Newsweek's Bloody Hands

The big news story this morning is Newsweek's admission that their story about Koran burning in Cuba might not have been accurate. I'm sure that's comforting to the families of the 15 people who were killed in Afghanistan as a result of the story.

Newsweek stated, "opponents of the Afghan government including remnants of the Taliban had used its report to fan unrest in the country, said it was not contemplating disciplinary action against staff."

"'This was reported very carefully, with great sensitivity and concern, and we'll continue to report on it,' said Newsweek Managing Editor Jon Meacham. 'We have tried to be transparent about exactly what happened, and we leave it to the readers to judge us.'"

Please judge them. If you have a subscription to Newsweek, cancel it. If you go to the doctor's office and there is a copy of Newsweek on the table, take it and throw it in the trash.

This sort of irresponsible behavior is a threat to journalism everywhere in that as Americans learn to trust the media even less, there will come a time when they ignore a truly important story.