How to Help Ayaan Hirsi Ali

[Gus Van Horn blog]

By Gus Van Horn from Gus Van Horn,cross-posted by MetaBlog

Via HBL comes the following clarification for those inclined to help Ayaan Hirsi Ali protect herself from the death threats of Islamic totalitarians. Note that it supersedes all previous advice that appeared here:

Dear Supporter of Ayaan Hirsi Ali,

Last week, we sent out preliminary information about a fund that has been set up to privately finance Ayaan Hirsi Ali's security, now that it is no longer being provided by the Dutch government. Below and attached, please find more detailed information about how you can contribute to this fund. This is the most accurate and up-to-date information; please disregard the previous email you were sent.

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Sincerely, Yael Levin Office of Ayaan Hirsi Ali American Enterprise Institute

Providing Financial Assistance for Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Security Detail

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, former Dutch parliamentarian and an outspoken defender of women's rights in Islamic societies, is at risk from a variety of extremist threats in both Europe and the United States. She has needed constant security protection since her life was originally threatened in 2002. Up until October 1, 2007, this protection was provided by the Dutch government.

Now a permanent resident of the United States and a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Ms. Hirsi Ali must raise her own funds to finance her costly-but necessary-protection. In response to the numerous private citizens who have expressed interest in helping Ms. Hirsi Ali fund her security detail, the Ayaan Hirsi Ali Security Trust has been established.

The preferred and most immediate way to assist Ms. Hirsi Ali in the financing of her private security protection is through the Ayaan Hirsi Ali Security Trust. This private trust fund can accept non-tax deductible donations from within the United States and internationally, and is entirely dedicated to financing Ms. Hirsi Ali's security.

Checks should be made payable to the Ayaan Hirsi Ali Security Trust and sent to:

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Security Trust

Bank of Georgetown

1054 31st Street, N.W.

Suite 18

Washington, DC 20007

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Trust Tax Identification Number: 75-6826872

Thank you for your interest in assisting Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

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/>u003cbr />It will probably serve as a good, brief preview of both the article "Theu003cbr />Trouble with Limited Government: Are we all big-governmentu003cbr />conservatives now?" in the *Claremont Review of Books* and of hisu003cbr />forthcoming book *So...What Would Be Enough? Liberalism and theu003cbr />Problem of Limits.*u003cbr />u003cbr />Based on this article, which at long last gives me some idea of the contoursu003cbr />of Voegeli's positive philosophy, I conclude that he is not a principledu003cbr />defender of liberty.u003cbr />u003cbr />I think the article gives plenty of evidence that he is someone for whomu003cbr />winning an election by meeting the left part of the way is just "the price ofu003cbr />doing business." On the other hand, Voegeli does say that we need to nameu003cbr />the limits of (i.e. define) the government's programs. In naming some ofu003cbr />the issues at stake in our politics--what is government for? what can/can'tu003cbr />it do? what should/shouldn't it do?--Voegeli sets himself head-and-u003cbr />",1] ); //-->

For more information please contact: John Matteo

(

[email protected]

) or Mackenzie McNaughton

(

[email protected]

), representatives for Ms. Hirsi Ali.

Telephone: 202.457.1600 [minor edits]

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-- CAV

http://ObjectivismOnline.com/archives/002948.html