[popdonnelly]

In terms of remedying the damage done, this proposal makes sense. So of course it won't be followed.

[Carling]

NewsWEAK's fellow travelers in the media are starting to pin the blame on the White House for their reaction to this.

NewsWEAK is doing the same and is, you can bet, doggedly trying to find someone from Gitmo to confirm their unverified report.

As for apologizing, why? What I've learned from this? That the 'Arab Street' is even more maniacal than I suspected. If words printed from a magazine can incite riots, we have NO CHANCE to win over the region. It's best to start cultural hemogeny in the region. Fight the Islamists; don't meet them halfway in the battle of cultures.