Newsweek apologises for Koran story

In an interview with Reuters, Mr Whitaker said that he did not know whether the reported incident ever occurred. "As to whether anything like this happened, we just don't know," he said. "We're not saying it absolutely happened but we can't say that it absolutely didn't happen either. We regret that we got any part of our story wrong and extend our sympathies to victims of the violence and to the US soldiers caught in the midst," he wrote.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH! Half hearted apologies do nothing to reverse the violence that this Liberal newspaper has caused. To date, Newsweek has refused to pull their store even after admitting they have no proof to support these claims.

The Muslim community has become outraged over these allegations. Violent protest have ignited all over the Middle East and with already strained US relations this only makes the matter worse.

Pakistan one of the USA’s strongest allies in the war on terror has demanded a full probe into the alleged mistreatment of the Koran. Islamist leader Qazi Hussain Ahmed, is organizing more protest on the 27th of May in Egypt, Malaysia, Britain, Turkey, Pakistani and other countries. With the death of several U.S. citizens last week in Afghanistan as a result of the Newsweek article, we can expect there to be more violence in the coming days.

Thanks Newsweek, you have successfully fueled the Anti-American sentiment through out the Muslim world and have compromised the War on Terror. In order to be successful in the War, we must demonstrate to the Muslim People that our fight is not with them as a whole. Newsweek’s so called “misjudgment in reporting”, has made relaying that message more difficult.

Mark Whitaker and the rest involved should be fired immediately!