Nakharar Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 (edited) Fighting Their Wars in Brussels Fourteen of the 26 Brussels MPs of the Parti Socialiste, the largest party in the Belgian capital, are immigrants. Only twelve Socialists are of Belgian origin, ten are of Moroccan origin, two are Turkish, one is Tunisian and one comes from the West-African state of Guinea. All of them are Muslims. The strength of the Socialists in Brussels is based on the immigrant vote favouring extensive redistributions of taxpayers’ money to so-called “underprivileged” groups such as African and Turkish immigrants. These immigrants not only bring their religion and culture to Belgium, but also their national quarrels. Emir Kir, the new Brussels Secretary of State, is an outspoken Turkish nationalist who hates Armenians. Last May 29th, he participated in a demonstration to demand the destruction of the Armenian monument in Brussels. This monument commemorates the 1.5 million Armenian civilians massacred by the Turkish Army in 1915. It was erected half a century ago by Christian Armenians who had fled to Belgium after the First World War and who had become law-abiding and prosperous citizens of our country, although they had never claimed or received “redistributional solidarity.” According to Kir, who has now become the member of the Brussels Government responsible for pubic monuments, the “so-called Armenian Genocide” is a hoax, concocted by “imperialists.” Other Turkish-born politicians who demand the demolition of the Armenian monument are the Liberals Nezahat Namli and Sait Köse, the Socialist Ermin Özkaya and the “Christian”- Democrat Halis Kökten. Soft on Terrorism Meanwhile the former Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Liberal Party strongman Louis Michel has left the government to become a member of the European Commission. Michel is an outspoken proponent of enlarging the European Union with countries such as Turkey and Morocco. The Vlaams Blok demands that a referendum be held to make this decision. “We oppose enlarging the EU with Turkey because we know that the people oppose it,” says Vlaams Blok MP Guido Tastenhoye. He also criticised the Belgian government for its soft position on terrorism. Last March, a Belgian of Moroccan origin was arrested in the Netherlands on charges of terrorism. Last April, eight Turks were briefly detained in Brussels at the request of the Italian judiciary who suspects them of terrorist activities. Seven of them, however, were released the following day, including Fehriye Erdal. She has also been accused by the Turkish police of involvement in the assassination of a Turkish businessman in 1996. Erdal has been living in Belgium for four years, but Belgium refuses to extradite her to Belgium. http://www.flemishrepublic.org Edited November 22, 2004 by Nakharar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Sad but true and it happens not only in Belgum but also in Holland and in the Balkans. Partly it is because of fervent American support of Moslem minorities and partly it is due to social issues as the article states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skhara Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Partly it is because of fervent American support of Moslem minorities Do you know why that is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 I'm afraid I do know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skhara Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 I'm glad. We need more people to know though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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