What Salman Rushdie can teach Joe Biden about Iran - opinion

Iran’s barbarity is real, its antisemitism concrete and its threat to the West tangible. When Khomeini said three decades ago that he wanted Rushdie dead he meant dead, six feet under.

SALMAN RUSHDIE is recovering, after being flown to UPMC Hamot Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania, by helicopter to undergo surgery, following a stabbing attack earlier this month.

(photo credit: QUINN GLABICKI/REUTERS)

BySHMULEY BOTEACH

AUGUST 23, 2022 23:10

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What Salman Rushdie can teach Joe Biden about Iran - opinion

Iran’s barbarity is real, its antisemitism concrete and its threat to the West tangible. When Khomeini said three decades ago that he wanted Rushdie dead he meant dead, six feet under.

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What Salman Rushdie can teach Joe Biden about Iran - opinion

Iran’s barbarity is real, its antisemitism concrete and its threat to the West tangible. When Khomeini said three decades ago that he wanted Rushdie dead he meant dead, six feet under.

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