When it comes to breaches of international law and refusal to comply with UN resolutions the USA and Israel are not really in any position to point the finger.

But that's thread drift.
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My point is, there is a duty to take into account the predictable consequences of our actions. Sometimes there are adequate reasons that justify doing things which we know will have some undesirable consequences. I don't think that this is the case when it comes to this public honour for Rushdie.