The Netherlands
Netherlands Sets Plan on Extremism (NY Times)
Interesting article from the NY Times. This article reminded me of the day after Theo van Gogh was killed. I was in Amsterdam working at the time, and I remember the night he died, there was loud noise coming from Dam Square – pots banging and people shouting and protesting. I learned the next day […]
May 5th, 2007 by alephnaught
An interesting article on bicycles
An article from the Wall Street Journal on how The Netherlands and Denmark (and others) are using bicycles to reduce polution.
July 1st, 2006 by alephnaught
May 28th, 2006 by alephnaught
Somali in The Hague Faces a More Personal Attack
Somali in The Hague Faces a More Personal AttackBy Marlise SimonsMay 24, 2006Quoted from The New York Times
May 23rd, 2006 by alephnaught
Going Dutch Has New Meaning In Corporate Takeover Battles
A short article from the Wall Street Journal on May 22, 2006 by Adam Cohen.
January 29th, 2006 by alephnaught
Vandals wanted to test Amsterdam subway trains
In case you didn’t know, vandalism is common in Amsterdam….
December 26th, 2005 by alephnaught
Dutch debate rights in struggle against terror
An article from the NY Times, reprinted in the Herald-Tribune, about the difficulties facing the Dutch in fighting terrorism.
July 20th, 2005 by alephnaught
Amsterdam Police Arrest Swimming Burglar
Just to show that all’s not horrible, this is a funny story for a change that made the international wire.
July 14th, 2005 by alephnaught
July 12th, 2005 by alephnaught
Suspect in Killing of Dutch Filmmaker Confesses to Murder
Suspect in Killing of Dutch Filmmaker Confesses to Murder – New York Times
August 29th, 2007 by alephnaught