Posted on 05/06/2002 9:26:44 AM PDT by knighthawk
Pim Fortuyn, Dutch right-wing politician, has been shot by an unknown gunman. Between three and 6 six were fired. Gunman still at large. Fortuyn was shot when leaving the Radia 3 studio.
He was heavily wounded and was transported to hospital.
Why don't you wait for a description of the killer before you reach this conclusion?
Monday, 6 May, 2002, 17:08 GMT 18:08 UKDutch far-right leader 'shot dead'
The Dutch right-wing politician Pim Fortuyn has been shot dead, say Dutch media reports.Police say Mr Fortuyn was shot six times and suffered multlple wounds in the chest and neck but have not yet officially confirmed that he has been killed.
He was attacked as he left a radio studio in the central Dutch city of Hilversum after giving an interview.
Eyewitnesses have spoken of seeing militant-type figures at the media park where the Dutch station is located.
"I saw Pim Fortuyn lying on the ground with a bullet wound in his head," said television reporter Dave Abspoel.
The reporter said four people chased the gunman, who apparently fired in their direction.
But the BBC's Geraldine Coughlan in The Hague says it would have been difficult to gain access to the park which is tightly monitored.
Elections
Mr Fortuyn's anti-immigration party made surprising gains in recent elections.
The party has been predicted to do well in the forthcoming general elections in nine days time, with polls giving him 15% of the vote.
Mr Fortuyn provoked public indignation by calling for the Netherlands' borders to be closed to foreigners and by describing Islam as a 'backward' religion.
Of course you're right.
I do object to the media grouping together so many completely different political views under the general category of "right-wing." The term "right-wing" is used for a hodge-podge of very different ideas; the only thing they have in common is that they are reviled or ridiculed by the group that has defined itself as the mainstream.
I hope that others can find a way to make some good come out of this.
Let's not forget the threats of "containerized" terrorism, where terrorists and/or weapons, cash, etc. can easily slip through international ports. Netherlands would seem to be a primo jumping-off point for such.
Then, if the people still support the candidate in dangerous numbers, they have to take executive action. George Wallace, Laurel Maryland 1972.
This situation is rigged by the powers that be that either the person will be ignored, or otherwise eliminated as a threat...for good.
Right-wing politician Pim Fortuyn assassinated
Right-wing Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn has been shot dead, nine days before national elections, police said.
Police in Hilversum, where the attack took place, said they had no further information.
Dutch radio said Mr Fortuyn was shot at least three times in the head.
Shades of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan again? Or something else?
Pim Fortuyn is now a true martyr. Martyred and killed for his beliefs and his conviction to save his country from dangerous policies. This is the true definition of a martyr, not a killer of women and babies who straps dynamite to himself. He will not be forgotten, and by killing him, Fortuyn's murderers have only made his message stronger.
Everyone shouldn't be so quick to blame the Muslims for this one. This attack could have been a former boyfriend seeking revenge.
If so, you should put that in your headline.
I, too, am guilty of jumping to the Muslim conclusion, but I'm only human. You're right, though, we should wait for the facts to come in.
This perp got real close....amazing!
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