| I support all the efforts to get Alan Johnston released and deplore the fact of his kidnapping and imprisonment in Gaza. The events of the past few days in Gaza are of great concern. However, I want to compare and contrast his imprisonment by terrorists in Gaza with the US/UK government sponsored and run imprisonment, torture interrogation, medical experimentation and lethal use the surveillance technology for R&D purposes. I do not believe that there is any difference except that I have been subjected to torture 24/7 since August 1998 by a large group of local vigilante criminals and imprisoned indefinitely since February 2001 by surveillance technology from which there is no escape. This constitutes almost nine years of 24/7 abuse by these governments, but no one does or says anything about it. Instead, I am abused in the extreme for accurately reporting what is happening by all those involved who want to deny their and other's extensive criminal behaviour including the media who commit the crime of silence. Which is the worst: to be tortured to death by the US/UK governments or held captive in Gaza? |
- Iran condemns Rushdie knighthood. I fully support the award of a knighthood to Salman Rushdie, object to a similar award to someone who carries out racial and religious bigotry publicly and wonder about such a government passing out these awards who carries out what amounts to a fatwa against me for nine years.
1. I fully support the award of a knighthood to Salman Rushdie although I have not read his book, Satanic Verses, for which he is most condemned by the fundamentalist Muslims. My problem with the awarding of these "gongs" is that I do not approve of such an award to those like Terry Wogan who have carried out racial and religious bigotry publicly as I described yesterday. To be condemned by Iran is like getting an accolade indicating substance well worth investigating and understanding. Salman Rushdie has long been the object of a Fatwa condemning him to death by whatever Muslim fundamentalist zealot wishes to pick up the cudgel.
I have not read the Satanic Verses yet. Now, I'll have to do so to see for myself what this 1988 Whitbread Prize winning book contains that is of significant literary merit. The Iranian government does not want people to develop knowledge and understanding and grow as human beings because that is a threat to their tyranny based upon ignorance, hatred and bigotry. If people are kept ignorant, they can be manipulated easier for reasons of hatred against those who are not liked by those in power whose only wish is to maintain that power. That's why tyrants attack the information media of any sort in any way in order to maintain domination and control. Lt Harry Bird, BS and others have been doing that to me for nine years using surveillance technology as a weapon to do so 24/7 since August 1998.
Their intention and hope is to destroy my ability to document and communicate what they are doing. They hate my access to the Internet and television which is often repeated as something that is source of their problems preventing them from being able to completely destroy me. I have been subjected to continuous death threats and threats of violence from Lt Harry Bird, BS and others throughout these nine years. The first death threat was made in July 1998 by the Partner of BS. The continuous use of the lethal surveillance technology 24/7 is the same as a Fatwa given the threats from these people. BS has said in 2001 "I want him dead" after earlier stating "I'll get a bomb and blow him out of there" in true terrorist fashion, and Lt Harry Bird has stated "You will die first" before he stops his torture interrogation by means of the surveillance technology and its other activities.
Now, you tell me: is there any difference between the Fatwa declared against Salman Rushdie or the one that is being carried out by means of torture abuse from the use of surveillance technology which is sustained and supported by the US and UK governments? The answer is: yes. The one being carried out against me is an actual process of assassination. Salman Rushdie just lives under the threat of a maniac killing him. I live with maniacs using surveillance technology who are trying to kill me actually doing it daily 24/7 until such time as I die. The latter is worse.
It terms of respect for human rights with its freedom of thought and expression both the US/UK governments and the Iranian government stand on the same platform of vacuous standards. The Iranian government is more honest about it while the US/UK governments are quite duplicitous and manipulative. They each kill those whom they do not like to perpetuate ignorance in order to ensure that tyranny can be more easily achieved and sustained. The fact that Salman Rushdie was awarded a knighthood for his work in literature reflects and reinforces idea that his body of work is of such a calibre that he should be recognised for it. The UK government has also expended an enormous amount of resources to protect him from some kook who might seek glory and even martyrdom by killing Salman Rusdie perhaps even in a suicide attack.
In a significant contrast to this activity to protect Salman Rushdie and recognise his work, the exact opposite has been carried out against me by the police and the UK government seeking to destroy my life and end my ability to function as a human being especially with regard to collecting information and thoroughly documenting what is being done to me along with communicating this well grounded information to the general public. There is a serious problem here which is once again highlighted by the fact that Salman Rushdie has been awarded a knighthood which has once again brought down the wrath of the fundamental Muslim extremist in the government of Iran. Apparently, there are the same kind of elements in the US/UK governments who feel free to carry out what amounts to a Fatwa for nine years 24/7.
Back in 1993 while I was walking along Kensington High Street one evening, I stopped to browse in the Waterstone's bookstore at just about its closing time. It also happened to be the venue for the award that evening to take place shortly after I arrived of the Booker of Bookers. This was to recognise one person out of 25 annual winners during the preceding 25 years as most worthy of this literary award. I got a ticket and went to the second floor to wait and watch the award which took some time to unfold as these things usually do. Salman Rushdie won this award. I was delighted for him and was pleased to have been there to be able to see him receive it. Given all that was happening to him with respect to the Fatwa, I thought this was a highly deserved award and kudos to the Booker Award panel for doing so.
The message that goes out to the world once again is the fact that those who write are to be held in high esteem and be allowed the freedom of thought and expression which these awards for his work signify. My big problem is that the man himself is condemned by the Fatwa, and there is no discussion about what is it that Muslim fundamental extremist find so objectionable that he deserves to die? I wonder if anyone of them has actually read the book they condemn so viciously? As with me, there is no discussion of what I am writing about. I am condemned out of hatred and rage by those who are trying to hide their antisocial and criminal behaviour while trying to maintain their own tyranny over others which is obviously something I do not recognise.
Why is is that the NHS, police and US/UK governments among others participate in this destruction of human activity and life against me while providing extensive protection for Salman Rushdie? Why is it that these people make every effort to destroy all legitimate democratic processes for dealing with the problems I describe? Is this an admission that they have something to hide? It certainly is an admission of fear, but what is the source of that fear?
BBC News Sunday, 17 June 2007, 10:42 GMT 11:42 UK
Iran condemns Rushdie knighthood
 Sir Salman went into hiding under threat of death |
Iran has criticised the British government for its decision to give a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie.
His book The Satanic Verses offended Muslims worldwide and led to Iran issuing a fatwa in 1989, ordering Sir Salman's execution.
Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said the decision to praise the "apostate" showed Islamophobia among British officials.
The UK Foreign Office said Sir Salman's honour was "richly deserved".