Netherlands should protect Ayaan Hirsi Ali

"When the government decided to end its protection of Ayaan Hirsi Ali at the end of 2007, several different sources predicted that the Netherlands would lose its prestige," writes the daily. "This was repeated last weekend during a demonstration of support organised in Paris. The petty decision made by Dutch politicians has allowed France to act as if it is the generous protector of the free world. ... The message is clear: France is engaged against religious fanatics, while the weak-kneed Netherlands prefers to watch from the sidelines yet again. ... A democracy must protect its citizens from the violent extremism of a political Islam that wants to destroy the liberty on which our society is based. This is now more true in Paris than at the Hague. But if the Dutch government now makes the right choice and protects Hirsi Ali, like the UK did for Salman Rushdie, we will be able to resolve this embarrassing affair."

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