The right's rage at Newsweek is all too reminiscent of the contempt it heaped on Specialist Thomas Wilson, the soldier who dared to ask Mr. Rumsfeld at a town hall meeting in Kuwait in December about the shortage of armored vehicles. Mr. Wilson was guilty of "near-insubordination," said Rush Limbaugh; the embedded reporter who helped him frame his question was reviled by bloggers as a traitor. Yet Mr. Wilson's question was legitimate, and Mr. Rumsfeld's answer (that the shortage was only "a matter of production and capability") was a lie.
Monday, May 23, 2005
luckily we now know that...
It's All Newsweek's Fault
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Blame Newsweek for the retraction, not for the article.
Besides, it was second sourced: the article in its entirely was given to the US Army to review. They read it, made some marks on some other parts, but as to the Koran, said absolutely nothing.
That absolute silence has to count as a confirmation, a second source. The official United States Army blessed that report.
The article said that the Koran shit would be in some report... apparently, that is not? dunno, haven't seen the report. But has the Koran been used for "interrogation"? Yes. Is it effective? dunno, has any interrogation been effective?
Flash! a non-news story.
Todays Washington Post reports "Koran was tossed in a toilet".
Maybe Bush is really Bugs Bunny? He certainly twicks us.
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