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2005-05-13 Afghanistan/South Asia

3 more dead as anti-US protests spread across Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred 2005-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Bravo Newsweek. How does it feel that your irresponsible rumor mongering has already lead to seven deaths.

Newsweek is going to get burned when the details come out. I read that on Brit Hume's show it was stated that a detainee ripped pages of the Koran and stuffed them down a toilet. When all is known, Newsweek should be sued for damages.

Posted by ed 2005-05-13 00:11|| 2005-05-13 00:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Well it doesn't take much to drive the Waki neighbor of the Paki into riot, after all they put the Taliban in power. Look for riots to spread to Pakiland tonmorrow after "prayers"

Hearing it was an coreligionist who did it will do no good. I can only see this "desecration story" being embelished and spreading like wildfire. We are dealing with people who still live in clans and tribal society regarless of their embrace of the "modern world."

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-05-13 00:31|| 2005-05-13 00:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Agreed, SPoD. This is just too convenient to pass up. Every lame excuse for an ideology or political bowel movement needs a bogeyman or three to divert attention from the hard facts. Besides, demonization is a proven crowd pleaser in the propagandist's toolkit. It is especially effective on the short-bus crowd riddled with ancient superstitions and fears.

Posted by .com 2005-05-13 01:43|| 2005-05-13 01:43|| Front Page Top

#4 This is Abu Ghraib replayed as comedy. (Shedding light on the ridiculous elements of that previous episode too, of course.)

Posted by someone 2005-05-13 01:47|| 2005-05-13 01:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Newsweak must be feeling a little sad right now. Their story caused not one American to die... yes.

Posted by badanov">badanov 2005-05-13 01:51|| http://www.rkka.org]">[http://www.rkka.org] 2005-05-13 01:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Oopsies:

Newsweak must be feeling a little sad right now. Their story caused not one American to die... yet.

Posted by badanov">badanov 2005-05-13 01:52|| http://www.rkka.org]">[http://www.rkka.org] 2005-05-13 01:52|| Front Page Top

#7 On the other hand, this is truly appalling.

Sick, sick.

Posted by someone 2005-05-13 03:11|| 2005-05-13 03:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Need to print millions of rolls of toliet paper with the Koran.
Drop over PakiWaki land from the air as open rolls.
Should keep the whole population busy for many decades saving the texts....

Posted by 3dc 2005-05-13 11:58|| 2005-05-13 11:58|| Front Page Top

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