Ethics

England Denies Entry to Wilders

By Ed Brayton

The British government refused to allow Dutch politician Geert Wilders into the country even though he was invited there by the House of Lords:

A Dutch member of Parliament who has compared the Koran to "Mein Kampf" and blamed Islamic texts for inciting the 9/11 attacks was detained by immigration officials at Heathrow Airport on Thursday and forced to board the next flight back to the Netherlands. His deportation had been ordered by Britain's home secretary on the grounds that his presence in Britain endangered public safety.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on February 16, 2009 (boomark / email).