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David Frum

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recalls, the murder campaign against Rushdie didn't start with Iran - and was enabled by many around the world who regarded themselves as "progressive."

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Salman Rushdie trapped by alliance of implacably regressive and insufferably progressive

The Satanic Verses isn't so much read as deposited by culture in people’s imaginations. Today, Rushdie is known less as an author than as a sinister figure.

11:40 AM · Aug 14, 2022·TweetDeck

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