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Afghanistan/South Asia
Taliban Get a Boost from American Media
2005-05-12
May 12, 2005: Anti-American protests have spread to the capital, sparked by an unsubstantiated accusations by a U.S. newsmagazine. Newsweek magazine published a hearsay item about American interrogators at Guantanamo desecrating the Koran to intimidate suspected terrorists. The Taliban has been trying to spread similar stories, but have no credibility. American media has more clout, even if the story in question is basically a rumor. The pro-Taliban groups will push this story as much as they can, but the Taliban support is basically restricted to some Pushtun tribes in southern and eastern Afghanistan.
Posted by:Steve

#9  I think I'll send Newsweek a "Thank You" turd for their wonderful piece of reporting.
Posted by: mmurray821   2005-05-12 16:36  

#8  Richard Myers' briefing this AM - logbook showed a prisoner tearing out Koran pages and stuffing them in the toilet to try and stop it up as a protest....thanks Newsweak! Assholes
Posted by: Frank G   2005-05-12 15:44  

#7  I suspect the demonstrations were orchestrated by the local madrasa(s). These rumors have been floating around for years, together with a bunch of fantastic accusations - since prisoners started getting released. Newsweek's sources are probably the prisoners themselves.

Even if the accusations are true, I really don't see a problem - except from a PR standpoint - would I desecrate Das Kapital, the Bible, the Talmud or the Bhagavad Gita to get information from a prisoner? Sure I would. Is it preferable to depriving him of sleep? Sure it is.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2005-05-12 14:37  

#6  Poor Newsweek. No dead Americans from its coverage.

Posted by: badanov   2005-05-12 13:06  

#5  I wanted to be the one to break this story...
Posted by: Dan Rather   2005-05-12 12:40  

#4  Every mook they cut loose from Guantanamo spouts this bullshit. I've been reading about it here for months.
Nice "scoop" Newsweek...
Posted by: tu3031   2005-05-12 12:29  

#3  Figures. Change the editors of Newsweek with treason and sedition and aiding the enemy in times of war and have them hung outside the capital building.
Posted by: mmurray821   2005-05-12 10:57  

#2  Look for Time to up the ante...
Posted by: Pappy   2005-05-12 10:28  

#1  Pulitzer nomination, don't you think?
Posted by: Highlander   2005-05-12 09:31  

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