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(12-08-2022 16:23 )Charlemagne Wrote:  Author Salman Rushdie, who suffered years of death threats after writing The Satanic Verses, attacked on stage in New York state.

He has suffered knife wounds to the neck. He's been flown to hospital.

The bounty attached has grown, it's at $3.3 million, so you'll have those who are opportunistic, as well as those who believe in the fatwā.
It's unlikely be revoked or revised, seeing as the guy who issued it is long dead and others have added to the bounty and the threat. Scary stuff.

Write a fairly average book, piss off followers of a particularly nasty religion and spend the rest of your life looking over your shoulder.

Not my idea of fun!

(12-08-2022 17:10 )skully Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 16:23 )Charlemagne Wrote:  Author Salman Rushdie, who suffered years of death threats after writing The Satanic Verses, attacked on stage in New York state.

He has suffered knife wounds to the neck. He's been flown to hospital.

The bounty attached has grown, it's at $3.3 million, so you'll have those who are opportunistic, as well as those who believe in the fatwā.
It's unlikely be revoked or revised, seeing as the guy who issued it is long dead and others have added to the bounty and the threat. Scary stuff.

Who would raised it over the years?

People loyal to Khomeini and that way of thinking, as far as I'm aware...


...unless the Girl Guides have got issues with him too.

Sir Salman Rushdie's injuries sound horrific. Severed nerves in an arm, stab wounds to his liver and he will probably lose an eye according to his agent. He's currently on a ventilator.

This because he wrote a book years ago that offended some Sky Fairy believers and an old cunt with beard put a contract out on him.

Finnish PM Sanna Marin being criticises for being unprofessional after a leaked video of her at a party

Black top, white trousers on the left



Definately better than that video of Boris & the woman with the lightsaber

Wonder if one will get leaked of Liz Truss?

I wish our new PM was just as nice as she is

Brazil presidential election.

Former left-wing president Lula projected to beat far right Bolsonaro after the second round run-off. Currently 95% reporting with a lead of 1.5 million votes.