And he's still under close guard.
Security is a little more relaxed, however.
Last night, he was in Toronto for a public reading to promote his latest book, The Ground Beneath Her Feet , and meeting many of the writers who campaigned for his right of freedom of expression. Guests were carefully screened, however, and the audience went through tight security. I met Rushdie again, to talk about his novel and his more open life. And we talked then about the time when you would have freedom and you would have safety. But today still you don't have full freedom, and certainly not full safety.