Rushdie honour breaks UN code, says Pakistan

Guardian ^

[milestogo]

Pakistan has told Britain that Salman Rushdie's knighthood breaches a United Nations resolution aimed at calming tensions between different religions, The Observer has learnt. The highly unusual warning was made during a meeting with the British High Commissioner in Pakistan and reveals the extent to which senior Pakistani politicians fear the award will damage relations between the countries.

Privately, Foreign Office officials describe the fallout from the Rushdie affair as 'regrettable'. Tensions were further inflamed after Pakistan's Minister for Religious Affairs, Mohammed Ijaz ul-Haq, was reported as saying of Rushdie that 'if someone exploded a bomb on his body he would be right to do so unless the British government apologises and withdraws the "sir" title'.

[SusaninOhio]

Dear Pakistan: Mind your own business and leave civilized nations to theirs.

Your islamic sociaty has no understanding of the way civilized people live their lives and we want nothing to do with the way you live yours.

I am so po’d that it is beyond words.

[beckaz]

Last week, the Home Secretary, John Reid, defended the award and said Britain had no intention of apologising for it.

Was that before or after your Foreign Sec Beckett actualy APOLOGIZED?

Privately, Foreign Office officials describe the fallout from the Rushdie affair as 'regrettable'.

Regrettable? How about UNACCEPTABLE you triple-speak diplomatic appeasers?

If you (ill-advisedly IMHO) want to knight one of your own subjects, what business is it of Pakistan or anyone else?

[Flintlock]

The UN code:
Nothing whatsoever nowhow that now does, or ever could; offend, wake, disturb, discombobulate or othewise raise the ire, hackles, or blood pressure of any Muzzie anywhere, anyplace at any time is permitted.
Ever.
Period.
Other religions need not apply.

[UCFRoadWarrior]

Islam...so filled with hate.

[Tai_Chung]

British Knighthood may be one of the highest British honors, but it is almost meaningless because it is given out so often.

Elton John, Bill Gates, Bono, Wesley Clark, George HW Bush, Ronald Reagan, John Paul Getty, Charleton Heston, Bob Hope, Alan Greenspan, Jerry Lewis, Norman Schwarzkopf, Caspar Weinberger, Tom Foley, Peter Falk, Muhammed Ali,

[montag813]

Rushdie honour breaks UN code, says Pakistan

Rushdie honor violates common sense, since he is such a piss-poor writer. Anyone ever try to read "The Satanic Verses"? It is just a horrendously bad novel. Rushdie would have been forgotten years ago if the Islamnazis hadn't turned hyim into an international superstar.

[angkor]

Hey Pakistan, how about declaring the murdersous fatwa against Rushdie to be null and void and indeed illegal in your pathetic and backwards country, because first and foremost your exalted U.N. says:

United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Article 18.

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

Article 19.

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

[szweig]

These primitives get pi$$ed at damn near ANYTHING...SSZ

[freeangel]

Screw pakistan and it’s taliban loving government.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Amen!

[rawcatslyentist]

>"breaches a United Nations resolution aimed at calming tensions between different religions"

Let me know when they get around to outlawing "slay the infidel"!!!!!!

[the final gentleman]

You think that Rushdie is a piss-poor writer? So?
Why critique him here. The point is not his writings. The point is that because he wrote derogatorily the “Islamnazis” want him dead and unknighted.

I admire Rushdie’s writtings (in part) and think him not Piss-poor”. Should I too be never knighted and one day dead?

[Sender]

UN Resolution to Calm Tensions Between Different Religions:

1. DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT ISLAM. EVER.

2. You can criticize Christians all you want.

3. Jews are, of course, the sworn enemies of all the UN.

[montag813]

I admire Rushdie’s writtings (in part) and think him not Piss-poor”. Should I too be never knighted and one day dead?

Irrelevant. The irony is that such a mediocre writer has been made famous and super-wealthy by these Islamofascist morons.

[RightWhale]

Pakistan has told Britain

Somebody in Pakistan told somebody in England. Who? Which spokesman, which ambassador?

[expatguy]

Pakistan's motives might surprise you, it has nothing to do with being offended and everything to do with political power.

Enjoy!

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

[Oztrich Boy]

British Knighthood may be one of the highest British honors, but it is almost meaningless because it is given out so often.

Elton John, Bill Gates, Bono, Wesley Clark, George HW Bush, Ronald Reagan, John Paul Getty, Charleton Heston, Bob Hope, Alan Greenspan, Jerry Lewis, Norman Schwarzkopf, Caspar Weinberger, Tom Foley, Peter Falk, Muhammed Ali,

Even if they were given knighthoods. It’s a honorary knighthood. It’s like a Canadian marriage, nobody takes it seriously

[the final gentleman]

Irrelevant. The irony is that such a mediocre writer has been made famous and super-wealthy by these Islamofascist morons.

No montag, your irony is based upon your personal opinion of his "mediocrity".

A larger irony is that these Islamic gentlemen of the religion of peace are ordering death to Rushdie and threatening riots and mayhem to the English people for what they say is a violation of a humanity edict of the United Nations.

But maybe you are right. Islamic incongruity is the norm. So there can be no irony.