[Pikamax]

Last Friday, a top Pentagon spokesman told us that a review of the probe cited in our story showed that it was never meant to look into charges of Qur'an desecration. The spokesman also said the Pentagon had investigated other desecration charges by detainees and found them "not credible." Our original source later said he couldn't be certain about reading of the alleged Qur'an incident in the report we cited, and said it might have been in other investigative documents or drafts. Top administration officials have promised to continue looking into the charges, and so will we. But we regret that we got any part of our story wrong, and extend our sympathies to victims of the violence and to the U.S. soldiers caught in its midst.

[Miss Marple]

Well, gee, big of them to apologize.

[AppyPappy]

Their shoddy ass journalism got people killed.

[KittyKares]

The apology is a little too late for those who died in the riots.

[NormsRevenge]

Heads need to roll at Newsweek and in the media elites ranks.

Blood is on their collective hands.

[Donald Meaker]

It is important to note that the islamicist bastard tore up the pages of his Koran and flushed them down the toilet, in an attempt to stop it up as a form of troublemaking.

The Afghanistan Jihad should be against the Islamicist bastards, now represented by the Taliban

Of course it is routine for believers to tear out pages of the Koran to use as bandages.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Thanks Newsweak for handing the islamists another weapon. Perhaps you can't rent them a few 757's next time.

[Modok]

An apology is not going to cut it! Newsweek did not spill their tea on the carpet. Newsweek has caused people to be killed and aided and abetted the enemy.

[Andy from Beaverton]

This is not news. The press has consistently started to publish incorrect information that damages the Republicans. The only make the corrections long after the damage has been made and can't be repaired.

[Alouette]

Newsweek lied, people died.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I'm sure elements of the MSM everywhere are saying, "Dang, why didn't we think of this?"

[the Real fifi]

I see no apology at all here. What I do see is further proof that they were negligent in running with this story and a hint they will continue on this path--even though they are now responsible for more deaths than occurred at Gitmo and Abu Ghraib combined. Isikoff deserves the most serious shunning.

[Mister Baredog]

Our original source later said he couldn't be certain about reading of the alleged Qur'an incident in the report we cited, and said it might have been in other investigative documents or drafts

This passes for NEWS? at Newsweak? Splains a lot.

Let's face it, as long as there's Republicans in charge the MSM media will work overtime to damage the U.S. all they can.

This much is obvious by their coverage(lack of honest coverage) on Bolton, and the DUmmies unprecedented use of filibusters.

Totally dishonest Coverage.

[bubman]

I guess muslims haven't understood the concept of media bias yet!

[LdSentinal]

The liberal media is just as big of a threat to the United States as Al-queda.

[TomGuy]

Our original source later said he couldn't be certain about reading of the alleged Qur'an incident in the report we cited, and said it might have been in other investigative documents or drafts.

Maybe it came from a certain Kinko's fax machine in a certain Texas city that faxed decades-old documents to one Dan Rather.

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Newsweek to you who got killed because of our story: Sorry, but hey, that's business -- we stand by our source (just like Dan Rather is still standing by his source).

[bnelson44]

"I wonder if Dollar Rent a Car, Sprint, Hyundai, Exxon/Mobil, Franklin Templeton Investments, or any other sponsors of the above report know what they're supporting? I'd act quickly to protect the brand."

Mudville Gazette has great coverage on this story, here:

http://www.mudvillegazette.com/archives/002829.html

[Nyboe]

the families of the 15 dead should sue the pants off of Newsweek.

[dts32041]

Where is the drudge siren on this, I know its put out by his buddy spiky therefore it is not news.

BTW Newsweak lied people died."

I think that would be a good masthead.

[stop_fascism]

Our original source later said he couldn't be certain about reading of the alleged Qur'an incident in the report we cited, and said it might have been in other investigative documents or drafts.

When "news" reporters begin releasing names of people who lie to them, they sill start to regain credibility.

[Fudd Fan]

What these arrogant MSM fools do not get is, freedom of the press comes with responsibility.