Intimidation and censorship are no answer to this inflammatory film

Too many Dutch and international leaders have leapt to deplore Wilders' film without first excoriating those who threaten him with death. Particularly egregious is a statement by the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, which, in explicitly condemning the film (but not the death threats), actually says "the right of free expression is not at stake here".

That's a truly idiotic claim. Mr Ban has no right to make it on our behalf.

The second question is whether Fitna should be banned by law, as the ambassadors of 26 Islamic countries have recently demanded the Dutch government to do. Unlike the murder issue, I accept that this is a matter for legitimate debate in a democracy, but my answer remains an unequivocal "no". The film is inflammatory but not, I think, across the line to incitement... [snip]

The Dutch politician's alarmist anti-Islam polemic needs to be taken apart and calmly answered...

[fair enough, let's do that. And while we're at it, might not we include as public a review and condamnation of extemist Islamic speech which clearly is intended to 'incite'? {or are we to ignore that half of this equation - again}]

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