Tuesday, saying he was driven by religious conviction. ``I don't feel your pain,'' he told the victim's mother.
Mohammed Bouyeri stunned the courtroom when, in the final minutes of his two-day trial he declared: ``If I were released and would have the chance to do it again ... I would do exactly the same thing.''
``What moved me to do what I did was purely my faith. ... I was motivated by the law that commands me to cut off the head of anyone who insults Allah and his prophet,'' he said.
Bouyeri, 27, faces life imprisonment in the Nov. 2 killing of Van Gogh, who was shot, stabbed and nearly beheaded on an Amsterdam street. A verdict is to be handed down this month.
Bouyeri glanced at notes, paused between sentences and chose his words carefully. Some spectators rose to their feet as he spoke, visibly stunned by his comments.
At one point, he addressed the victim's mother, Anneke, who was sitting in the public gallery. ``I have to admit I don't have any sympathy for you,'' he said. ``I can't feel for you because I think you're a nonbeliever.''
Personally, I blame the US government.
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It's hard to disagree
It's hard to disagree Jonathan. It's an open secret that the CIA created militant Islam after WW2.
What Bernard? Or rather what
What Bernard? Or rather what a load of complete crap you are spewing. Militant Islam has existed for far longer than that...read a history of Islam before repeating such unmitigated rubbish. Have you ever heard of the Hassadin? I rather hope JW was being facitious.
As Homer Simpson once
As Homer Simpson once explained it, "God is very powerful, but also very insecure - like Barbra Streisand, before James Brolin. Oh, he's been a rock..."
What a silly Muslim. Allah
What a silly Muslim. Allah is way too big to be offended by the actions of mere mortals. He doesn't need mortals to be killing each other to "defend his honor" against the mere words (or deeds, for that matter) of other mortals. If Allah is all powerful and supreme, he will remain so regardless of the actions of infidels and heretics.
A very strong case could be made that Bouyeri's rash actions stemmed from INSUFFICIENT faith in Allah and his capabilities.
Here's the
Here's the link:
http://www.reason.com/hitandrun/2005/07/bouyeri_i_would.shtml#010155
The story I read states that
The story I read states that on top of thelife sentence they seek, he will...gasp...aslo lose his right to vote and run in public elections. The horror!
Stupid monotheism, breeding
Stupid monotheism, breeding extremists.
-sam
Andrew: Here's a link which
Andrew:
Here's a link which should prove my point:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=irony
Happy study :)
"Find refuge"? I'm sure
"Find refuge"? I'm sure Saudi Arabia and Iran would welcome him with open arms - or hell, even France. And he could probably talk prominent Democrats into taking up a collection to pay for his travel expenses, no problem - after all, his trial is not happening in the ICC and is therefore surely illegitimate in some way...
Actually, Bouyeri also made
Actually, Bouyeri also made this comment (also addressed at Van Gogh's mother):
"Your reproach that i abuse this country's rule of law would have been judicial valid if there would have been a country where people like me could find refuge".
I am not exactly sure what he means by "people like me", it could be "religious murderders" but i guess it means "religious fanatics in general". Which is imho sort of libertarian.
You know, I fail to see why
You know, I fail to see why we can't meet each other halfway. Bouyeri wants to die, we want him dead. It should work! :mrgreen: