Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Rumsfeld excoriates Newsweek for the blatant lie that got 15 people killed in the resulting riots

Call me crazy, but I've always liked Donald Rumsfeld.

He isn't afraid to say what's on his mind.

Which is probably why he's a pariah to the Progressives.

T.W.

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Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld appeared on Tuesday's Hannity and recounted the harm Newsweek did in 2005 with a false report about U.S. soldiers flushing a Koran down the toilet at Guantanamo Bay.

Discussing the story with host Sean Hannity, he complained, "Later [Newsweek] said 'if part of our story wasn't correct, we apologize.' Of course, the people they were apologizing to were dead. Now, how does that happen?" 15 people died in rioting resulting from the article. Rumsfeld lamented, "Well, I suppose people want to be first instead of accurate and that's too bad."

He added, "Of course, a lie races around the world 15 times before the truth even gets its boots on." Rumsfeld, who was promoting his new book, also appeared on Monday's World News, Nightline and Tuesday's Good Morning America. None of those ABC hosts questioned the ex-Defense Secretary about Newsweek's false story or the impact it had on America.


Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2011/02/09/donald-rumsfeld-condemns-false-newsweek-story-koran-flushing-you-can#ixzz1DUD8jf3e


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