Did Newsweek Really Get It Wrong?

Apparently, the WH and the Pentagon received reports from the international Red Cross (ICRC) that the Koran was being abused during interrogations at Gitmo. Does it matter if the actual desecration of the holy text was via flushing? It sounds like there were plenty of other ways to desecrate the text--before the Pentagon issued rules on the use of the Koran in interrogations.

Check out this article from the editorially conservative Chicago Trib (via truthout.org).