March 28th, 2008 at 10:55 am
When Dutch legislator Geert Wilders announced he was going to publish a film about Islam, his Internet provider, Network Solutions, asked to see the film first. He said no, and they denied it access. The movie was copied to www.liveleak.com and hosted from there. Liveleak has since shut it down, having been threatened into submission, but the movie is now up at Google Video.
There are indeed some disturbing images: the beheading of an American by terrorists, the camera turning away as the audio continues; a woman in her burqa on her knees with an assault rife pushed into the back of her head; one of the 9/11 planes going into the World Trade Center, and pictures of maimed and beaten individuals. There are hate speeches from various imams and others, including the Iranian prime minister.
The scenes are interspersed with five verses of the Koran, and at the end is a phone book with a page being torn out. Wilders then ends the scene with a message saying it is up “to Muslims themselves to tear the hateful verses from the Quran. Muslims want you to make way for Islam, but Islam does not make way for you.”
The 15-minute film is a good voice, but not a singularly powerful one. For that I recommend Infidel. The Washington Post agrees that there is little new for us to be shocked by.
Fitna is a suitable introduction to what we are dealing with from those particular Muslims who want to do us harm. It is really not all that controversial; the only valid argument is whether the verses are abrogated or superseded in some respect, like Old Testament ceremonial law for Christians. I have yet to hear anyone argue that, and the footage argues that the verses are still relevant. To the offended, the exposure itself is reason for offense.
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