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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (32187)	5/23/2005 12:27:06 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

So you believe Bush's lies? Like that Pat Tillman died heroically attacking the enemy? That Bush would catch Osama dead or alive and smoke him out of his cave? Or that we'd already found WMD's in Iraq? Or that he'd jawbone OPEC to bring down oil prices? Or that he's a compassionate conservative, an environmental president and he is not trying to privatize SS and Medicare? Or that Saddam funded Al Qaida terrorism? Or that he got a mandate in 2004? Or that Iraqi oil would pay for the war? Or that John Bolton is the man we need at the UN? Or that he hardly knew Kenny Boy Lay of Enron? Or that the 2000 energy crisis was market-driven? When it comes to

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (32187)	5/23/2005 12:50:03 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 93284

Newsweek put US flag in trash on foreign cover World Net Daily ^ \| May 23, 2005 worldnetdaily.com FLUSH TO JUDGMENT Newsweek put U.S. flag in trash on foreign cover New allegations of anti-Americanism hit mag reeling from Quran scandal With Newsweek still reeling from its forced retraction of the Quran-in-the-toilet story, the magazine is now under fire for publishing what some see as staunchly anti-American covers in foreign editions. International edition of Feb. 2 Newsweek For instance, while a Japanese edition of Newsweek dated Feb. 2 published a cover story featuring an American flag in a trash can under the headline, "The day America died," and the international edition featured a photo of President Bush with the headline, "America Leads ... But Is Anyone Following?," the U.S. edition cover story was an "Oscar Confidential" featuring Hilary Swank, Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio. The cover story in the foreign editions, titled, "Dream on, America," about what Newsweek characterized as "the world's rejection of the American way of life," did not run in the U.S. edition of the magazine. Japanese edition of Feb. 2 Newsweek The Japanese edition of the magazine is raising the ire of bloggers for its illustration of a dirtied American flag, its staff broken and discarded in a trash can. "I think they have crossed the line into outright treason," wrote one blogger yesterday. "It's time to see some of these enemy propagandists hanging from the end of a rope." U.S. edition of Feb. 2 Newsweek Some Newsweek international readers noticed that the story didn't run in the U.S. "Why didn't this fine story run in my U.S. edition?" wrote one letter writer in the March 14 edition. The Japanese cover story was noted on the blogsite Riding Sun, produced by "a New Yorker living in Tokyo." "Newsweek's false, retracted story about American guards flushing the Quran down a toilet at Guantanamo doesn't necessarily mean the magazine's staff hates America or Bush, or wants us to lose in Iraq," wrote Rising Sun. "To be charitable, let's just chalk that one up to sloppy journalism. But I'm at a loss to explain this." Both the Japanese and international editions featured cover stories by Andrew Moravcsik. But that piece did not run in the U.S. edition. "It's one thing for Newsweek to actively promote the notion that America is a 'dead,' 'rotting' country overseas," wrote Rising Sun. "But it's quite another thing indeed to hide those efforts from its American readers. If Newsweek really think America is dead, and our flag belongs in the trash, why won't it tell us?"

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (32187)	5/23/2005 12:59:14 PM
From: paret	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Palestinians used Bible as toilet paper Muslims' desecration of holy book received little notice May 18, 2005 FLUSH TO JUDGMENT © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com While Muslims have responded with deadly outrage to the now-retracted report by Newsweek of alleged Quran desecration by U.S. interrogators, there was little outcry three years ago when Islamic terrorists holed up in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity reportedly used the Bible as toilet paper. Catholic priests in the church marking the spot where Jesus was believed to have been born said that during the five-week siege, Palestinians tore up some Bibles for toilet paper and removed many valuable sacramental objects, according to a May 15, 2002, report by the Washington Times. Newsweek is under fire for a report in its May 9 edition that sparked protests and rioting across the Muslim world resulting in 17 dead, scores injured, relief buildings burned down and a setback to years of coalition-building against terrorists. Newsweek's Periscope column written by Michael Isikoff and John Barry included a brief item alleging U.S. military investigators at the Guantanamo Bay prison found evidence that interrogators placed copies of the Quran down the toilet in an effort to get prisoners to talk. Despite Newsweek's retraction, the outrage in the Muslim world continues. In Saudi Arabia yesterday, the country's top religious authority, Grand Mufti Adul-Aziz al-Sheik, condemned the alleged desecration and called for an investigation "to alleviate the sorrow that befell Muslims." "We condemn and denounce this criminal act against Muslims' most sacred item," al-Sheik said. Afghanistan's government said Newsweek should be held responsible for damages caused by the demonstrations, and Pakistan said the magazine's apology and retraction were "not enough." In contrast, during the 2002 church siege, the muted complaints of Christians under the Muslim-dominated Palestinian Authority gained little traction. The Palestinian gunmen, members of Yasser Arafat's Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, seized church stockpiles of food and "ate like greedy monsters" until the food ran out, while more than 150 civilians went hungry, the Washington Times report said. The indulgence lasted about two weeks into the 39-day siege, when the food and drink ran out, according to an account by four Greek Orthodox priests trapped inside. A church helper told the Times the quantity of food consumed by the gunmen in the first 15 days should have lasted six months. Angry Orthodox priests showed reporters empty bottles of whiskey, champagne, vodka, cognac and French wine on the floor along with hundreds of cigarette butts. "They should be ashamed of themselves. They acted like animals, like greedy monsters. Come, I will show you more," said one priest, who declined to give his name. Computers were taken apart and a television set dismantled for use as a hiding place for weapons. "You can see what repayment we got for 'hosting' these so-called guests," said Archbishop Ironius, according to the Times report.