A Matter of Specks and Planks?
White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan on Newsweek's Gitmo-Qur'an-desecration-goof-up:
"A retraction is a good first step," McClellan said after Newsweek issued its statement. "This allegation was unsubstantiated and it was contrary to everything that we value and all that our military works to uphold. We encourage Newsweek to now work diligently to help undo what damage can be undone."
"People lost their lives. the image of the United States abroad has been damaged. It will take work to undo what can be undone," McClellan said.
Newsweek screwed up, and their mistake has sparked riots in Afghanistan. Of course, these riots took place under the assumption that Newsweek had accurately reported the facts. And, in fairness to the magazine, the statement about U.S. guards desecrating the Qur'an to intimidate Guantanamo Bay detainees during interrogation was just part of a 10-sentence snippet.
So, Newsweek ran a blurb based on faulty evidence that has led to the deaths of at least 15 people.
The Bush Administration started a war based on faulty evidence that has led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people.
Both are tragic, though the latter a bit more than the former. Again:
"People lost their lives. the image of the United States abroad has been damaged. It will take work to undo what can be undone," McClellan said.
"A retraction is a good first step," McClellan said after Newsweek issued its statement. "This allegation was unsubstantiated and it was contrary to everything that we value and all that our military works to uphold. We encourage Newsweek to now work diligently to help undo what damage can be undone."
"People lost their lives. the image of the United States abroad has been damaged. It will take work to undo what can be undone," McClellan said.
Newsweek screwed up, and their mistake has sparked riots in Afghanistan. Of course, these riots took place under the assumption that Newsweek had accurately reported the facts. And, in fairness to the magazine, the statement about U.S. guards desecrating the Qur'an to intimidate Guantanamo Bay detainees during interrogation was just part of a 10-sentence snippet.
So, Newsweek ran a blurb based on faulty evidence that has led to the deaths of at least 15 people.
The Bush Administration started a war based on faulty evidence that has led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people.
Both are tragic, though the latter a bit more than the former. Again:
"People lost their lives. the image of the United States abroad has been damaged. It will take work to undo what can be undone," McClellan said.
posted by Tinley | 3:36 AM
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The Bush Administration started a war based on faulty evidence that has led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people.
And the liberation of millions from tyranny.
Should our country not have fought for independence because thousands died as a consequence? Should the South and its slavery not have been conquered because hundreds of thousands died as a consequence?
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