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splat@14 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 12:31 PM
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So, do you suppose the government had any influence on
the retraction of Newsweek's support for the story about the "Koran down the shitter" event? I don't have anything to support this theory but it makes sense (best form of damage control) for the Administration to get someone else to take the bullet.

Just a thought....
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 12:32 PM
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1. Of course
Look how quickly they retracted.
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knowbody0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 12:33 PM
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2. Rather like
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Democracy White Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 01:02 PM
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3. They don't want to look like
Big Bad Government, even though anyone with a half a brain knows that they are.

Dee
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 01:17 PM
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4. Who can trust the corporate media?
Which story to believe?

Well, it IS best to believe the worst about the Bushistas.
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