Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Newsweek withdraws Koran report

BBC NEWS | Americas | Newsweek withdraws Koran report: "In a one-sentence statement released on Monday evening, Newsweek editor Mark Whitaker said: 'Based on what we know now, we are retracting our original story that an internal military investigation had uncovered Koran abuse at Guantanamo Bay.'


We regret that we got any part of our story wrong, and extend our sympathies to victims of the violence
Mike Whitaker
Newsweek editor

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Newsweek had originally apologised for publishing an uncorroborated report, but failed to issue a full retraction."

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