http://pacificempire.org.nz/2006/11/26/suicidal-cowardice/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:37:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://pacificempire.org.nz/2006/11/26/suicidal-cowardice/comment-page-1/#comment-597 Section 14 » Blog Archive » Self-censorship: Good taste vs fear Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:12:12 +0000 http://pacificempire.org.nz/?p=152#comment-597 [...] A third example that should be added to this comparison is Scholastic Australia’s decision not to publish Army of the Pure, a children’s thriller about Afghan terrorists plotting to blow up Sydney’s Lucas Heights nuclear reactor. (Hat Tip: Pacific Empire) Scholastic’s general manager, publishing, Andrew Berkhut, said the company had canvassed “a broad range of booksellers and library suppliers”, who expressed concern that the book featured a Muslim terrorist. [...] [...] A third example that should be added to this comparison is Scholastic Australia’s decision not to publish Army of the Pure, a children’s thriller about Afghan terrorists plotting to blow up Sydney’s Lucas Heights nuclear reactor. (Hat Tip: Pacific Empire) Scholastic’s general manager, publishing, Andrew Berkhut, said the company had canvassed “a broad range of booksellers and library suppliers”, who expressed concern that the book featured a Muslim terrorist. [...]

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