http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=3684
by Nicola Smith
The Netherlands is http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=3792, a maverick right-wing MP, prepares to release an anti-Islamic film that is already causing anger.
Critics fear the much-hyped film Fitna, which criticises the Koran, could lead to bloodshed in Muslim countries, damage Dutch http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=2591.
Wilders – who has received death threats from Islamic extremists – has promised to release the film before the end of March despite pleas from the Dutch government and mounting unrest in the Muslim world.
The actual content of the 15-minute film has been kept tightly under wraps, even from the Dutch prime minister and security officials. But Wilders revealed in January that it featured a split screen with verses from the Koran alongside examples of Sharia law.
Dutch broadcasters have refused to http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=3748 the video but Wilders has indicated that he plans to air it on the internet.
The Dutch government is wary of infringing his freedom of speech and has not sought to ban the film but has branded it “irresponsible” and begun a preemptive diplomatic campaign.
Already, 15,000 people have protested in Afghanistan against the film, burning Dutch flags.
Nato commanders say that the Taliban could use it to whip up more anger and the Dutch ambassador in Malaysia said protests could lead to “dozens of deaths”. Indonesia, the most populous Muslim nation, said the film would threaten peace.
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