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The AP (nor anyone) isn't even reporting Rushdie's medical condition, presumably because it's still unknown. How are they expected to know what's in the just-ap
by danso 4y ago
The AP (nor anyone) isn't even reporting Rushdie's medical condition, presumably because it's still unknown. How are they expected to know what's in the just-apprehended attacker's head? The AP article does include context about the fatwa against him and the $3M reward:
> Rushdie’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 $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 has lingered. In 2012, a semi-official Iranian religious foundation raised the bounty for Rushdie from $2.8 million to $3.3 million.
- ch4s3 4y agoYes, it WILL BE INTERESTING to see… in the future if we find out.
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y agoIf it helps, I suspect people are responding as though you're expecting that this would have already been reported because of the second half of your first comment: > ... the AP doesn't seem to be reporting on that yet. Seemingly to suggest that they should currently be reporting on it. (I do understand that you are probably simply pointing out that it is true that they are not reporting on it.)
- ch4s3 4y agoYeah I thought it was obvious that I meant that as far as I could tell they didn’t have the information yet, but I’m interested to see what unfolds. Anyone reading my statement to mean that they should already be reporting the motive is projecting something, IMHO.