no, they've admitted their source is no longer sure he saw it where he said he saw it. I do find their verification procuedure to have been a bit light, but for a spokesman for an administration that is responsible for an unnecessary war that caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and sent world opinion of the US into the cellars to get on their high horse about this is really a bit much. Even if they were completely right, the harm they have done is orders of magnitude worse.
Dana On 5/25/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Actually, what DO you think of that? I saw the administration > > spokesperson complaining that Newsweek had hurt the image of America > > abroad (as opposed to Abu Ghraib for example) and caused unnecessary > > deaths (!) and found it hard not to throw things at the television. > > > > I mean, they are saying that the Koran may have been abused, but their > > source was mistaken about where he saw it. Smells like Swift Boat > > misdirection to *me*. > > > > Dana > > Huh? Newsweek published a story that contained a line that wasn't true. > They've admitted it wasn't true. Muslims read this line, were naturally > outraged, and violence ensued. Violence that resulted in injury and death to > muslims and americans alike. > > Yet.....you aren't outraged at ALL at Newsweek? > > Smells like crappy reporting to me. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=11 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:158773 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
