Monday, May 16, 2005

Muslims doubt Quran climbdown. CNN — Permalink KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) — Muslims in Afghanistan and Pakistan were skeptical after a U.S. magazine backed away from a report that U.S. interrogators desecrated copies of the Quran while questioning prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Read remarks from TheAnchoress, Jan Haugland, Steve M., and Marc @USSNeverdock. [memeorandum] 5:39:48 PM    comment [] The Illusion of 'Managing' China. By Robert Kagan / WaPo — Permalink There has been much disc ussion recently about how to "manage the rise of China." The phrase itself is soothing, implying gradualism, predictability and time. Time enough to think and prepare, to take measurements of China's trajectory and adjust as necessary. Read remarks from Dale Franks, DJ Drummond, Stanley Kurtz, and Matthew Yglesias. [memeorandum] 5:39:22 PM    comment [] Newsweek Apologizes. WaPo — Permalink But critics are already pouncing on the story as the latest in a high-profile series of media blunders at such respected news organizations as the New York Times, USA Today and CBS News. In this case, the consequences — deadly riots — were far more serious than a breach of journalistic ethics. Read remarks from Red @ScaredMonkeys, Glenn Reynolds, Gerry @DalyThoughts, and Michelle Malkin. [memeorandum] So, we have the MSM (not really the MSM but those magazine people fronting for authors (well, of a sort) with information that doesn't followup the two sources smell test... 15 people dead in riots over this? isn't this why we have journalistic standards in the first place? 5:39:06 PM    comment []

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