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To: Ilaine who wrote (55451)	11/3/2004 3:31:44 AM
From: maceng2	Respond to of 74559

I think the fundamentalist Islamic ragheads made a mistake here.. Killing the great grandson of of the painter Vincent Van Gogh no less. suntimes.com Filmmaker slain in Amsterdam November 3, 2004 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- A Dutch filmmaker who got death threats after his movie criticized how women are treated under Islam was stabbed and shot to death Tuesday on an Amsterdam street. A suspect in the killing of Theo Van Gogh was arrested after being wounded in a shoot-out with police. The 26-year-old Dutch Moroccan had a long beard and wore traditional Muslim garb, witnesses said. Dutch Muslim groups -- despite disagreeing with Van Gogh's views on Islam -- condemned the slaying and expressed fears of possible reprisals against Muslims. Van Gogh, 47, great-grandson of the painter Vincent Van Gogh, was riding his bike when the suspect shot him twice, police said. Van Gogh stumbled away and the suspect pounced, shooting him several more times at close range. The attacker then stabbed Van Gogh, placed a note on the body and walked away, police said. A bystander who suffered minor injuries alerted police, and they found the suspect in a park. A shoot-out followed, and the suspect, whose name was not released, was wounded in the leg. Police said he had a record of violent crime. The news service NOS said the suspect was friends with an 18-year-old Muslim awaiting trial on charges of planning a terrorist attack. On Tuesday night, more than 10,000 people went to Amsterdam's central square for an emotional demonstration of support for Van Gogh and against violence. Instead of a moment of silence, they blew horns and whistles, and some banged pots and pans together. Mayor Job Cohen had called for noise in Van Gogh's memory, saying: ''We won't gather for a moment of silence, but to say loud and clear: freedom of expression is dear to us, and it must continue.'' Van Gogh, a chain-smoking social critic, received threats after the August television broadcast of his movie ''Submission,'' which he made with a Dutch politician who had renounced the Islamic faith of her birth. AP