Gunman kills Dutch film director (Shot Film about Islamic abuse of women)

BBC ^ | November 2, 2004

[TFine80]

Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh, who made a controversial film about Islamic culture recently, has been shot dead in Amsterdam, Dutch media report. Police said they had arrested a man at the scene after an exchange of gunfire.

Van Gogh, 47, had received death threats after his film Submission, on violence against women in Islamic societies, was shown on Dutch TV.

The film was made with liberal Dutch politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali refugee who fled an arranged marriage.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been under police protection since the film was aired. She has also received death threats and has renounced the Islamic faith.

Van Gogh's production company told the Dutch news agency ANP that he had been shot dead. Police did not identify the victim.

Both the suspect and a policeman suffered bullet wounds and are now in hospital.

Van Gogh - who was related to the famous Dutch painter - had also been making a film about Pim Fortuyn, the populist right-wing, anti-immigration politician assassinated in May 2002.

[dennisw]

An assassin same as his idol Muhammad who had three people assassinated.

[NavVet]

The religion of peace strikes again.

[Beckwith]

Another fine example of Muslim tolerance.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Muslim Gunman kills Dutch film director

"There! That'll show 'em we Muslims are just as sane and normal as everyone else, by golly! Allah Akbar! ALLAH AKBAR -- !"

< /sarcasm>

[dennisw]

Radio Netherlands

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DUTCH FILMMAKER THEO VAN GOGH MURDERED
World Movie Magazine, UK - 13 minutes ago
According to police in Amsterdam, a man was shot dead in the city centre, though they did not name the victim, but a spokesman for Van Gogh’s film production ...

Report: Dutch Filmmaker Murdered
Kansas City Star (subscription), United States - 7 minutes ago
... Amsterdam television station AT5 cited witnesses saying the victim was filmmaker Theo van Gogh. A bystander was also reportedly ...

Report: Dutch Filmmaker Murdered
Miami Herald (subscription), FL - 15 minutes ago
... identity. Amsterdam television station AT5 cited witnesses saying that the victim was filmmaker Theo van Gogh. Police spokesman ...

Guardian

Through a keyhole Guardian, UK - Oct 29, 2004 ... he felt Degas might understand him. In the late 1880s, Theo Van Gogh represented Degas. The last Impressionist exhibition was in ...

Man jailed for Hirsi Ali death threat
Expatica, Netherlands - Oct 26, 2004
... The show featured a 10-minute film "Submission" made by Hirsi Ali and Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh. violence against women in Islamic societies. ...

Van Gogh Museum buys prints by Paul Gauguin
Baltimore Sun (subscription), United States - Sep 29, 2004
... bought the album of prints, which are reproductions of Gauguin's paintings created on zinc plates, because of their connection to Vincent and Theo van Gogh. ...

Man faces court for threatening Hirsi Ali
Expatica, Netherlands - Oct 22, 2004
... The threat followed the television premiere of "Submission", a short film Hirsi Ali made with producer Theo van Gogh to highlight how they say the Koran ...

Jack B Yeats - to the Victor the spoils
The Times (subscription), UK - Oct 2, 2004
... appropriate then that one of the most striking works in Theo Waddington’s ... the man’s jacket and his blue-shadowed face are reminiscent of Vincent Van Gogh. ...

Muslim apostate's graphic protest film draws cries of blasphemy
Taipei Times, Taiwan - Sep 28, 2004
... "Of course it's a political pamphlet; that's undeniable," said Theo van Gogh, who directed the film and insisted that he does not see why many Muslims are so ...

[Caipirabob]

Isn't the proportion of Muslims in Amsterdam extremely high, with the highest birthrate of all ethnic groups?

Sharia isn't far, Euro-weenies.

[FormerACLUmember]

The relgion of peace shows its true colors for the umpteenth million time.

The Europeans are completely out of their minds in allowing vast numbers of IslamoFascist vermin into their nations.

[TFine80]

"The perpetrator, who´s said to have stuck a pamphlet to Mr van Gogh's chest, was reportedly shot in the leg in an exchange of gunfire with a motorcycle policeman, who is believed to be seriously injured. The suspect was arrested in Amsterdam's Oosterpark and taken to hospital."

[Ulysse]

VOTE BUSH(and let KERRY run after BENLADEN in AFGANISTAN)
he will fight strongly worldwide terrorism

[Petronski]

Deafening protests from NOW will be forthcoming.

[not]

[wildcatf4f3]

Quick, someone get that gunman a photo of Dan Rather! Tell him, "This is the guy who said all Muslims are gay".

[PeteB570]

Aaahhh; The peaceful religion of Islam stricks again.

You missed the one about the father in Egypt. Pissed because he produced no sons, only 7 daughters, he stabbed the girls. Only killed 4 of them. Just happened a few days ago.

Maybe a little science would help the region of Islam.

[angkor]

One million Muslims in a population of 16 million.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Quick, someone get that gunman a photo of Dan Rather!

Not a problem. Here ya go:

Tom and Peter are the other two. :)

[wildcatf4f3]

I checked the DUmmie page. They have this story up but their are no replies. Their site also never even mentions that a Muslim assasin killed the film maker.

[Steely Tom]

Maybe a little science would help the region of Islam.

Always happy to help:

(steely)

[independentmind]

It's amazing that the author neglected to identify the ethnic and religious background of the shooter. Another example of PC taken to the extreme--or what I like to call willfull blindness.

[wai-ming]

Theo van Gogh, who made a controversial film about Islamic culture recently

Was it really "controversial" or merely expository?