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Authors Apologise for [Lies About] Rushdie
August 26, 2008 - 8:58am — Blake
Salman Rushdie received an apology in the high court this morning for lies in a book about his time under police protection.
Ron Evans, a former police officer who was part of the team protecting Rushdie while he was under a fatwa, made an apology through his solicitor on 11 counts of falsehoods in his book On Her Majesty's Service. Publisher John Blake also apologised.
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Apology for lies about Rusdie
The LISNEWS headline make it sounds as if the apology was for lies by Salman Rushdie, not lies about Salman Rushdie. Some people, even LISNEWS readers, do not read beyond headlines.
Done fixed it, thanks for
Done fixed it, thanks for pointing that out
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