by WorldTribune Staff, September 28, 2018 Police said they arrested seven individuals who were plotting a terrorist attack on a major event in the Netherlands. Dutch authorities said the seven suspects allegedly tried to obtain AK-47s, hand grenades and materials to make bombs, UPI reported on Sept. 27. “The plan may have involved jackets packed […]
Special to WorldTribune , December 21, 2017 Yes: 128 No: 9 Abstain: 35 Y AFGHANISTAN Y DOMINICA Y LITHUANIA SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Y ALBANIA A DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Y LUXEMBOURG Y SAUDI ARABIA Y ALGERIA Y ECUADOR Y MADAGASCAR Y SENEGAL Y ANDORRA Y EGYPT A MALAWI Y SERBIA Y ANGOLA EL SALVADOR Y MALAYSIA […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 14, 2017 In a heated debate with Prime Minister Mark Rutte on March 13, Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders said “we need to choose for our own people … and not for the asylum seekers.” “You are not the prime minister of the Netherlands, but of the foreigners,” Wilders said of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 26, 2017 The rising tide of euroskepticism has crossed the North Sea and made it to the shores of the Netherlands. Following elections in March, the Dutch parliament will debate whether to end its relationship with the euro in what has been dubbed “Nexit”. The Party of Freedom, led by Geert […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 12, 2016 Text of statement by Dutch parliament member and Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders after his Dec. 9 conviction on charges of public insult and incitement to discrimination. Wilders and his PVV party have risen strongly in the polls since the verdict was announced. “Dear friends, I still […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 24, 2016 The following is text of Geert Wilders’ final statement contesting hate speech charges before the Hague District Court: “Mr. President, Members of the Court, When I decided to address you here today, by making a final statement in this trial against freedom of speech, many people reacted by telling […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 13, 2016 Anti-globalism forces are on a roll and leaders of such movements in Europe are looking to ride the wave of momentum created by Donald Trump to a revolutionary new order. Trump’s victory is “the emergence of a new world,” said Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Front. “It’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Turkey is continuing its all-out assault on anyone who insults its thin-skinned president. In the latest incident, a Dutch journalist who referred to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a “dictator” was detained while on holiday in Turkey and now is being prevented from leaving the country. Columnist Ebru Umar, who is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch Party For Freedom (PVV) said the March 22 terror attacks in Brussels are likely just the beginning. “I fear that we ain’t seen nothing yet,” Wilders told Breitbart London. “The cause of all this bloodshed is Islam. We need to de-Islamize the West. That is the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com The conviction of a former Dutch diplomat has exposed a wide net of Russian espionage against the West that traces its roots back to the Soviet KGB era. On April 23, a three-judge panel in the Hague sentenced Raymond Poeteray to 12 years in prison for having […]
