i don't think it was a "blunder".
i think it was part of a deliberate attempt to destroy president bush's success.
I concur. This was no mistake by Newsweek; it was an intentional attempt to undermine President Bush and our troops. These liberal media folks hate the success of the war on terror, and will work as hard as they can to do damage. IMHO, its apparent, now that the NYTimes and other liberal media outlets have come to the defense of Isikoff and his pals.
I absolutely agree with you.
And .. they WANTED THE STORY TO BE TRUE. Which is exactly what CBS did too. In their LUST to damage or embarrass the Bush admin and our military - THEY DIDN'T CARE IF THE STORY WASN'T TRUE.
The Left is already blaming Bush for not solving Newsweek's little problem early and forcefully. For heaven's sake, Bush was supposed to clean up this mess. The fact that he didn't, and not only that, but suggested that Newsweek take responsibility, apologize, etc.,is clear evidence of his incompetence and lack of caring. Now we have immams threatening to kill him, blow up the White House, and nuke D.C., and it's all his fault. (You just have to nuance a little to follow their logic.)
Exactly.
What was the first thing you thought off when hearing a claim that a Koran was being flushed down a toilet? Obviously that you can't flush something like a book down a toilet. Heck, most people learn this during potty training.
So to assume the Newsweek, with its self proclaimed crack fact checkers, let this one through by accident is a joke.