Newsweek: America is dead (U.S. Flag Shown in Trashcan on Cover!)

Riding Sun Blog ^ | 5/23/2005 01:17:00 | GaijinBiker

[FreedomCalls]

Newsweek's false, retracted story about American guards flushing the Koran down a toilet at Guantanamo doesn't necessarily mean the magazine's staff hates America or Bush, or wants us to lose in Iraq. To be charitable, let's just chalk that one up to sloppy journalism.

But I'm at a loss to explain this, from the February 2 issue of Newsweek's Japanese edition:

As you can see, the cover story shows an American flag, dirtied and tossed in a trash can, its staff snapped in two. The large white text reads, "Amerika ga shinda hi", which translates to "The day America died."

The equivalent international edition of Newsweek, the January 31 issue, featured a picture of Bush on the cover, with the caption "America Leads ...But is Anyone Following?":

Both of the above editions featured a cover-story article by Andrew Moravcsik, titled "Dream on, America". (This was translated into Japanese as "Yume no kuni Amerika ga kuchihateru toki", which is even harsher; it means, roughly, "America, the dream country, is rotting away".) According to Newsweek itself, the article described "the world's rejection of the American way of life."

Moravcsik's article did not run in the American edition of that same issue. The cover was also a bit different. It featured Hilary Swank, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx, with the title "Oscar Confidential:

If you look carefully, you'll see that one of the articles from the other two editions is mentioned in a small blurb at the top: Fareed Zakaria's "High Hopes, Hard Facts" — here billed as "A reality check on Bush & 'Freedom'". Sure, they put scare quotes around "Freedom", but pretty tame stuff, all things considered.

It's one thing for Newsweek to actively promote the notion that America is a "dead", "rotting" country overseas. But it's quite another thing indeed to hide those efforts from its American readers. If Newsweek really thinks America is dead, and our flag belongs in the trash, why won't it tell us?

If I were to offer Newsweek a suggestion, it would be this: Any story or cover you're ashamed to run in America probably shouldn't be used in other countries, either.

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[Stellar Dendrite]

See post #80

[TennCon]

I agree about contacting Newsweek advertisers, so much so that I posted a LIST of them last Tuesday.

[bd476]

Thanks for the link, Stellar D. That's a very interesting history for the self-examining poster: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1408214/posts?page=80#80

[ShowMeMom]

I second your motion. SCREW EM ALL.

I have no probelm with your sentiment. However, why wouldn't other countries resent us when our own treasonous media is trashing us? Our REAL problem is within.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Paul, you should be ashamed of yourself.

Stellar, thanks for taking the time w/the links.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

"Newsweek advertisers LIST"

PING!


Thank you, ping me with other updates. Valuable post, THANKS

http://toeinwater.blogspot.com/2005/05/newsweek-advertisers.html

[Stellar Dendrite]

No problem...nothing irritates me more than DUmmies pretending to be FReepers.

[onyx]

IMO, you're a bit too skeptical and cynical, and all to eager to blame America first, and "looking inward" is better reserved for the soul.

Personally, I can't stand the "look inward" crowd of appeasers. We at war. I thank God and my fellow thinking Americans for electing George Walker Bush, our Commander In Chief.

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[BigSkyFreeper]

We need to look inward.

Liberals like you lack soul. There's nothing to look at. You're an empty vase.

[Peach]

Sadly, they are real. The MSM sinks to new depths weekly.

[Happy2BMe]

#11

[Zeppelin]

good point.

i didnt specify who "EM" was when saying "SCREW EM ALL". =P

[kcvl]

Thanks!

[paul_fromatlanta]

>>IMO, you're a bit too skeptical and cynical, and all to eager to blame America first, and "looking inward" is better reserved for the soul.<<

You know, conservatives in Britain supported getting rid of Saddam and they support the their troops in Iraq and they support democracy efforts there... but they are critical of how Tony Blair went about it. Should we avoid looking at how it was done because President Bush is a Republican?

But your basic point that I'm too skeptical and cynical has some validity - I try to keep those two character flaws in check but don't always do it.

I disagree that I blame America first... I care so much about the welfare of this country that I am often blind to the welfare of the rest of the world. I'm not interested in blaming America at all but rather figuring out to how to advance our cause.

I am talking tactics... We may have another war coming in Iran or North Korea and we need to handle it differently.

[BigSkyFreeper]

The covers are sadly and unfortunately real.

[auzerais]

Newsweek = Newsweak - NewsREEK

[Stellar Dendrite]

Paul.... you've been exposed as a troll....go away.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Go back to DU where you come from. You've already been outted as a thread disruptor.

[ShowMeMom]

Thank you for the list.

Folks, this is series!! IMHO, this is much worse than Rathergate. I'm sure that Newsweak isn't the only publication doing this kind of thing, but since it's the one in the spotlight, we really should get on their case.

P.S: Notice when a really important topic comes up in FR, so does a troll. It's to cause dissent and divert attention.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Newsreek is right!