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Subject: Headlines?
thebrant 5/20/2005 8:32:25 AM

StrategyPage said:
"Newsweek, like most American media, is known to have higher standards than al Qaeda propagandists. But not that high. Like al Qaeda and the Taliban, Newsweek needs appealing headlines to survive."

That might carry more water if the Koran-flushing story was a "headline" story. But it was a small story in the front "Periscope" section of the magazine.
If the Army hadn't already shown a pattern of behavior designed to culturally insult Islamic prisoners, then the Koran story might not have carried as much weight.
I'm NOT saying the Army was wrong to use such techniques. I'm only stating the fact that because these incidents happened, the public (everywhere, not just in Islamic countries) finds it easier to swallow similar (even if untrue) stories.

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