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Originally Posted by Osem
Apparently according to a brief newsflash I just caught part of, a Moslem group in Pakistan ?? has just awarded Osama Bin Laden their highest honour in retaliation for Rushdie's gong. Apparently they feel the 'crimes' of these individuals are equal - Rushdie writes a boring, blasphemous book and Bin Laden masterminds the slaughter of thousands of people 
Just found the story:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...5-1702,00.html |
I suppose that passes for maturity over there.
I could give the article a good Fisking, but in all honesty, I don't want a fatwah calling for my death either. Best to just let them get on with it, and hope they don't kill too many people over it.