Well, that didn't take long. Ayaan Hirsi Ali will in September leave The Netherlands and join the AEI. This outcome was expected and in a way I think it is very good news for her, but it is not all that good for the Dutch. Not only will they lose a talented, vocal and original thinker, they allowed - quite probably deliberately - her to fall in a very public manner and I don't think she deserved that.
UPDATE: A Dutch reader writes:
You're right, it must be a relief for her to be able to move to the US. But for us? The security/eviction affair made us look pretty ridiculous. Now one of the most colorful, bravest and intelligent people is leaving The Netherlands. What does that say about the state of affairs here?
There were three musketeers in The Netherlands not too long ago, brave and unconventional free thinking individuals. Two have been murdered, the last one has now been expelled.
