Pakistan's government minister condones terrorism

And master's of double speak all the best urban

Speaking of double standards, 1-Urbandekay, I wonder why you sound so different from one discussion to another?! And why are you employing generalization (which is the work of ignorants)? 2-Do you know where's the place of anti-semetics in Britain? Yes, it is in prisons, while anti-muslims are receiving knighthood honors. This double standards is what spreads hatred to extremists, but unfortunately, the Queen is so dumb to know that. I wonder what would the reaction be if an anti-semitic was awarded a knighthood? I bet that a formal appology from the Queen itself would have been issued.

You demonstrate your bias in comparing those who plot acts of murder with a novelist, grow up all the best urban

Well, his knighthood is for his literary contribution not his political or religious views. all the best urban

No, you conflate racism with criticism. It is perfectly legitimate and indeed a good thing to be openly critical or sceptical of a culture or people but there is a world of differance between that and racism. If you consider that there is a case to be made that Rushdie is racist, then make it. But you cannot just assume his guilt. all the best urban

Bullshit. He won a Brookers prize (so did many writers), but his biggest achievement was 'The Satanic Verses'. It is what made him famous, thanks to the stupid 'fatwa' of the Irani leader by that time. He is a racist, who continues to incite hatred against Muslims and the Islamic faith. It's rwelly confusing to see the Queen granting him knighthood, unless she promotes religious intolerance!

Lets hope they are just his personal views. No double standards here. all the best urban

He said that he didn't mean it anyway. Still thinks it was so stupid of him. And so wrong.

Mcrowl, has it occurred to any of you yet that these Middle Easterners are going to these extremes because they have now come to believe that that is the only way they can rid their homelands of noted and historic pirates/plunderers - such as the US and British governments? And, before you continue to fuss about these dramatic killings of foreigners by the Middle Easterners, I will suggest that you read your Old Testament: Did you know that the Jews, according to the Old Testament, are instructed to do to "infidels" exactly what the Middle Easterners are doing to foreign invaders?

Hmmm...I don't know of any place in the Old Testament where the Jews are instructed to kill 'infidels.' They were instructed to destroy the people of Canaan because the latter had become so sinful God would no longer allow them grace to live. A slightly different situation, but one that Muslims no doubt try to turn to their advantage.

Certainly there's nothing to stop non-Western nations renouncing Western ideologies. But if it stopped there it might be okay. It's the idea that they can renounce these ideologies by blowing people up in the process that's so wrong and so offensive. But it's fairly plain to see from the way they treat their own people (75 killed in Iraq yesterday by other Iraqis) that they don't really care for human life anyway.

I hope you are right.