Beknighted

Expect the usual suspects to whine and seethe as the Queen of England conferred knighthood on Salman Rushdie today.

Some Muslims accused Rushdie him of blasphemy in the book and Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini pronounced a death sentence on him in 1989.

"I really have no regrets about any of my work," Rushdie told reporters after being asked about "The Satanic Verses."

"This is, as I say, an honor not for any specific book but for a very long career in writing and I'm happy to see that recognized," he said.

The fatwas for his death still stand, and must have tight security wherever he goes because of his writings.

UPDATE:
While knighting someone is fairly common, revoking someone's knighthood isn't. Mugabe had his revoked today.