Sir Salman :: New york Sun Editorial

Arise, Sir Salman. Quite a signal has been sent by Prime Minister Blair and the British government, in the face of efforts at intimidation by Islamists, with the decision to award the author Salman Rushdie with a knighthood, an honor traditionally given to those who represent the best in Britain. Sir Salman joins illustrious company. Among the ranks of beknighted writers are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir James Barrie, Sir Pelham Wodehouse, Sir Noel Coward, Sir Alan Ayckbourn, and many more, including that most perfect knight and Nobel literature laureate, Sir Winston Churchill.

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