May 18, 2005: Headlines: Figures: COS - Oman: Diplomacy: Saudi Arabia: Arab News: In Jeddah, OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu met with US Consul General Gina Abercrombie Winstanley and urged Washington to speed up its probe into the incident. Winstanley handed a message from US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the OIC chief. “The US consul general informed Ihsanoglu that the American administration was still conducting a thorough investigation of the incident despite Newsweek’s retraction of the report,” an OIC statement said.
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May 18, 2005: Headlines: Figures: COS - Oman: Diplomacy: Saudi Arabia: Arab News: In Jeddah, OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu met with US Consul General Gina Abercrombie Winstanley and urged Washington to speed up its probe into the incident. Winstanley handed a message from US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the OIC chief. “The US consul general informed Ihsanoglu that the American administration was still conducting a thorough investigation of the incident despite Newsweek’s retraction of the report,” an OIC statement said.
In Jeddah, OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu met with US Consul General Gina Abercrombie Winstanley and urged Washington to speed up its probe into the incident. Winstanley handed a message from US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the OIC chief. “The US consul general informed Ihsanoglu that the American administration was still conducting a thorough investigation of the incident despite Newsweek’s retraction of the report,” an OIC statement said.
In Jeddah, OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu met with US Consul General Gina Abercrombie Winstanley and urged Washington to speed up its probe into the incident. Winstanley handed a message from US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the OIC chief. “The US consul general informed Ihsanoglu that the American administration was still conducting a thorough investigation of the incident despite Newsweek’s retraction of the report,” an OIC statement said.
Newsweek Fails to Calm Storm
Arab News
WASHINGTON, 18 May 2005 — Newsweek’s retraction of a report alleging desecration of the Qur’an by US interrogators at Guantanamo Bay failed yesterday to calm the storm.
The White House called on Newsweek to help repair the damage to the US image in the Muslim world done by its report while Afghanistan and Pakistan blasted the magazine for the costly mistake. Many in the Muslim world dismissed the retraction, saying it came under US government pressure and alleged that in the early days of the detention of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay the abuse of the Muslim holy book was routine.
Newsweek retracted the report on Monday, saying it could not substantiate its May 9 report saying an internal military investigation had uncovered the desecration of the Qur’an.
“We appreciate the step that Newsweek took yesterday,” White House spokesman Scott McClellan said. “It was a good first step. And what we would like to see now is for Newsweek to work to help repair the damage that has been done, particularly in the region, and Newsweek certainly has the ability to help undo the damage.”
While offering few specifics, McClellan said Newsweek should explain “what happened and why they got it wrong, particularly to people in the region.”
“They can also talk about policies and practices of the United States military. Our United States military goes out of its way to treat the Holy Qur’an with great care and respect,” he said.
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In Jeddah, OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu met with US Consul General Gina Abercrombie Winstanley and urged Washington to speed up its probe into the incident. Winstanley handed a message from US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the OIC chief. “The US consul general informed Ihsanoglu that the American administration was still conducting a thorough investigation of the incident despite Newsweek’s retraction of the report,” an OIC statement said.
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