Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Great Regulars: It cited "cautionary advice" that the book

"could incite acts of violence by a small radical segment." No actual threats were listed, however.

[Sherry] Jones, a Seattle-based journalist, was released from her contract (but kept the money) and sold the book to a Serbian publisher. Last week, it reneged after printing 1,000 copies when a Belgrade Muslim cleric complained.

from Bob Hoover: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Censorship never goes out of style

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