Nothing like prior constraint. No courts just NetSol!!! Internet company suspends politician's website over Qur'an film

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: tariq biziou [tariq.biziou () gmail com]
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 12:45 PM
To: David Farber
Subject: Internet company suspends politician's website over Qur'an film

An American internet company has inactivated the website of a Dutch
right-wing politician, who was planning to release a critical film
about the Qur'an, the Islamic holy book, on the site.

Network Solutions announced late Saturday that it had suspended the
site, www.fitnathemovie.com , as the company assesses whether it
contravenes its "acceptable use policy."

Politician Geert Wilders says he's made a 15-minute film as a warning
to the  West about the teachings of the Qur'an.

Wilders is a well-known anti-Islamist who has called for a stop to
immigration from Muslim countries and a halt to the building of new
mosques in his country.

Wilders has said he's not against Muslims but against their faith. He
has previously talked about the "tsunami of Islamization" in the
Netherlands, which is home to about one million Muslims.

After being turned down by at least four broadcasters in the
Netherlands, Wilders announced this week that he planned to release
Fitna  —the Koranic term for "strife" — on March 31 over the internet.

"If need be, I will personally distribute DVDs," Wilders told Dutch
news agency ANP after hearing about the website's inactivation.

On Saturday, about 2,000 protesters gathered in downtown Amsterdam to
demonstrate against Wilders and his film.

Calling their protest "Netherlands shows its colours," demonstrators
say they were upset over what they saw as a right-wing witch hunt
against Muslims.

Dutch officials fear the movie could spark violent protests in Muslim
countries, and have emergency evacuation plans in place for their
citizens in those countries.

Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has said he rejects Wilders's
views, but supports his freedom of speech.

Wilders's film has reignited the memory of the murder of filmmaker
Theo van Gogh in 2004.

An Islamic militant killed van Gogh over his film Submission, written
by former Dutch politician Ayaan Hirsi-Ali.

The film told the fictional story of a Muslim woman, trapped in a
violent marriage, who is raped by a relative and then punished for
adultery. Hirsi-Ali was forced into hiding.

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