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| Hirsi Ali not in danger, says minister |
| 2007-10-04 |
| Ayaan Hirsi Ali is not in any specific danger in the US, Only non-specific dangers, they're very inexpensive. Dutch justice minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin told the former MP in a letter at the end of last year, according to media reports. A copy of the letter is in the hands of TV station RTL. Hirsi Ali returned to the Netherlands on Monday after the Dutch state stopped funding her round-the-clock protection in the US. The state is paying for her security in the Netherlands. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #8 Thank you for the information, Peter dear. I wouldn't be surprised if it were cheaper in America. The Netherlands can be quite expensive (although beautiful and full of friendly people!). |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-10-04 21:59 |
| #7 Ok thank you. Hirsi Ali is now starting a campaign to raise money to finance the security herself. According to the justice minister it costs 2 million euros a year. |
| Posted by: Peter 2007-10-04 20:42 |
| #6 I imagine because she's a private citizen, Peter. Other people concerned about their safety spend their own money for bodyguards -- all those celebrities, for instance -- or their employers do. Depending how much she's being paid by that think tank she joined, she'll either have to pay out of pocket, or the think tank will decide it's worth the extra cost to have her thinking for them. I imagine she's making a lot more there than she was as a member of the Dutch parliament, and no doubt the neighbors are more congenial. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-10-04 12:09 |
| #5 Why isn't the American government paying for her security in the USA? |
| Posted by: Peter 2007-10-04 11:56 |
| #4 So her neighbors won't mind if she moves back in to her old apartment? Or perhaps she can stay with the Dutch "justice" minister? |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-10-04 11:36 |
| #3 In the old days when someone like Ernst Hirsch Ballin would say that kind of thing, he'd become a hostage to the health of Ms. Ali. She dies, he dies. Consider it 'quality assurance'. Amazing how guarded one's own words become in that circumstance. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-10-04 09:47 |
| #2 Of course not! Islam is a religion of Peace you Islamophobic! Just ask Theo! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2007-10-04 08:25 |
| #1 Nope. Not in any danger at all. Until she's killed. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2007-10-04 08:17 |