In the Toilet
Following the biased, anti-administration reporting of the New York Times and CBS News before it, Newsweek's admission that its "toilet story" was fabricated further flushes the mainstream media's credibility down the Porta-Potty. Only this time, the people who were really hurt were the Muslims who died in resulting street violence. I guess it's time to revise the old bumper sticker slogan from "Clinton Lied, Monica Cried; Bush Lied, People Died" to "Newsweek Lied, People Died."
StanGuthrie.com
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Sorry, General Myers thinks Newsweek didn't cause the violence:
But only a few days earlier, in a briefing on Thursday, Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had said that the senior commander in Afghanistan believed the protests had stemmed from that country's reconciliation process.
"He thought it was not at all tied to the article in the magazine," General Myers said.
As well as Pentagon Spokesman Larry Di Rita:
"The nature of where these things occurred, how quickly they occurred, the nature of individuals who were involved in it, suggest that they may be organized events that are using this alleged allegation as a pretext for activity that was already planned," said DiRita.
You might want to rethink your thesis.
Read my earlier thought, "Religion of Peace 1" (before Newsweek was exposed). Muslims at the time said they were upset, so I don't think I need to rethink my thesis.
And besides, is Newsweek in the business of giving pretexts to nutcases? They surely did with this "report."
Here's the latest from White House spokesman Scott McClellan: "There has been some lasting damage that has been done to our image... and it's going to take some work to repair that damage."
Thanks, Newsweek.
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