The Dutch Take on Political Extremism

Here is an article on the Dutch government's typically sober and rational approach to dealing with a difficult issue.

In case you haven't been following along, the Netherlands has been a target of Islamic extremism in recent years. This culminated in the violent murder of filmmaker Theo Van Gogh on the streets of Amsterdam. There have been real fears that this attack would either lead to a resurgence of right wing extremism or increased power for fundamentalist Islamic groups. It appears that the government is now taking significant steps to head this off. Let's hope it works.