Quote Originally Posted by Goofball
Here we go again.

From my first post:



Please tell me how that is trying to justify Newsweek's shoddy journalism?

Also from my first post:
Go to this sentence Goofball

Quite frankly, the U.S. military's overblown indignation about how they have been so hard done by by this Newsweek article is a joke. If they had had their house in better order, then the world would not be so inclined to accept articles like this at face value. Unfortunately, they have made their own public relations bed, and are now being forced to lie in it.
Notice what I highlighted in bold just for your simple mind to understand.

That statement states that its the military's fault that newsweek chose to publish such an article and for it to be believed. Where is holding the journalist resposible for reporting the truth in your statement here. Here you are justifing their shoddy reporting by blaming the subject past behavior for the reason the story was published.

Neither is that an attempt to justify what Newsweek printed.
No but your are excusing and accepting it based upon bad behavior of the past. ANd in your statements instead of focusing on the bad behavior of the journalist - you are using a straw man arguement yourself in defending the journalists and those who believed the article on its face value.

But since you have had such a hard time understanding it, simple and short though it is, I have written the following précis that should be a little easier for you to get your head around:
Want to go the condesending approach now do we? I to can play that game with you if you wish.

U.S. military abusing muslim prisoners before = anger erupting quickly whenever any abuse stories emerge, whether they are true or not
again with the justifing bad behavior by point out previous bad behavior of a group that happen to be the subject of the story - talk about strawman arguements.

You have used the straw man argument (Goofball is defending Newsweek) this entire thread, because you can't face up to the simple truth: because of past shameful, systemic abuse of muslim prisoners, average people the world over are now ready to believe the worst about them rather than giving them the benefit of the doubt.
And it seems you have not understood my point at all - so should I take the same condesending approach that you have?