You don't need to take my word for it. Google is your friend. If
support of murder is his idea of peace, then I can do without it--and
the award--and him. And if that's cool in your book, I can do without
your book, too.

Jim

On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 8:42 PM, Bernie<berniej@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 6:27 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Wonder if he is still supporting the murder of author Salomon Rushdie,
>> who had a fatwah issued against him by some muslim cleric or another
>> whereby Rushdie was to be killed for a book he wrote which allegedly
>> dissed Islam. Ol' Cat was in favor of it. He may have been a cool guy
>> back in the day, but he ain't now.
>>
>> He has been given several awards for his work in promoting peace in the
>> world, including 2003's World Award, the 2004 Man for Peace Award and the
>> 2007 Mediterranean Prize for Peace. In 2006, he returned to pop music, with
>> his first album of new pop songs in 28 years, entitled An Other Cup. He now
>> goes by the single name Yusuf.[4]
>> Anyone who is working that hard for peace is "cool" in my book!
>
> Bernie
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