[lit-ideas] Re: Olivier Roy, Daniel Pipes and Oriana Fallaci

  • From: Judith Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 23:40:08 +0000 (GMT)

--- Eric <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


> Eric: Yeah, death fatwas didn't get my notice 
> until Rushdie, and then more so when Rushdie's 
> Japanese translator was murdered by one of the 
> holy hit-men. And merely protecting people from 
> these holy hitmen is...yes...complacent.
> 
> Why do we tolerate Death Fatwas at all? Not merely 
> protect their victims, but stop the practice 
> altogether?
(cut)
> You call for somebody's death and offer 
> incentives, you do the jail time.

Yes.  But if you're outside the jurisdiction of the
country whose laws say that, then there's a problem. 

So offering protection may be all that can feasibly be
done.

Judy Evans, Cardiff


        
        
                
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