"Newsweek Urged to Do MORE to Repair Damage"

[Bluebear]

WASHINGTON - The White House says Newsweek took a "good first step" by retracting its story that U.S. investigators found evidence interrogators at Guantanamo Bay desecrated the Quran, but it wants the magazine to do more to repair damage caused by the article....

"The report had real consequences," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Monday. "People have lost their lives. Our image abroad has been damaged. There are some who are opposed to the United States and what we stand for who have sought to exploit this allegation. It will take work to undo what can be undone."

McClellan said a retraction was only "a good first step" and said Newsweek should try to set the record straight by "clearly explaining what happened and how they got it wrong, particularly to the Muslim world, and pointing out the policies and practices of our military."

The Pentagon looked into the allegations initially and found nothing to substantiate them. "They continue to look into it," McClellan said.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050517/ap_on_re_us/newsweek_quran

[Lucky Luciano]

1. Newsweek knows who their daddy is. nt

[Bluebear]

3. What does he want them to do, re-enact the retraction in shadow puppets?

[ariellyn]

7. Bwahahahahaaa....

How'z about enlisting the entire Newsweek staff and sending them overseas to fight those agitated by nothing more than Newsweek's fake story. :eyes:

[cornermouse]

2. You get what you deserve.

When Newsweek retracted and then apologized, they earned this.

[leftchick]

4. yep

they are being 'Rathered' and they have no one to blame but themselves. You would think they would have seen this coming. :eyes:

[HeeBGBz]

5. They're going to be burned at the stake.

If Newsweek had proof, they better up it before they are scapegoat of the month.

[Disturbed]

6. NW folded and now the BushFascists..

are going to kick them down.

[hollowdweller]

8. Wasn't their fault. Faulty intelligence. Stay the course

Worked for Bush and a HELL of a lot more people have died when he made his mistake.

[liberal N proud]

9. It is all about whipping the media and forcing them to conform

to the regime's brand of journalism. Say or do nothing that questions the way of the almighty bu$h regime.

:grr: :mad:

[GoBlue]

10. In related news...

NEWSWEEK to change its name to

NEWSPEAK.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

11. Uh oh...Lil' Scottie appears to have joined the "Osama Finger" club...

:scared:

:evilgrin: