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Submitted by myth (Germany), Aug 20, 2022 at 07:08

Salman was completely wrong when he believed the threat would go way with time. I think the exact opposite is true. When he was young there was plenty of time to murder him another day. His age creates some urgency for the potential murderer. What if Salman died from the natural causes of old age? Wouldn't that render the ultimately unexecuted fatwa irrelevant?

Certainly his capacity to defend himself and to survive an attack would degrade with age as well. That would attract even the amateur murderer.

In short, Salman at his age is like a low hanging fruit for those out to pick it quick before it falls by itself.

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What an original and interesting point.

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Right. [1 words]Jörg Hubertus Heinz Matthias HobnerSep 10, 2022 17:00286226
1mirror mirror on the wall [39 words]mythAug 23, 2022 18:33285548
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2unprepared again [109 words]mythAug 23, 2022 18:10285389
5less safe with age [111 words]
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mythAug 20, 2022 07:08285346
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1which is the society that submits again to law and order [61 words]mythAug 23, 2022 18:28285346
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3and more to the point, [150 words]
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DavidAug 19, 2022 20:20285314
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4Nobody is safe from Muslim terror in western democracies [76 words]Alex BAug 19, 2022 22:59285288
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1"wishful thinking"--exactly [40 words]Timothy D HadleyAug 19, 2022 11:56285281
1Re. The article "Salman Rushdie was never safe" [211 words]Bryan TaplitsAug 19, 2022 11:38285280
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