VIOLENCE IN HOLLAND: Jihad Behind the Levees

Nine days of violence in the Netherlands have put pressure on an immigrant society once seen as a model for Europe. Two societies that once lived quietly amongst each other have shifted into open revolt -- bringing out the worst of both, right-wing reactionaries and Islamic extremists.

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Long admired within Europe for tolerance and for its peaceful cohabitation with an ever-growing population of Muslim immigrants, Holland's multicultural society appears to be rapidly breaking apart. Every day brings news of further escalation including a Tuesday warning by an Islamist group threatening attacks in retaliation for the mosque arsons. And while the murder of van Gogh, a distant relative of the famous painter, set off the current spiral of violence, the problems run much deeper.

"We have to get used to the fact that Holland isn't an island of peace anymore," says Adjiedj Bakas, a close friend of the murdered van Gogh. "We are in the middle of a Jihad. We have to understand that there are turbulent times ahead for us."

It is a message that nobody in Holland wants to hear. Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has urged calm. He too, however, admits there is a problem. "Extremism is reaching the roots of our democracy," he said on Wednesday.
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I didn't even know this: "We have to get used to the fact that Holland isn't an island of peace anymore," says Adjiedj Bakas, a close friend of the murdered van Gogh. "We are in the middle of a Jihad. We have to understand that there are turbulent times ahead for us."

Mostly I hear about how there is a problem here, but that we must stay calm, and work together. It is kinda scary though... and so surreal. I´d never expected anything like this happening to Holland, and now that it does I still don´t really believe it.. it´s like... so surreal :s

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planning to withdraw troops from Iraq in March. Same as Spain's "terrorist" attack. I would look to RW forces as the source of this "Muslim terrorism"