Why Bring This Up Now?

There are stories coming out of the Netherlands that some political opponents of Ayaan Hirsi Ali want her stripped of her Dutch citizenship, kicked out of Parliament or deported. Not necessarily in that order. Why? Because, apparently, she lied on her application for asylum in 1992. She acknowledged that fact in 2002 when she stood for election. So it's old news, but suddenly a big deal all over again.

I won't try to second guess why she did what she did, but she appears to have been up front about it when running for office. That people would suddenly make this an issue says more about their humanity than it does about her actions.

Basically, her critics have no humanity at all in this. This is a sneaky backstab aimed at a very brave woman. It appears to be nothing less than an attempt to discredit her for political reasons. Shameful behavior is alleged to have occurred - I agree. But it's not Ayaan Hirsi Ali who did it.

(By the way, if you click the poll Expatica is running on this, support for Hirsi Ali is running at 98% - I think this one backfired on the people trying to pull it off.)