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To: Grainne who wrote (104001)	5/14/2005 11:40:29 AM
From: Oral Roberts	Respond to of 108807

I'm not saying they want troops killed but the fact is they are creating an environment for that to happen by printing unsubstantiated rumors that will inflame Muslims. Very similar to yelling fire when there isn't one and causing people to be trampled to death IMO.

To: Grainne who wrote (104001)	5/15/2005 5:52:32 PM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

A little update on the Taliban news release that Newsweek was so proud to share with us all. GEE, THANKS GUYS: Instapundit WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newsweek magazine on Sunday said it may have erred in a May 9 report that said U.S. interrogators desecrated the Koran at Guantanamo Bay, and apologized to victims of deadly violence sparked by the article. Two points: (1) If they had wrongly reported the race of a criminal and produced a lynching, they'd feel much worse -- which is why they generally don't report such things, a degree of sensitivity they don't extend to reporting on, you know, minor topics like wars; and (2) If a blogger had made a similar mistake, with similar consequences, we'd be hearing about Big Media's superior fact-checking and layers of editors. People died, and U.S. military and diplomatic efforts were damaged, because -- let's be clear here -- Newsweek was too anxious to get out a story that would make the Bush Administration and the military look bad. Message 21326390