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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (195937)	8/8/2006 12:00:10 AM
From: geode00	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hirsi Ali is a member of the VVD, a Dutch political party that combines right wing views on foreign policy, the economy, crime and immigration with a liberal stance on drugs and abortion. She claims to be a great admirer of one of the party's ideological leaders Frits Bolkestein (former Euro-commisioner). Ali received substantial criticism as a result of her defection from the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) to the VVD. By way of response she has asserted that she will show greater loyalty to the VVD. She claims that her personal views are for the most part inspired by her change from a Muslim to an atheist.</b? Hirsi Ali is very critical of Islam, and especially of the prophet Muhammad and the position of women in Islam. en.wikipedia.org aei.org The Case of Ayaan Hirsi Ali More ominously, we may have embarked on an era where liberal principles and achievements are undermining themselves.... Ms. Hirsi Ali had accepted an appointment from the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.; she will begin work as a resident fellow at AEI in September. =============== Is this the same person? I remember seeing an interview with her some time ago but that's about it. Yep. With 1.5 billion Muslims in the world Rushdie survived intact. Not a nice thing but how different is it from people having to run from stalkers or abusers.