No wonder PMSNBC can't get better than a 0.5 share.
"[W]eren't those members of the military or the government with whom Newsweek vetted the plausibility of its item, honor-bound to say "you can't print this"?"
YEAH, RIGHT! If the Bush admin did that, the media would instantly rush to print with headlines like "Bush Administration attempts cover-up!", or "Bush Admin tries to silence brave reporter!"
Better to remain silent and let the media print whatever they feel like. If they print some lunatic BS because they didn't bother fact-checking the story, it's their own fault.
Isn't the 51-times a year "Newsweak" also a partner in that cable channel?