The outrage that has poured out from the Arab street over the now retracted Newsweek article suggesting that US soldiers had desecrated the Quran has put our nation in a particular difficult situation possibly setting our efforts paid for in much bloodshed back several years. Further there is much doubt in the Muslim world about what the truth is.
What is particularly galling about this is the reaction of the liberals and Newsweek itself. The apologists are out in full force on the looney left. From their point of view, the end (power) justifies all means of achieving it – even the bloodshed of our sons and daughters. They are simply beneath contempt. Someone in the Pentagon who leaked this untruth as an unnamed source should go to Levinworth for many years.
Articles by others on this outrage can be found here, here, here, here, here, and a good summary of others’ reactions here.
Best thing to do is cancel your subscription. You can express your own outrage directly to Newsweek - mark.whitaker@newsweek.com
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