one of many
2007-10-10 11:37:12
Two reasons Uhuh.
First, she is a Dutch citizen and by long standing international precedent (and US law in the US) hosting nations do not pay for extraordinary security for foreign citizens. If this were the sole point it would reasonable (if it were Dutch policy elsewhere, which it isn’t) to require her to pay for her own extraordinary security.
Second, the Dutch agreed to pay for her security. She may very well have faded into obscurity and not currently need security if the Dutch had not agreed to provide her with security. It was touch and go whether she would remain a public figure even with security after the whole appartment fiasco.
