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Wednesday, September 27, 2006 12:00 AM

"Murder in Amsterdam"

Ian Buruma's riveting account of the killing of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a Muslim extremist shows how a clash between European Enlightenment values and Muslim fundamentalism is ripping Dutch society apart.
By Matt Steinglass

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  • Wednesday, September 27, 2006 01:43 PM

    "...I do hate their vicious abortion of a religion."

    I think that that said just about all that needs to be said.

    —SMac Read SMac's other letters

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