Member of the Dutch Parliament for the Socialist Party,
We have taken serious notice of statements attributed to you in our local St. Maarten news-paper the Daily Herald, of Saturday, July 31, 2010. (Van Raak: 'St. Maarten no country as per October 10')
'Grosso modo', we agree with the positions you have taken in this particular article, as far as they relate to the constitutional process affecting St. Maarten,
In particular we must add, that our total lack of confidence in the state secretary Mrs. Anke BIJLEVELDT-SCHOUTEN to really take the best interest of the people of the Antilles- and of the people St. Maarten in particular into consideration, has led to us no longer being interested in what the Dutch Government, as a whole has to say.
To be exact.
The feeling of betrayal our people have felt from those in the Dutch Government, collaborating with the same politicians generally considered to be incompetent at best-, and corrupt at worst, at the expense of the best interest of the native people of the island has made us realize that we have to rely on ourselves as a people.
As a consequence, we have decided no longer to communicate- with the Dutch Government and not to trust it at all, but to do whatever we have to do to protect ourselves as a people.
Therefore, whether or not St. Maarten receives its coveted 'Country status' or not, it will be on 'ground-zero', where these constitutional dreams- and fantasies will have to work and get the co-operation- and blessing from ordinary 'grass roots' St. Martiners.
Against this backdrop, the collaboration of most Dutch parliamentarians with the atrocity against our native people, we can fully understand- and sympathize very much with Mr. Geert WILDERS, because just like our movement, he listens to the cries of his native Dutch people.
Meanwhile, we are proud that a new party has been formed on St. Maarten, the CPA,( the Concordia Political Alliance) under the leadership of Mr. Jeffrey RICHARDSON, which intends to bring back structure-, justice-, and a sustainable development for the island and in particular for the natives of the island as the best foundation for integration with others.
In ending, Mr. VAN RAAK, we also thank you for your outspokenness, which is very necessary in dealing effectively with the issue of St. Maarten's drive for its so-called 'country status' for St. Maarten, which is solely intended to serve the interest of POLITICIANS and to further marginalize the PEOPLE of the land.
respectfully yours,
drs. Leopold JAMES
President St. Martin nation building- and unification movement and still...
proud, native-indigenous st. Martiner without apologies.
