Hirsigate: Uitgever AHA zit achter lastercampagne

[Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks]

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Bron:  INDC Journal
Datum: 17 mei 2006
URL:   http://www.indcjournal.com/archives/002546.php
Opm:   Op de bovenstaande URL wordt vermeld dat de onderstaande tekst
       afkomstig zou zijn van de 'uitgever van AHA' (de naam staat er
       niet bij). Alle rommel om de onderstaande tekst is weggeknipt...


As you are probably aware by now, there is yet another smear campaign
against Somali-Dutch Parliamentarian Ayaan Hirsi Ali, renown for her
outspoken criticism of conservative Islam and the mistreatment of Muslim
women. There has been another attempt to silence her, not through violence
this time, but politically. Yesterday the Dutch Minister of Immigration
revoked Ayaan's Dutch citizenship (thus making her stateless and forcing
her to resign from Parliament - you cannot be in Parliament unless you are
Dutch.) There is also a very racist undertone to some of the attacks with
calls from the extreme right wing for Ayaan to "go home to Africa".

This charge against Ayaan stems from the conditions in which she applied
for asylum, when she first arrived in Holland. She was advised at the time
to lie about certain details (her age and full name, and the country she
was fleeing - to say Somalia rather than Kenya), in order to speed up the
process. Since 2002, Ayaan has been VERY open about this. It is in
hundreds of profiles of her and interviews she has given over the years,
and she told the political establishment officially when they approached
her to become a political figure. This has been public knowledge, by
Ayaan's own admission, since 2002.

However, the reason why it is suddenly an issue is that the Minister of
Immigration (Rita Verdonk, who is very ambitious and currently trying to
become the next party leader) is now taking a very hard line against
asylum seekers, and sending people back to their country of origin who
have lied. The Dutch Parliament is currently debating the issue and Rita
Verdonk is coming under fierce attack from members of her Party.

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(c) 2006 INDC Journal

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