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Perhaps the administration was attempting to verify it themselves?
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I find this unlikely. The Pentagon responded to Newsweek when they were verifying their story, but they made no mention of the Koran charges.
After watching this administration, I find it more likely somebody saw the need to throw up chaff in light of the increased attention the media is giving to the Downing Street minutes.
As Conyers wrote in his letter to Scott McClellan today...
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The question is: are you categorically denying that the mistreatment of the Koran occurred, or are you simply denying the Newsweek report is accurate on hyper technical grounds?
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If I'm in the administration and this story comes to me, I'm making calls and talking to people who were there trying to find out if there is any validity to it. It is not possible for every action taken throughout the military or intelligence community to be known by those in charge.
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It should be known by the Pentagon, should it not? This was after all a Pentagon investigation we're talking about.
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I personally believe that more honest coverage of the administration would end up in stories much more positive of what his administration has done. For one example, there is not nearly enough press about how well Iraq is going.
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*rubs eyes*
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But it is going better than anyone expected it to.
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HUH?
Seriously, that's REALLY reaching.
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I could be mistaken, but isn't PBS partially or primarily funded by tax money with some contributions from viewers to boost their budgets? I don't follow PBS at all, so it is possible I am wrong.
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Partially, not primarily. PBS receives give or take about 85% of its funding from non-government sources.
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For the most part, the public is not informed about such things because the public, at large, is ignorant
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Isn't it nice we can always find something to agree on. I'll end with that.
