Pakistan scholars honour Bin Laden
[link|http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21945115-1702,00.html|http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21945115-1702,00.html]
A LEADING group of Pakistani Islamic scholars today awarded its highest honour to al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, saying it was in reaction to Britain's knighthood for Salman Rushdie.
...
The Pakistani Ulema Council, a private body that claims to be the biggest of its kind in the country with 2000 scholars, said it had given Bin Laden the title \ufffdSaifullah\ufffd, or Sword of Allah.
\ufffdWe are pleased to award the title of Saifullah to Osama bin Laden after the British Government's decision to bestow the title of 'Sir' on blasphemer Rushdie,\ufffd council chairman Maulana Tahir Ashrafi said.
\ufffdThis is the highest title for a Muslim warrior.\ufffd
Just remember, Pakistan is not a member of the Axis of Evil and, indeed, is a valuable ally in the war against terror. Great.
Matthew Greet
Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?
- Mark Renton, Trainspotting.
