Here's Glenn Reynolds on Newsweek and its irresponsible decision to run an uncorroborated and destructive Koran story maligning the U.S. military:
It's not as if journalists don't know how to be exquisitely sensitive about their reporting when they care to be: Media organs, for example, don't normally report the race of those who perpetrate crimes, for fear that such reports might reinforce stereotypes or lead to lynching. But passing along unfounded rumors that reinforce enemy propaganda in wartime, and lead to significant diplomatic and military problems in a friendly country doesn't, apparently, rise to the level of importance required to trigger such sensitivities.
There's much more on his InstaPundit site. Jim Geraghty who writes his blog from Istanbul, has a roundup of commentary and notes the personal risk:
Americans living here know the threat is real, there are those who seek to do us harm, and that the only thing you can do is be vigilant.Posted by Alan at May 16, 2005 12:33 PMThanks, Isikoff. Now I have one more reason to watch my back when I’m walking down the street.