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To: Bilow who wrote (162805)	5/22/2005 12:27:25 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

From this, my guess is that the story that a Koran was flushed down a toilet is likely an exaggeration, but it also could very well be true. Newsweek's retraction did not cover the question of whether or not a Koran was flushed, just whether or not an internal military investigation stated that one was. There are lots of events which maybe happened, and maybe didn't happen, Carl. "Prove to us that the event we just reported DIDN'T happen" is not an adequate standard of journalistic conduct imo. The one who makes the assertion is responsible for supplying the proof.

To: Bilow who wrote (162805)	5/23/2005 7:39:24 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 281500

Newsweek's retraction did not cover the question of whether or not a Koran was flushed, just whether or not an internal military investigation stated that one was. Newsweek's bit was basically that an investigation showed there such a thing happened. If they retract that Newsweek is not putting itself out a source about anything that may or may not happened in that situation. True that means they are not saying "we know for a fact that the Koran was not flushed", but it also means they are not longer making the claim that it was. Tim