Arriving Somewhere

Newsweek said yesterday that a recent report it published about the desecration of the Koran at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may have been inaccurate.
The acknowledgment came after several days of violent protests and riots in Afghanistan during which government buildings and offices of aid organizations were ransacked and set on fire. Several people were killed and scores injured in the unrest that erupted in several provinces across the country. The report also sparked protests in Pakistan, Indonesia, and the Gaza Strip.
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The weekly said in its 23 May edition that the original source of the report — which it referred to as “a knowledgeable U.S. government source” — has since said he is uncertain where he initially read about the mishandling of the Koran.

RFE/RL: ‘Newsweek’ Apologizes For Errors In Koran-Desecration Report

I’ve never taken Newsweek seriously, but it is sad how eager news companies are to report anything sensational no matter how flimsy the support or evidence may be. I’m disgusted.

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