Newsweek: America is dead (U.S. Flag Shown in Trashcan on Cover!)

Riding Sun Blog ^ | 5/23/2005 01:17:00 | GaijinBiker

[FreedomCalls]

Newsweek's false, retracted story about American guards flushing the Koran down a toilet at Guantanamo doesn't necessarily mean the magazine's staff hates America or Bush, or wants us to lose in Iraq. To be charitable, let's just chalk that one up to sloppy journalism.

But I'm at a loss to explain this, from the February 2 issue of Newsweek's Japanese edition:

As you can see, the cover story shows an American flag, dirtied and tossed in a trash can, its staff snapped in two. The large white text reads, "Amerika ga shinda hi", which translates to "The day America died."

The equivalent international edition of Newsweek, the January 31 issue, featured a picture of Bush on the cover, with the caption "America Leads ...But is Anyone Following?":

Both of the above editions featured a cover-story article by Andrew Moravcsik, titled "Dream on, America". (This was translated into Japanese as "Yume no kuni Amerika ga kuchihateru toki", which is even harsher; it means, roughly, "America, the dream country, is rotting away".) According to Newsweek itself, the article described "the world's rejection of the American way of life."

Moravcsik's article did not run in the American edition of that same issue. The cover was also a bit different. It featured Hilary Swank, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx, with the title "Oscar Confidential:

If you look carefully, you'll see that one of the articles from the other two editions is mentioned in a small blurb at the top: Fareed Zakaria's "High Hopes, Hard Facts" — here billed as "A reality check on Bush & 'Freedom'". Sure, they put scare quotes around "Freedom", but pretty tame stuff, all things considered.

It's one thing for Newsweek to actively promote the notion that America is a "dead", "rotting" country overseas. But it's quite another thing indeed to hide those efforts from its American readers. If Newsweek really thinks America is dead, and our flag belongs in the trash, why won't it tell us?

If I were to offer Newsweek a suggestion, it would be this: Any story or cover you're ashamed to run in America probably shouldn't be used in other countries, either.

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[NPeery]

Ping!

It looks like a version of the strategy of the Palistinians [aka Yasser Arafat] giving one speech in English calling for peace and another in Arabic callling for war.

I assume that the apologies and retractions do not appear in the Newsweek international additions.

Thus the retractions in America may do local damage control for their circulation and domestic legitimacy but does nothing to restore the real damage which was international.

[NPeery]

Thanks for sharing the images of Newsweek covers. It provides a striking illustration of just how evil and duplicitious they are.

I try to think these things through without getting mad. However, in this case I am really annoyed at Newsweek. This goes far far beyond sloppy reporting. It is a carefully contrived attack against Bush and on America. And it is totally unacceptable. I hope that their numbers of subscribers follows the trend of their soul mate, the LA Times.

[Dog]

This needs to be moved to the news forum.

[Milhous]

Maybe they are upset because "Newsweek" is dead.


                                       Olds Media sits and spins when the wheels come off.

[melt]

"The world's rejection of the American way of life..."

I have a suggestion for Newsweek: re-locate to Canada. Better yet---Cuba. They'll feel right at home there!

[commonasdirt]

With regard to that Newsweek cover. Not surprised at all.

[Darkwolf]

Funny how Newsweek isn't brave enough to show a Koran in a trash can.

Oh, but don't you dare suggest they're nor patriotic.

[weegee]

Media Schadenfreude and Media Shenanigans PING


US Flag in the trashcan cover...

http://www.nwj.ne.jp/public/toppage/20050202/toppage.html

I'm surprised they didn't put it in a toilet.

[weegee]

Zogbyism in action.

Damn the media and get this propaganda out of our public schools.

[Reactionary]

"How can they do this yet claim to be apologetic for the Koran desecration story?"

The only thing the idiot liberals at NewsWeek are mad about is getting caught. In Liberal Land, the truth is whatever you want it to be.

[verity]

Say, Japan, do August 6th and 9th have any significance for you?

[weegee]

(Excuse the repost, forgot the distribution list)

Media Schadenfreude and Media Shenanigans PING

US Flag in the trashcan cover...

http://www.nwj.ne.jp/public/toppage/20050202/toppage.html

I'm surprised they didn't put it in a toilet.

[Brad’s Gramma]

BTTT!!!!!!!!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Another Newsweek article...

[SusaninOhio]

This is unconscionable - and they expect anyone to believe that they are sorry they put every American in danger by their lies about the Koran?

Nothing there to believe any more. It has become a tabloid at best. Hope that is what their shareholders were looking for!

[who knows what evil?]

Be a REAL shame if this came to Rush Limbaugh's attention...

[chemicalman]

Newsweek = Newsweak

[puppypusher]

Anyone who buys newsweak needs to have their head examined. I would not line my birds cage with that rag. It might just offend her intellect.

[mystery-ak]

I just wanna cry....sigh!

[JeffersonRepublic.com]

"This can't be doing Newsweek any good in the subscription department. I wonder what their numbers will look like in another year."

The Michael Moore types love this type of softcore hatred. There is also a strong market for their "yellow journalism" in europe. When it's all added up, they'll probably gain subscriptions.

Holtz
JeffersonRepublic.com