How Not to Stop Illegal Immigration.

While Europe is exhausting its capital wealth to accomodate thousands of legal and illegal immigrants every year, France is considering a new and expensive way of defending its borders. The ultimate madness is upon us.

France considers paying (illegal) immigrants to go home.

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – France’s newly set up ministry of immigration and national identity has made itself heard for the first time, with its chief, Brice Hortefeux, floating an idea to financially reward those immigrants who voluntarily return to their native country.

According to the long-time friend and ally of president Nicolas Sarkozy, a family with two children would be paid €6,000 to leave French territory. A similar sweetener has already been in use, with some 3,000 families leaving France in exchange for money in 2005-2006, the BBC reported.

However controversial Mr Hortefeux’s comments may seem, they are fully in line with what the European Commission’s intentions are in this area.

“In terms of illegal immigrants currently present [in the EU territory], we have to encourage them to return and follow procedures for legal entrance. This can be co-funded via European projects,” EU home affairs commissioner Franco Frattini said last week (16 May), while tabling a proposal aimed to set up such legal routes to the bloc. Between 2008-2013, the 27-nation bloc will be able to make use of a European return fund running to €676 million – something set up to ensure EU capitals share more fairly the financial burden of immigration.

This is madness. We take in an illegal immigrant. We pay him to go home and then ask him to follow procedures to return. If he doesn’t get the necessary permission, he will doubtlessly migrate illegally again and be paid again to return once more. There is no limit on how many times one may illegally migrate. It could be a money spinner for the poor of North Africa. Or anywhere else for that matter. Why not just send them the money and spare them the trip?
Where is the money for this process to come from? You. Just so you know that you are not merely working to support your own family, you are also expected to support the whole of the rest of the world, courtesy of the EU policy makers.

The EU has also seen this possibility of repeated (paid) illegal immigration and return but is weak in its response.

“The European Commission is in favour of voluntary return,” one official told EUobserver, adding “incentives for voluntary return should not become a pull factor for migrants to come the EU illegally, however.”
“The possibility to expel must be also in place,” another official added.

Bravo. Reading the last sentence again, one understands that there is no possibility to expel at present. The EU is incapable of defending our borders and sovereignty.

Some 300,000 illegal migrants arrive on EU territory each year.

Link: EU Observer.

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Euromed: The Beat Goes On.

The Euromed Process rolls onward. The latest outpouring from the hallowed halls of the EU bears the ignominious title:

European Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on reforms in the Arab world: What strategy should the European Union adopt? (2006/2172(INI))

Having read the document, which is lengthy and contains all the usual preamble of “whereas”, “considering”, and “with respect to” and the usual disclaimers, we found two paragraphs that highlight the working milieu that is Euromed:

The European Parliament, [1] Is convinced that Arab identity is by no means incompatible with the notion of modernity or with the initiation of serious reforms; considers that the feeling of impotence which underlies the “Arab malaise” can be overcome through a renewed partnership based on understanding, mutual confidence, respect for social and cultural practices and credibility; recalls that the westernisation of Arab societies is not the most appropriate route to this end and that the notions of democracy, human rights and the rule of law are fundamental and universal values which innumerable Muslim authorities and governments have declared to be compatible with Islam;

“The westernisation of Arab societies is not the most appropriate route to this end”. Nor is the islamisation of Europe! Clearly, not recommending the first, must lead to the non-recommendation of the other.
They don’t westernise, we don’t islamise. The two are not compatible. And anyone in the EU who believes that they are, or believes the statements made by these “innumerable muslim states”, is being sadly misled. The reforms that we consider necessary have been discusssed for decades without any result being achieved. What could possibly be the reason for believing that the Arab world will bring about these changes now?

The EU grudgingly accepts, however, that there are differences between our perception of a free society and that of the Arab world. Take a look at paragraph 5.

The European Parliament, [5] Considers that, while it is extremely important that the Euro-Arab relationship include consideration of the vital need to combat terrorism, it is vital for the effectiveness and substance of that relationship that the fight against terrorism does not overshadow or hold back a host of other topics of common interest, such as economic and social development, employment, sustainable development, proper public administration, the fight against corruption, the development and consolidation of a strong and genuine civil society as the promoter of advances in terms of the democratic system and of tolerance, the fight for gender equality, full respect for, and non-discrimination in respect of, different sexual orientations, conservation of the global cultural heritage, inter-cultural dialogue, good governance, free and fair media, political participation and the promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms, freedom of conscience and religious freedom, freedom of expression and association, the rejection of torture and the abolition of the death penalty, and the rejection of intolerance and fundamentalism, with a view to creating a genuine area of shared peace and prosperity;

Looking at that little “to do” list, the prospects of an early solution to the “Arab malaise” seem a long way off.

There is, however, one paragraph in the preamble that holds out a little hope for us sceptics:

[...] whereas the Arab movement, as conceived by its founding fathers, is a project which has included the secularisation of societies among its objectives [Really? This is news! Ed.]; whereas the current paths of political Islam do not always appear to be providing appropriate answers to the problems of political reform; concerned that the deadlocks in political reform are fuelling radical Islamism and its rhetoric of hatred towards Jews; and whereas the moderation of Islamism depends on both the stability of the institutional framework in which they evolve and the opportunities which the latter offers to influence policy-making.

Which one, among all of the leftist idealists in the EU, was sharp enough to spot that little point of debate and how did they manage to get it put into the declaration? Wonders never cease.

To see the entire document, follow the link below:

Link: The EU resolution: May 10, 2007

SIAD: Seeking Help to Uphold the Constitution.

On February 20, 2007 SIAD reported the Koran to be contrary to the Constitution of the Kingdom of Denmark Act, sections 67 and 69, and claimed certain mosques (or the imams preaching at those mosques) to be acting illegally according to section 78 (2) of the said Act, in that passages of the Koran are being read aloud which urge to infringement of the Act of the Constitution, including violence and threat of violence.

The complaint was refused by the Ministry of Justice. Not content with being brushed aside so easily, SIAD responded by repeating the complaint, pointing out that the person who had handled the initial complaint was obviously not qualified to do so, having never read the Koran or the Hadith. Again, the complaint was refused.
What does one do now? Well, the only thing one can. Sue.

The following is a statement from SIAD.

The Danish Minster of Justice is contravening the Constitution of the Kingdom of Denmark Act. (The Danish constitution). We are currently preparing to take legal action.
We have started a world-wide collection of money in order to take legal action against passages of the Koran, i.e. passages which are contrary to the Danish constitution and the Danish Penal Code.

Having received a refusal of our first claim from the Ministry of Justice and having noted that the case worker acted on complete ignorance, as she had not even read the Koran, nor did she know the meaning of the word “hadith”, SIAD forwarded a second claim.

To this second claim, we received a short reply from a certain Jens-Christian Bülow from the Ministry of Justice with the following wording:

By e-mail of March 27, 2007 you have once again addressed the Ministry of Justice in order to have passages of the Koran prohibited in Denmark.
The Ministry of Justice refers to an earlier reply of March 7, 2007.

Yours faithfully,
Jens-Christian Bülow.

Again, we see a total negligence of our argument which is based on the very clearly stated sections of the Danish constitution.

We have now opened a bank account where any monies received will be ear-marked for the trial.

Bank account number: 9860 8890006451

Swift: FIONDK 22

IBAN: D78 9860 8890006451

So, if you want to support SIAD in this, you know where to send your contribution. This could be a groundbreaking case. If SIAD succeeds in this action, it may show the way forward for everybody else. Our politicians are responsible for upholding the whole constitution. Not just the bits of it that suit them. It is time someone pointed that out to them.

The Barcelona Declaration.

How the Euro-politicians sold our European identity in 1995.
The Barcelona Declaration is a working agreement formed between the EU and islamic Mediterranean states (and, surprisingly, Israel) to create a free-trade area, with all the implications that it brings with it, by 2010. The EU plan involves the breakdown of national barriers, controlled immigration, economic help of astronomic proportions and cultural exchange on all levels. Indeed, they have also created something called the Barcelona Process, which reminds us of another project, to facilitate the smooth passage of the Euromed area to reality. The press, the main stream media, are also involved in this affair. The underdeveloped lands that surround the Mediterranean are to be promoted in a favourable light and the Euro press center also has its own organisation to feed the necessary information to the press. This comes from the website “Euromed and the media”;

BACKGROUND

The tenth year of the Barcelona Process, as the Year of the Mediterranean, is an opportunity for reflection on achievements to date and for renewed determination to reinforce the relationships between the countries of the Southern Mediterranean and the European Union. Ten years of dialogue and cooperation have sought to improve political and economic cooperation and to advance mutual knowledge and understanding; this process is now being extended to include the region’s media. In the second half of 2005, selected international journalists will participate in meetings to devise input into policy affecting the media in the next phase of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.

OUTLINE

The process will begin with a meeting in Jordan of key international journalists and analysts from the EMP area. Balanced selection will ensure participation not just of North and South but also of those Mediterranean countries whose media are rarely found in joint deliberations. The aim is to discuss the role of the media in the complex and often limited relationships between countries of the EMP. Themes from this initial gathering will be carried into further meetings in Marseille and Barcelona; the outcomes, to be specified by the participants themselves as a reflection of priorities for their profession, will be delivered to the November Barcelona meeting of Heads of State as an input to policy considerations.

So that was two years ago. The “process” continues.
Who is involved? See the list of signatories below.

The Council of the European Union, represented by its President, Mr Javier SOLANA, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain.
The European Commission, represented by Mr Manuel MARIN, Vice­President,
Germany, represented by Mr Klaus KINKEL, Vice­Chancellor and Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Algeria, represented by Mr Mohamed Salah DEMBRI, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Austria, represented by Mrs Benita FERRERO­WALDNER, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Belgium, represented by Mr Erik DERYCKE, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Cyprus, represented by Mr Alecos MICHAELIDES, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Denmark, represented by Mr Ole Loensmann POULSEN, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Egypt, represented by Mr Amr MOUSSA, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Spain, represented by Mr Carlos WESTENDORP, State Secretary for Relations with the European Community,
Finland, represented by Mrs Tarja HALONEN, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
France, represented by Mr Hervé de CHARETTE, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Greece, represented by Mr Károlos PAPOULIAS, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Ireland, represented by Mr Dick SPRING, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Israel, represented by Mr Ehud BARAK, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Italy, represented by Mrs Susanna AGNELLI, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Jordan, represented by Mr Abdel­Karim KABARITI, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Lebanon, represented by Mr Fares BOUEZ, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Luxembourg, represented by Mr Jacques F. POOS, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Cooperation,
Malta, represented by Prof. Guido DE MARCO, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Morocco, represented by Mr Abdellatif FILALI, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs,
The Netherlands, represented by Mr Hans van MIERLO, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Portugal, represented by Mr Jaime GAMA, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
The United Kingdom, represented by Mr Malcolm RIFKIND QC MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs,
Syria, represented by Mr Farouk AL-SHARAA, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Sweden, represented by Mrs Lena HJELM-WALLEN, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Tunisia, represented by Mr Habib Ben YAHIA, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Turkey, represented by Mr Deniz BAYKAL, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs,
The Palestinian Authority, represented by Mr Yassir ARAFAT, President of the Palestinian Authority.

Who says we’re not being Islamised? And now perhaps, we know why. Welcome to Euromed.

Or is that Eurabia?

Link: The Barcelona Declaration of 1955.

The Islamic Plan. The Islamisation of France.

The following article was sent to us from a reader in France. This person has asked to post the article but does not wish to be named. The article first appeared in our mail as an auto-translation and was finally read and translated to literal English by “Gaia”, an SIOE member in the UK.

The article concerns a coversation between René Marchand and a man involved in the Islamic struggle for supremacy in Europe, not to mention the entire world.
René Marchand studied in the school “Langues orientales”, the better school of study of all the langages in the world, in France. He is a journalist and reporter. The person he is interviewing has a pseudonym, “Abou Yazid”, Rene Marchand met him in Paris, after having been introduced to AY by an unknown third party, but he never knew his real name. AY was probably a member of the FIS (or GIA) , an Islamist organisation fighting in Algeria. René Marchand says that everything that this person explained to him has realised itself since 1994. The following is an extract from his publication.

France in Danger from Islam.
Publication: Editions, The Age of Man 2002 (all of René Marchand’s comments have been abridged)

AY: I believe I was right in saying, after some conversation with you, that you were one of these rare Europeans who consider that a Moslem is not necessarily a being deprived of rationality.
France will be Moslem, as will the whole world. There is only one God, Allah. Allah created only one humanity and he promulgated only one law for this humanity. Everyone will be one day a follower of the Law of Allah, which is Islam. Our mutual friend told me that you know our belief. If I understood properly, what interests you as far as your country is concerned, is more how than why.
In order to arrive at this ultimate goal – for us believers, this can only be the complete Islamization of France – although many intermediate stages can be fixed, according to current circumstances, it will be accomplished step by step. We know that it will be long, with so many battles to be won in a conflict which will end only after the destruction of France as political entity.
The French territory is the main staging post of the movement in the fight which it is being delivered in Algeria and on which it concentrates, at the moment, the biggest of its forces.
The ideological and military networks of the Moslem community settled in mainland France must preserve the absolute secrecy of the underground support groups for the Front in the Maghreb. Too many and too impetuous activists would immediately attract the attention of the police. Not only it is important to avoid everything which could provoke a lively reaction by the French leaders, it is necessary to anaesthetize those who, in the ranks of the enemy, are called the “elites” deceiving them about the establishment of the movement, the state of its forces, its alliances… the undermining, gathering of intelligence, the preparation of the troops, the creation of new alliances, the moral lethargy of the enemy, all under thick camouflage, in the darkness. It is only for exceptional reasons (i.e. obtaining the release of a prisoner, preventing the conclusion of an agreement between the French government and the Algerian government), that actions of open war can be decided. Attempts will always be in limited number and grouped over a short period, so as to maintain the illusion in the eyes of the enemy that the movement can act only in a sporadic way, that it has not managed to become established widely and solidly enough to become a real threat.

So much for the past , then in 1994. After this description of tactics in the foregone fight for Algeria, AY then begins to reveal the plan for the Islamisation of France. With hindsight, we can see that the plan is working very well. Areas of France now, can be recognised from what he said then. But not only in France. All the major European cities are suffering under the forming of ghettoes and the economic burden of maintaining them. AY is, in fact, describing the plan for the islamisation of the whole of Europe.

Secrecy is an indispensable condition for the success of the first stage of our plan. This first stage we summarize in one word: “Manipulation”. The following stage will consist in: “Massify”.

To manipulate is to favour the installation, in France, of the biggest possible number of Moslems, wherever they come from: the Maghreb, black Africa and the Middle East.

Obtain French nationality for the biggest number of them, or at least long residency permits. Do not take a position against integration: a Moslem remains a Moslem («no denial in Islam»). Favour however, religious education, the teaching of Arabic, the construction of mosques, the veil for women, traditional clothes. Accustom the Frenchmen to the ” Moslem fact “. As for the operative, he must be as invisible as possible, active, watchful, but especially, undetectable.

Then will come the time to massify the millions of individuals living in France and recognized as Moslems by organizing their identical assembling around Islam and around the Arabian-Moslem culture. The phase of massification will be activated after the installation of an Islamic republic in Algeria, sooner or later - the opportunity will decide - the battles of Tunisia and Morocco. By a reversal of the roles, Algeria or whole North Africa will become the staging base for the battle of France.

At this moment, in France, the number of networks and activists in the underground will have reached a critical mass, which will allow the application of a process of global accelerated massification. This process of massification is the war. The warrior phase of the jihad.

As in any war of invasion, the troops of Islam will have to secure a bridgehead. They can anchor in the zones where the Moslems are in a majority. These “difficult districts”, where the police, the justice, the elected members, qualify as “no-go zones”. The breakthrough will be military: riots, attacks (I understand: attempts, murders) so that the French presence becomes intolerable, but its stabilization must be within legal framework. Then in those areas where French Law has no longer applied for some years, Moslem Law will come to fill the gap. Fortified towns could become “places of security” on the model of those which benefited the Protestants at certain moments during the religious wars in Europe XVI ° and XVII ° centuries.

RM: This is very interesting, However, it is a plan, but by whom? Who worked it out, and when? Who adopted it among all the tendencies of your movement?

AY: Our movement, you know it well, is, in spite of what we tell, profoundly unitarian. This plan has been applied by all our fractions, over several years. The passage in the more operational phases will be decided, when the time comes, by our leaders.

RM: You attach little importance to the capacity of reaction and to resistance of the French people?

AY: You attach little importance to the influence of your allies: American, Zionist and European on the politics of your country. Consider this, we shall win by legal means and by playing your allies against you. And we shall not repeat the error of the Algerians, forty years ago.

RM: What error? What are you trying to say?

AY: Let us see… If our brothers had taken the Frenchmen at their word, if they had agreed to become French citizens as proposed by the government of your fourth Republic, they would be now thirty millions here, and France would have been an Islamic republic for a long time. But the men of the FLN and the MNA wanted an Algerian nation… They were your pupils: nationalists according to your definition! As if, for a Moslem, he could have another nation other than Islamic nation.

Having read the above, we fail to see how our politicians can be so blind to the threat of Islamisation. The plan outlined above is being carried out all over Europe. We can all point to the ghettoes, we can see and some of us feel the violence on our streets. We can see how it is becoming intolerable for us to live in certain areas of our cities, or even our own lands. How long will it be before the political elite in Europe will take any action to avoid the further destruction of our European way of life and the erosion of our civil rights?
Islam has declared war on us all. The political elite in Europe does not acknowledge this.

The question is: Why not?

Vive le President!

Vive Le President! France finally got it right this time around and have elected the right candidate for their president. Things may begin to change in France with the election of Sarkozy. This is a copy of The Times’ article.

Nicolas Sarkozy, the son of a Hungarian immigrant, today won the French presidency with a clear mandate to apply radical reforms that break with decades of consensus on the primacy of the welfare state.

The 52-year-old leader of President Chirac’s Union for a Popular Movement defeated Segolene Royal, the Socialist, by an estimated 53 percent to 47 percent after in their bitter fortnight’s duel since other candidates were eliminated in the first round.
By choosing Mr Sarkozy, France turned a deaf ear to the warnings of Ms Royal and much of the left that his muscular plans for restoring the work ethic, cutting welfare and fighting crime would lead to violence and even insurrection. Police were out in force in Paris and in immigrant districts on all the big city outskirts in case of violence by youths who see Mr Sarkozy, the Interior Minister for most of the past five years, as their enemy.Cheering broke out among hundreds of Sarkozy supporters outside his campaign headquarters when word of the result came through.

Notice this quote from the article, “Police were out in force…in immigrant districts on all the big city outskirts in case of violence by youths who see Mr Sarkozy..as their enemy.”
In that case, he is our friend. There is of course no mention of the fact that these “youths” are muslims.

Congratulations France and Mr. Sarkozy. Let us hope this marks the turning of the tide.

Extract from an e-mail.

We received an e-mail from “Aeneas” who blogs at ‘Beernsandwiches’ from the UK. Aeneas is getting truly involved in the work to organise the coming demonstration in Brussels. He is busy e-mailing and arranging monday evening Skype chats concerning the event and is canvassing as best he knows. He is a member of the Center for Vigilant Freedom and is their anchor man in the UK. His efforts are greatly appreciated. Therefore, we took the liberty of asking if we could publish an excerpt from his impassioned e-mail on these hallowed pages. He graciously agreed and we are proud to publish this. It is inspiring.

The Islamisation of Europe is a Europe-wide issue and all countries on our continent should feel able to get fully behind this imporant and historic campaign. This should not just include nothern Europe, but the whole of the continent, including the south and eastern portions. When on holiday in Sicily last year, I spoke to a Sicilian artist who likened the Sicilian city of Catania to a North African, rather than an Italian, city. Oriana Fallaci has outlined the Islamic influences in northern Italy in some of the great centres of the Rennaisance, an area of critical relevance to the evolution of Europe as a progressive and tolerant place.

In many respects it is not simply a case of Islamists from the subcontinent, but massive funding from Saudi Arabia. If it wasn’t for Saudi Arabia and the oil bribe, the Islamists from the sub-coninent would not have the same level of funding. Personally, I think that the Eurabia angle is at the very heart of the Islamisation of Europe. We are faced with massive Arab funding combined with many Isamists from the sub-continent. However, Islam is, in my view, an instrument of Arab cultural imperialism and those from outside the Arabian area are still the tools of interests based at the Arabian heart of Islam. Also since the protest is to be held in the capital city of the European Union, it is a perfect opporunity to expose the Euro-Arab dialogue that is acting to facilitate the Islamisation. This dialogue is a central policy of the EU and the citizens of our continent deserve to be made aware of its implications, both to them and their families.

We must not lose sight of the fact that in southern Europe the Arab influence is extremely relevant. Most of us who are currently active are in the north, but why do we neglect the south? This is not a northern European campaign, but one that encompases the whole European continent, no part of Europe should be neglected.

It is therefore very important that Eurabia is exposed at our date with destiny in Brussels. We need to stop singing to the existing tune of Europe; we have our own tunes and our own words and they are better than those sung by the EU establishment who claim to be Europeans. We should operate according to our own interests and to our own conventions. The European establishment is wrong and we are right. We have the interests of the European people at our very core, in contrast to the EU that seems to represent an isolated elite. We should certainly not be afraid to stir up the prevailing philosophy that governs the EU.

We are a new group with a different dynamic, we have different strengths to the prevailing orthodoxy and we should not be afraid to operate according to our own strengths and assert our own advantages. The European establishment is a lumbering bureaucracy that cannot adapt whereas we are young and flexible with the forces of history and destiny on our side. We will definitely prevail if we are true to our convictions. We should focus on what we want to achieve and we must convince our opponents that they are wrong.
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This is an event of great importance to all Europeans and we need to develop a strategic vision that will not let the people of Europe down. We have a responsibility to ourselves and to other Europeans who may not agree with us but will benefit from our efforts and our vision. There are people who have not yet been born whose quality of life will hinge on what we do in Brussels on 9/11. This is not something that we should take lightly as we have an awesome responsibility.
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However, we must make absolutely sure that this is definitely the best way to achieve maximum impact. We must make sure that our idealism is translated into tangible political capital. This is not a hobby. We are here to ensure the future of our civilisation and its role as a force for good in the world.

Truly, a man with a mission. You can read his blog here and visit the Center for Vigilant Freedom here. If you are not in one of the organised groups yet, then here is your chance. Join the CVF, join SIOE, or No Sharia Here or Akte Islam.

Start to make the difference.

Together, we can.

Important Update

The Demo.

There has been a lot of discussion, by e-mail and Skype chat and other such things about the demo in September. The news is that we are working on permission to demonstrate but that up until now our efforts have been frustrated by the language barrier. This will be solved by the 7th of May. We have an interpretor ready by the phone!
Failing that, the German contingent already has a permit to demonstrate on the 11th September. This means that we can all go under the permit granted to Akte Islam and demonstrate under their permit. Either way, we are going to Brussels!

More news. A Google Group.

Something else new is that there is a Google group for anyone wanting to join with SIOE. A link to this group can be found in the left hand sidebar on this page. The group is newly formed and there is only one discussion at the moment. We suggest you go there.
You will need a google account to join and you join the group from the main page.
For those too lazy to scroll and look, here’s the link: http://groups.google.com/group/sioe

For those that wanted a forum, here it is. Consider it yours and use it as you wish.

Finland Tries to Stop a Blogger.

We picked this story up on the well known blog “The Gates of Vienna”. The story concerns a Finnish blogger whom the Finnish authorities are trying to silence. As freedom of speech is equally as important in Finland as it is everywhere else, we are encouraging people to write, ring or otherwise protest against this attack.

One of the foremost Finnish immigration and islam critical bloggers Mikko Ellilä is facing a police investigation concerning his blog posts.
Mikko posts in Finnish in his blog.
Mikko is due to have a hearing in the local Police department and I believe he is about to face an investigation for incitement against a group of people (hets mot folkgrupp). So far, no charges have been pressed.

Finnish penal code contains a law that criminalizes incitement against a group of people. Here’s an inadequate translation of that law (Criminal code section 11, paragraph 8.)

Whoever publicly distributes statements or other information that threatens or abuses some national, racial, ethnic or religious group or group of people that can be regarded as such, shall be sentenced for incitement against a group of people to pay a fine or imprisoned with maximum penalty of two years.

The law is very vague and leaves a lot of room for creative interpretation. Basically you can say that it is illegal in Finland to state your honest opinion about Islam in public. There are similar laws in other Nordic countries and I suspect that this law has been almost directly copied from Swedish penal code.

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Another Finnish blogger has taken up the task of translating from Finish to English and supplied a little background information. In the words of “Vasarahammer”:

When the organization called Suomen Sisu published the Mohammad cartoons on their website, a police investigation was conducted based on the above-mentioned law. However, the case never went to court, since the public prosecutor decided against pursuing the case.
Here is the account of one person who saw what happened in the Suomen Sisu case.
It is in Finnish, so I will translate the most important parts.

I followed from a close distance the Mohammad cartoon furore in Finland. We tried to contact various organizations that advocate freedom of speech, various institutions, newspapers and other media. The reply was a deafening silence. I first thought that this was due to the reputation of Suomen Sisu, but after the Kaltio scandal broke, the silence of the media in defending the rights of Suomen Sisu could no longer be explained by anything else than fear.

Based on those experiences I am completely sure that if the case had went to court and the Finnish publishers of the cartoons had been prosecuted, the media would have accepted this without questioning the merits of the case.

The Kaltio case was about a small cultural newspaper that published a cartoon strip drawn by Ville Ranta. The comic strip featured a masked figure of prophet Muhammad and it criticized the gutless behaviour of Finnish leading politicians during the cartoon controversy. The editor of Kaltio was fired after several advertisers withdrew their ads from the paper. The mainstream media did not regard this as an important freedom of speech issue.

Mikko Ellilä is not a politically correct writer. He is however very brave in writing under his own name and not using a pseudonym. This also makes him an easy target for the authorities. Now you should understand why Fjordman uses a pseudonym.

Recently, Government Minority Ombudsman Mikko Puumalainen threatened that Government would crack down against internet sites considered as racist. I suspect that Mikko Ellilä’s questioning by the police has something to do with Puumalainen’s statement, though it cannot be verified at this stage. By making the issue public you are helping Mikko and maybe in some way help Finland get rid of that restrictive law.

Find out how you can help. Write to your Finnish embassies and complain. This has to be stopped. It is no more than a direct attack on our freedom of speech. If it succeeds in Finland, it will soon succeed over the whole of Europe.

Do not let this happen!