May 15, 2005

Newsweak

Well, if they didn't lie exactly, as Traderrob points out below, their mistake did lead to murderous riots and widespread unpleasantness. Malkin, with the roundup.

But, friends, I ask you, should we be so quick to judge?


I mean, how could we forget when Palestinian terrorists occupied the Church of the Nativity for 39 days in 2002? They fired a bullet into a statue of the Virgin Mary, looted the gold appointments, and urinated everywhere within an ancient church commemorating the spot where Jesus was born.

And of course we remember the resulting riots that shook every corner of Christendom as Christians reacted to their insult. The torchlit mobs, the desecration and firebombing of mosques, the horrendous toll of innocent death, the public flaying and crucifiction of the terrorists (and their subsequent head-piking) who occupied the Church? How could we forget? And the nuclear-armed B1's streaking toward the Levant ready to avenge the wounded honor of our religion, only to turn aside at the last moment so our leaders might devise an even more sinister and lingering punishment?

Remember all that?

No?

(A post by See-Dubya)

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1 yeah, f%$# those motherf*&^ers!!! hang 'em high!

Posted by: Mr. K at May 15, 2005 03:40 PM (6wsg3)

2 So Myers was right. The media is out of control and their bias has killed people.

Posted by: Scott B at May 15, 2005 04:33 PM (y6ZHS)

3 I won't believe for one second that they didn't know what such an inflammatory lie would lead to, especially in parts of the world where our troops are in harm's way. I believe that they counted on it, and were only disappointed in the fact that no Americans died in the direct aftermath. Our enemies are many and various, but whether their weapon is an RPG or a shameful lie, they are an enemy nonetheless. All persons involved in this lie should be tried as criminals.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 15, 2005 06:43 PM (0yYS2)

4 Seems to me that anyone who reports for a major news media about what is going on in sectors of the globe should at least have a smattering of an idea of what makes them tick. Anyone with a mind should realize that the Muslims consider the Koran to be an integral part of their life and not something to be sneered at. Yet here we have these major reporters and editors putting out a story without ever double checking the facts of it or ever passing it by the source to see if it is correct and it is a story that is guaranteed to cause riots in Muslim countries. Then we get an apology from the magazine after people have died and been maimed that the magazine apologizes to the people who were killed or injured. Sorry, too little and too late. Then in addition to making a half-hearted apology, they turn around and in a story from Reuters announce that the reporters and editors will not have any action taken against them. Why then did they bother to apologize at all if they really didn't mean it. I personally think that Newsweek and the reporters and editors involved should have to go to all the countries where the riots occurred, especially Afghanistan, and announce that the story was wrong and it was their fault. Then they should donate a lot of money and aid to the population of the country to try to repair all the damage they have done. That is the least they can do and I don't personally think it even comes close to repairing all the damage they caused the American cause, the Afghani cause or the cause of the WOT in the rest of the world. Snarky comments from them in passing just is not acceptable.

Posted by: dick at May 15, 2005 08:34 PM (NGdOJ)

5 Freedom of the press anyone? It was so stated by our founding fathers to keep everyone's actions in check, unless you are Fox news or the NYTimes, biased style... My opinion is, if some motherfucker snaps a picture or video of you doing something fucked up, you better be accountable. Don't shoot the messenger: Regulate or stop whining like a bitch-ass when you're caught with your pants down. Oh, so and so said such and such and now there's hell to pay...pblththth!

Posted by: osamabeenthere at May 15, 2005 10:25 PM (WfZ6a)

6 The MSM's hatred for George W. Bush kills people.

Posted by: Carlos at May 15, 2005 11:03 PM (8e/V4)

7 The Bush anti-truth reporting propaganda machine strikes again!!

Posted by: deccles at May 17, 2005 09:11 AM (ViBnj)

8 Duh-bya, Lib-ya sittin' in a tree... Oily hand jobs aren't free...

Posted by: osamabeenthere at May 17, 2005 06:53 PM (WfZ6a)

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