08-12-2022, 10:08 AM
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Norm!
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Salmon Rushdie attacked in Buffalo
Not a lot of information beyond he was stabbed, and the attacker was restrained.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment...york-1.6024861
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ushdie's book "The Satanic Verses" has been banned in Iran since 1988, as many Muslims consider it to be blasphemous. A year later, Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie's death. A bounty of over US$3 million has also been offered for anyone who kills Rushdie.
Iran's government has long since distanced itself from Khomeini's decree, but anti-Rushdie sentiment lingered. In 2012, a semi-official Iranian religious foundation raised the bounty for Rushdie from $2.8 million to $3.3 million.
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08-12-2022, 10:15 AM
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All I can get
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He walked off stage on his own, so that's a hopeful sign.
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08-12-2022, 10:27 AM
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08-12-2022, 10:32 AM
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Sal Bass.
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08-12-2022, 10:35 AM
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He changed his name to Salmon to try to evade the fatwa. Very sneaky.
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08-12-2022, 10:38 AM
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An Iranian national was also arrested outside Masih Alinejad's home with an AR-15 a couple weeks ago. There was also a foiled kidnapping plot against her a year or two ago. She's a Iranian activist living in Brooklyn that's extremely critical of the regime.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1556973638028500992
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08-12-2022, 10:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nyah
An Iranian national was also arrested outside Masih Alinejad's home with an AR-15 a couple weeks ago. There was also a foiled kidnapping plot against her a year or two ago. She's a Iranian activist living in Brooklyn that's extremely critical of the regime.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1556973638028500992 |
Hmm Strange... I wonder what could have happened in the last couple of years that would lead Iran(ians) to start targeting opponents on US Soil...
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08-12-2022, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Hmm Strange... I wonder what could have happened in the last couple of years that would lead Iran(ians) to start targeting opponents on US Soil...
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This isn't a new thing. Iran has been hunting down dissidents with assassination plots for years.
https://english.alarabiya.net/featur...-living-abroad
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08-12-2022, 10:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
He walked off stage on his own, so that's a hopeful sign.
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Condition is unknown at present, but apparently he was stabbed in the neck.
#### people who are offended by words to the point that they would commit violent acts.
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08-12-2022, 11:01 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Hope he is ok, he is one of my favorite authors. Midnight's Children is just amazing.
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08-12-2022, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Nyah
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From that very list, it shows that Iran never hunted anyone on american soil until 2020. Trump assassinated Soleimani in January 2020.
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08-12-2022, 11:14 AM
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They've been after him for over 30 years. The fatwa was put on him in 1989, but yeah I guess this is Trump's fault.
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08-12-2022, 11:42 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Swift
Condition is unknown at present, but apparently he was stabbed in the neck.
#### people who are offended by words to the point that they would commit violent acts.
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Not only words, cartoons and drawings set these lunatics off. Religion, so harmful and toxic, utterly foolish to believe in such nonsense.
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08-12-2022, 11:45 AM
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If I had one wish for mankind, high on the list would be there was no religion.
That would negate the need for so many other wishes.
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08-12-2022, 05:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
If I had one wish for mankind, high on the list would be there was no religion.
That would negate the need for so many other wishes.
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Some other ideology would replace it. Tribalism is inherent
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08-12-2022, 07:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by InglewoodFan
Hope he is ok, he is one of my favorite authors. Midnight's Children is just amazing.
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Me too. Also love Satanic Verses and Haroun and the Sea of Stories.
I love magical realism though.
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08-12-2022, 07:35 PM
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I guess he’s on a ventilator. Sounds more serious than I thought
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08-12-2022, 07:40 PM
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Ventilator and might lose an eye, as well as some liver damage is what I saw. I think that was from Bloomberg, so a reputable source.
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