Rippin discusses Salman Rushdie
Julian Porter is now reading out Rippin's work discussing how the fatwa against Salman Rushdie -- a death sentence against him for offending Islam, and indeed his apostasy -- is very much alive in certain Islamic sects. Rippin can do nothing other than to be impressed that someone was paid $800/hour to read his academic work.
Porter refers to Rippin's writings about the "authoritarian aspects" of the Saudi Salafi movement; Rippin wrote that such tendencies are "an unfortunate reality". That could come from America Alone, couldn't it?
Says Porter: "you're a wonderful witness, because you're intellectually honest." True that.

