Birthday


from the Washington Post
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Friends and fans of the Dutch filmmaker found dead with a note pinned to his chest with a knife unveiled a memorial sculpture that depicts him screaming near the spot where he was murdered by an Islamic extremist.

Mayor Job Cohen and a Dutch comedian praised the controversial Theo Van Gogh and his work as the sculpture by Jeroen Henneman was revealed Sunday to hundreds of people gathered at a park in eastern Amsterdam.

Washington Post story

Coincidentally, Sunday was my birthday. I didn't' spend it screaming.

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March 20, 2007 2:41 PM