Rice urges calm, calls Koran desecration abhorrent

[tw]

Newsweek wrote a short article relating how Gen Miller was associated with prisoner abuse. A minor paragraph quoted a military source about tossing Korans down a toilet. Other military and government sources did not deny or object to that story. Neither did the White House. Later, this got accelerated by a Pakistani cricket athlete into riots. Newsweek retracts the article. That proves the Koran was not tossed down a toilet?

All true if using binary logic. The world is not binary. The world is ternary. Because Newsweek retracted the article is proof to extremists that it did not happen. But in a ternary world, a Newsweek retraction just means not enough evidence has been obtained. It says nothing about the event. An event that most likely occurred cannot be proved sufficient for Newsweek publication.

These type of accusations are repeated by other ex-prisoners and by at least one former translator. This from The Economist of 21 May 2005:

According to Shafiq Rasul, Asif Iqbal, and Rhyel Ahmed, three British inmates who were released last year, guards have indeed thrown the Koran in the toilet. Other current detainees have also complained about religious intimidation and humiliation at Guantanamo. Last week, according to both Reuters and Agence France Presse, Southern Command began an inquiry to check if its employees have ever thrown the Koran into the toilet.

Why? Evidence of this and others abuses even caused Southern Command to investigate? Meanwhile Central Command could not be bothered to investigate proven murders in Afghanistan.

Don't forget the women who claimed to spread menstrual blood on a prisoner's face knowing full well that this is an attack on religious beliefs. Why would a Koran in the toilet be any different?

Those Korans were most likely thrown in the toilet. Actions consistent with America's attitude in Guantanamo and Abu Ghriad - where General Miller took charge. Sufficient evidence to meet the credibility criteria of CBN, Rush Limbaugh, or Fox News. But not enough evidence to be published in Newsweek and other more responsible publications.

There is more than enough evidence to indicate Korans were thrown down the toilet. Not enough evidence to be published in responsible publications. How many Korans were thrown down the toilet? How many Arabs were tortured to death by Americans? They are gooks. They don't matter. Reason enough to ignore such questions. Good Morning Vietnam.

Those living in a binary world - and this is convenient to extremists - would point to a Newsweek retraction and say it did not happen. Those living in a ternary world are asking what else did Americans do after torture was authorized.