The Muslim FO

Seems that the British Foreign Office has become a Muslim organisation. Zawahiri has released a tape condemning the decision to award Salman Rushdie a knighthood and the FO has issued a reply-

"The government has already made clear that Rushdie's honour was not intended as an insult to Islam or the Prophet Muhammad," said a spokesman.

Can you imagine the outrage if an FO spokesman used the term "Our saviour Jesus Christ" in an official release? It's incredible how insidiously terms like this have crept into everyday usage amongst politicians and the press- apparently without them even realising the import of what they are saying.