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AMSTERDAM — It is too early to conclude an attack was carried out...

Tracked on November 5, 2005 05:01 AM

Excuse me Arjan, but I don't think this is important news. If a minster is shot, it would be. If a a buidling is shot - a lá the Quote headquarters - it would be. In this case the damaged window could well be the result of a little stone, 'fired' by a passing tram. If you want French situations here, you must encourage politicians and cabinet members to react on this 'news' as they did.

David Rietveld (ip:193.67.21.67) 4 November 2005 - 12:14 uur

Excuse me David, but EU scare tactics ('Don't do this if you don't want the country to go up in flames') are really beneath you.
Of course it is important when the prime minister indicates they took a shot at the window of the office of an embattled minister. Just as it was important when they shot the building of a certain business publication.
Now it turns out it was all probably untrue, meaning that Balkenende should have shut up (I'd prefer forever, but hey, can't win them all) when he didn't. That doesn't negate the fact that the issue was worth mentioning.
And by the way: if I could encourage politicians to do anything, I wouldn't dare to write anymore ;)

Arjan Dasselaar (ip:132.229.186.60) 4 November 2005 - 13:27 uur

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