newsweek poops it's pants

[oboe]

After you stop and think about it for a minute, you realize its the Muslim nation that pooped its pants, not Newsweek.

Agree with NUKE.

[Torque]

Originally posted by bunch
I believe there is also strong precedent for having sex with the interns

yes that 60 million dollar cuban cigar. the rwandians ultimately paid the price for that. after eights years of agony, it was a charge to keep to expose the demoncrats as morally bankrupt.

personally, i'd favour having sex with an intern, over an ak-47.

[john9001]

Originally posted by Torque
yes that 60 million dollar cuban cigar. the rwandians ultimately paid the price for that. after eights years of agony, it was a charge to keep to expose the demoncrats as morally bankrupt.

personally, i'd favour having sex with an intern, over an ak-47.

one more time , it was not sex with a intern, it was lying under oath.

liberals , oh brother.

[midnight Target]

Missing the point.... Conservatives:rolleyes:

[oboe]

For me this story has two implications:

First, it reinforces the idea that the mainstream American media still has a credibilty problem.   It's as if nothing was learned from  CBS's Bush National Guard service fiasco.   Seems it is still profits and sensationalism over disciplined, accurate reporting.  

Second, and more importantly, I see the riots and deaths that occurred as a result in Afghanistan as another denouncement of Islam.  This violence occurred in a democratic Muslim nation.  Afghanistan has held its elections and has U.S. troops on its soil.    It is supposed to be turning the corner and joining the table of civilized nations, isn't it?   And, my God, the reason for these riots and deaths turned out to be bogus on top of everything?    Oh, the shame and stupidity!

I wonder if Islam's temper tantrum in Afghanistan will have political implications in dealing with Iran and its nuclear ambitions?

If I were Newsweek I would certainly print a full expose of the story, complete with details and named sources.   But my cover story next week would be pictures of the riots and dead bodies in Afghanistan, with the story "What the Hell is wrong with Islam?"

[Sandman]

I wonder... why would Muslims believe Newsweek? What ever could it be that led them to believe the U.S. is capable of such atrocities? After all, Guantanamo is a model facility rivaling any of our domestic prisons... and Abu Gharib? The stories about Abu Gharib were little more than malicious exaggerations. I think that these people are looking for a reason, any reason at all, to throw a good old fashioned religious riot.

[NUKE]

Originally posted by Sandman
I wonder... why would Muslims believe Newsweek? What ever could it be that led them to believe the U.S. is capable of such atrocities? After all, Guantanamo is a model facility rivaling any of our domestic prisons... and Abu Gharib? The stories about Abu Gharib were little more than malicious exaggerations. I think that these people are looking for a reason, any reason at all, to throw a good old fashioned religious riot.

They only believe what they want to believe. They couldn't care less about human suffering in this world...they only look for reasons to hate.

[Sandman]

Originally posted by NUKE
They only believe what they want to believe. They couldn't care less about human suffering in this world...they only look for reasons to hate.

You've just described the population of the entire planet, including the U.S.

[Nash]

Originally posted by Sandman
I wonder... why would Muslims believe Newsweek? What ever could it be that led them to believe the U.S. is capable of such atrocities? After all, Guantanamo is a model facility rivaling any of our domestic prisons... and Abu Gharib? The stories about Abu Gharib were little more than malicious exaggerations. I think that these people are looking for a reason, any reason at all, to throw a good old fashioned religious riot.

Well, consider that the riots that these people died in were happening before the Newsweek article, and consider that the Newsweek article wasn't even published when these people died, and then consider that the White House is trying to become America's news editor by saying: "And there are ways that I pointed out that they can help repair the damage" and consider that the Admin are launching this attack on journalism because of dubious sources - yet accepts no blame for its doing the same - with far graver repercussions....

Bah.

[rpm]

ROFLMAO, The Bush Administration trying to tell journalists how to be responsable. Who ran all those bogus half truth ads about Kerry during the campaign?

[storch]

This administration does have the moral authority to tell each and every one of us on the planet exactly how to behave. especially those mainstream news outlets and europeans.

[lazs2]

there were half truth adds about kerrie durring the election?

If those were only half true.... imagine how bad the whole truth would be.

lazs

[Maverick]

Originally posted by rpm
ROFLMAO, The Bush Administration trying to tell journalists how to be responsable. Who ran all those bogus half truth ads about Kerry during the campaign?

For the most part, I believe the answer is the Demo party machine.

[oboe]

Hmmm... all the stories I saw about it were that deaths occurred as a result of riots happening in response to the Newsweek article about US interrogators at Gitmo desecrating the Koran.

Nothing about rioting and deaths before the Newsweek article broke.

btw, who was killed?  Foreigners intentionally, or rioters accidentally?   I mean who were they venting outrage upon?

[Nash]

Originally posted by oboe
Hmmm... all the stories I saw about it were that deaths occurred as a result of riots happening in response to the Newsweek article about US interrogators at Gitmo desecrating the Koran.

Nothing about rioting and deaths before the Newsweek article broke.

NYT:  "Mr. McClellan and other administration officials blamed the Newsweek article for setting off the anti-American violence that swept Afghanistan and Pakistan. "The report had real consequences," Mr. McClellan said. "People have lost their lives. Our image abroad has been damaged."

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."