Random Thoughts From Marybeth

Like Yelling "Fire" in a Crowded Theater

From Newsweek's comment on their article about Guantanamo Bay:

Their information came from a knowledgeable U.S. government source, and before deciding whether to publish it we approached two separate Defense Department officials for comment. One declined to give us a response; the other challenged another aspect of the story but did not dispute the Qur'an charge.

The reaction to the story wasn't their fault. The real problem was caused "by extremists and unhappiness over the economy."

I must have missed the story about unemployed clerics. That has to be the problem right? They were the ones calling for a holy war and most of the rest of the people had been living with a poor economy for the past century. An economy that has been poor for many decades is not going to be cured by one free election. Being self-governing and being responsible for its own success is only the first step. Dropping the medieval mindset and joining the 21st century would be a good second step.