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The fact that he seems to have used a UN top as an easy excuse to go to New-York could lead to his downfall. Although these allegation are not proven, De Crem has admitted he called the employer of 'the witness blogger' (bar in NY) while questioned in the Belgian chamber. |
The fact that he seems to have used a UN top as an easy excuse to go to New-York could lead to his downfall. Although these allegation are not proven, De Crem has admitted he called the employer of 'the witness blogger' (bar in NY) while questioned in the Belgian chamber. |
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The "NY-bar" incident even got worse when he claimed that bloggers are "dangerous" and should be limited. He warned his fellow politicians for the "dangerous bloggers". |
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Revision as of 09:23, 28 November 2008
Pieter Frans Norbert Jozef Raymond De Crem (born July 22, 1962 in Aalter) is a Belgian, Flemish politician and member of Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V). He is the current Minister of Defense in the Belgian federal government, i.e. the Leterme I Government, which took office on March 20, 2008. [1] He has been a Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives since 1995. He headed the CD&V fraction in the Chamber of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. Since 1995, he has been the Mayor of Aalter, in East Flanders.
Enormous controversy about his decision of redefining to mission of the Belgian troops in Afghanistan and his intention to send F16s in to battle.
The fact that he seems to have used a UN top as an easy excuse to go to New-York could lead to his downfall. Although these allegation are not proven, De Crem has admitted he called the employer of 'the witness blogger' (bar in NY) while questioned in the Belgian chamber.
The "NY-bar" incident even got worse when he claimed that bloggers are "dangerous" and should be limited. He warned his fellow politicians for the "dangerous bloggers".
References
- ^ "20 March 2008 – Royal Orders. Government – Dismissals – Appointments" (PDF) (in Dutch/French). The Belgian Official Journal. 2008-03-21. pp. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
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