"I suspect, in being given this honor, Mr. Rushdie is getting long-due recognition for his services to the U.K. government in the form of Muslim-baiting. The exquisite irony of which is the fact that awarding him this honor is, in itself, a rather spectacular instance of Muslim-baiting, and an extremely successful one, if the majority of responses in this thread are any indication."

'suspect' is meant to apply to the ENTIRE paragraph? Seemed to me the 2nd sentence went well beyond 'suspect'...but who am I to read your mind and assume too much....