Newsweek retracts Quran story
U.S. military says it must reach out to Afghans to ease tension
Monday, May 16, 2005 Posted: 11:49 PM EDT (0349 GMT)
Newsweek has now retracted its story about Quran desecration.
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Newsweek backs off a story blamed for unrest in Muslim countries.
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Anti-American protests erupt in Afghanistan.
U.S.: No signs of Quran abuse
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Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)
(CNN) -- Newsweek magazine issued a retraction Monday of a May 9 report on the alleged desecration of the Quran at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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The report -- which said American interrogators put copies of the Quran on toilets or in one case, flushed one down a toilet -- was blamed for anti-American riots in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the Muslim world last week.
Look guys, I'm all for the media reporting the news. The problem is that some media outlets spin reports based on their agenda. cBS and Newsweek are really good examples. They are simply out to get Bush and the Military (because those stories sell commercials/magazines and they could be said to have a little bias).
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The Government and News Media are 2 different animals. The Government(s)all acted on the intelligence that everyone had, and WMD was only 1 reason for Iraq. The difference is the News Media is supposed to report news...period. Now don't get me wrong, I don't care if the Media busts Bush or the Military for screwing things up. That's what they are there for to acurately report what IS/HAS happened. Abu Graihb being the biggest example.
But after the cBS Rathergate episode you would think they (Newsweek and any other out-to-get-Bush-military) would learn something. But they haven't. I don't think the media has ever reported WHO GAVE THEM KORAN'S IN THE FIRST PLACE! We bend over backwards to make sure they can practice their religion.
I have to say his screw up is bad, and a bunch of idiots then went on to make it worse.
Right, and is it kinda silly to get so upset over a book being flushed down the toilet? Not in my eyes. I'm a christian, but you can flush the bible or do anything you want to it. Its not the book, its what is written in it and how I apply it to my life that matter to me.
Not so with Muslims. Supposedly if you desecrate the Koran its an insult to all of them. And the average Muslim in India isn't going to believe the retraction. They think the US Government is forcing them to retract it.
To sum up, we have enough of a PR problem without people making stuff up to inflame it further.
This message has been edited by Tal, 05-18-2005 09:44 AM
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