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Newsweek Retracts Koran Desecration Story
Newsweek on Monday retracted a report that claimed U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay had desecrated the Koran, which triggered days of rioting in Afghanistan and other countries in which at least 16 people were killed. - more
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman previously called Newsweek's report "irresponsible" and "demonstrably false," saying the magazine "hid behind anonymous sources which by their own admission do not withstand scrutiny. Unfortunately, they cannot retract the damage that they have done to this nation or those who were viciously attacked by those false allegations."
The Whitehouse also reacted strongly to an editorial that apologized for possible error but fell short of retracting the story.
Posted by tim at May 16, 2005 3:49 PM
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