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Sir Salman Rushdie criticises Britain's 'air of appeasement' toward extremists Sir Salman Rushdie has criticised what he called an "air of appeasement" towards Islamic fundamentalism in Britain. By Laura Clout Last Updated: 12:39PM BST 29 Jul 2008 The Booker Prize-winning author, whose novel the Satanic Verses incensed the Islamic world, told BBC's Newsnight: "There's no such thing as a perfect culture. I think sometimes there's an air of appeasement in this country which I don't like." In an interview to promote his latest novel, The Enchantress of Florence, Sir Salman said Iran 'might well be' trying to make a nuclear bomb. The writer also spoke of how 'soft power' including the internet and websites such as YouTube can defeat global tyranny, by bringing people and cultures together. "The thing I was trying to say in this book, is the things we have in common are greater than the things which divide us," he added. Sir Salman, who spent almost a decade underground with a fatwa - or death threat - on his head from Islamic clerics, said he may write about the period in a future novel. Asked whether it was appropriate for him to have accepted a knighthood from the Queen, he added: "I accepted an honour from the French - it would be absurd not to accept one from my own country. This is just what we give in this country. If it was another country, it would be another form of honour." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
