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In a move that will be greatly appreciated by most liberated(err.. liberal) minds, but will further confuse Uncle Roland , Salman Rushdie is to be awarded knighthood. Now I have to ask, how can it be that this man who has viciously attacked British Imperialism while settled in Britain and Islam inspite of being born Muslim, is now being offered knighthood. Who are the hypocrites in this travesty? Salman Rushdie or the British Government. Is the answer perhaps there is no hypocrisy involved in such a stance, unless seen through the eyes of the narrow minded or ill informed. Not that I am comparing Roland's rather harmless hysterics to those we are witnessing from religious fanatics in Pakistan and Iran. So hats-off once again to the former firebrand who was never afraid to tell it like it is(was), though he openly conceeded that he was spared the worst of the indignities inflicted on his brothers. Sunith Velho -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]
