Rumsfeld suddenly showing concern for the dead in Iraq? No, it's that Newsweek story about flushing the Qur'an down the toilet."People lost their lives. People are dead," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said. "People need to be very careful about what they say, just as they need to be careful about what they do."
Story? Demonstrably false? Irresponsible? Is that the WMD story that justified the invasion of Iraq by any chance?No, it's that Newsweek story about flushing the Qur'an down the toilet.In a statement, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the original story was "demonstrably false" and "irresponsible," and "had significant consequences that reverberated throughout Muslim communities around the world."