Ank Bijleveld
 Ank Bijleveld     (politician) | ||||||||||
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| Born | 17 March 1962 | |||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||
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Opinions
Bioweapons
- Full article: Bioweapons
- Full article: Bioweapons
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Ank Bijleveld stated in 2018 thatthe world could face a large-scale bioweapon attack within “the next 10 to 15 years”, clarifying that “The threat is real, this is not a script for a film.”[1]
2015 Hawija bombing
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2015 Hawija bombing
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Speaking about the 2015 Hawija bombing, Ank Bijleveld stated denied Dutch officers had accepted civilian casualties with the remark "We always calculate them. The Americans do that differently".[2]. She stated to the Dutch House of Commons that they could not "differentiate between IS and civilians in multiple instances that were under investigation by the Public Prosecution Service" in a letter to Dutch Parliament the 4th of November 2019, and blamed "wrong US intelligence and software" telling Dutch officers "no civilians lived in the neighborhood[3][4]"
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Munich Security Conference/2018 | 12 February 2018 | 14 February 2018 | Munich Bavaria Germany | The 54th Munich Security Conference |
References
- ↑ https://www.politico.eu/article/ank-bijleveld-bioweapon-risk-attack-growing-dutch-defense-minister-says/
- ↑ https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/11/04/burgerslachtoffers-calculeren-we-niet-in-zo-opereren-wij-niet-a3979051
- ↑ https://www.defensie.nl/binaries/defensie/documenten/kamerstukken/2019/11/04/transparantie-burgerslachtoffers-bij-luchtaanvallen-in-de-strijd-tegen-isis/Kamerbrief+Transparantie+Burgerslachtoffers.pdf
- ↑ https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/11/04/kabinet-erkent-dat-nederlandse-luchtaanval-70-levens-kostte-a3979052/
