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| Cat Stevens Returns, Explains Himself |
| 2006-12-20 |
| Cat Stevens is back. Well, his name now is Yusuf Islam, and we’ll call him that, but old habits are hard to break, and you know, he was our Cat for a long, long time. Friedman must have hit his head falling off the meterite at mecca Last night he returned to the U.S. and the stage, playing a nice long set at the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center for invited guests including rocker Patti Smith and a heavy mix of folks from the media like the New York Times pop critic Jon Pareles, filmmaker Albert Maysles, rock impresario David Spero and writer Daphne Merkin. The show, taped for KCRW-FM, was interspersed with a conversation with that radio station’s Nic Harcourt. But you know, it wasn’t until after the mesmerizing, emotional show that I got to ask Yusuf a tough question: Does he regret denouncing author Salman Rushdie and appearing to endorse the fatwa, or death sentence, leveled at him by Ayatollah Khomeini? You mean calling for Rushdie's murder because he wrote a book? “I never said it,” he replied, smiling. Bullshit He used his two index fingers to show polar opposites. “We were just poles apart.” he said of Rushdie. “We disagreed. But I never said such a thing.” Most in the know Americans will be wondering how this Muslim terrorist funding (Hamas) dirtbag got let back in the country. Who knows maybe the INS thought he was a Mexican. “It was 17 years ago,” he said, shaking his head. Rushdie had criticized the Muslim religion in his book, "The Satanic Verses.” Many in Iran considered it blasphemy. Yusuf said to me, “All we want is peace.” Well, it was a heady time. All we want is peace. Guess that explains 9-11 |
| Posted by:Icerigger |
| #8 CAT STEVENS - isn't he supposed to be dead like JACK KERVORKIAN,etc. Sounds like INTEL has le' issues serieuse wid their PYWAR Sections. HOW CAN WE WIN THE WAR? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-12-20 22:57 |
| #7 Ya I thought he was on the no fly list too. What is missing from this story is how CAIR claimed it was racist not to let him in the country the first time. Hello his mom is Swede and his Dad Greek! CAIR and Stevens claiming victimhood in order to promote Islam as the world religion. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2006-12-20 15:44 |
| #6 I always wondered why the guy removed all doubt about being an idiot and converted to islam. |
| Posted by: Gravise Gleger1351 2006-12-20 14:57 |
| #5 playing a nice long set at the Allen Room YJCMTSU! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-20 13:02 |
| #4 I actually did vote for the Fatwa, before I voted against it. ---Cat Kerry |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-12-20 12:53 |
| #3 Ah, the old "misunderstood" ploy. Where have I heard this before? |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-12-20 12:46 |
| #2 How'd he get back? Swim? I thought he was on the no fly list? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-12-20 12:32 |
| #1 That Moon |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-12-20 12:25 |