Was Salman Rushdie chosen to be knighted to antagonise the middle east?

Mordent · #1 23-06-2007, 17:15

Was Rushdie granted his knighthood (by Blair's government, the queen has no say in who is to be knighted) in order to antagonise the middle east, particularly Iran? Why was the backlash not considered, at a time when relations with Iran have seldom been more strained? Was it a deliberate sabotage of the nuclear negotiations? Would this also work out to bring public favour against Iran even further, after the Iranian media portray the Queen as "the English hag"?

Monk · #2 23-06-2007, 17:25

Yes, that is exactly the reason!

elvis costello · #3 23-06-2007, 17:45

do you have all of the mitigating circumstances todraw a conclusion?does Knighthood..mean anything outside of the UK?didn't Knights go fight in the Crusades?Rushdie has certainly taken on Islam..which all anyone has to do is look cross-eyed at them.and been very brave in doing so..as far as Iran?..they are the ones that decided to break treaties..which seems to mean little to anyone..unless they are about GreenHouse gasses.

Kelvinistic · #4 23-06-2007, 18:15

Yes, It's got New World Order written all over it- next stop WWIII.

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