Talk:2005 Quran desecration controversy/reorganization

A subpage to collaborate on a proposed reorganization


 * Reports surfaced that American interrogators (or guards) did something offensive to the Qur'an
 * Something that amounts to desecration, a capital offense in parts of the Islamic world
 * Many people believed the Newsweek report for various reasons:
 * government official said he saw something in writing about it
 * There were other reports of it
 * including those by human rights organizations
 * The claim had been made so many times, by so many people, that it must be true
 * Some people think Americans or their government are disrespectful of Islam
 * Some people repeated the report, as if it represented a confirmation or proof or confession
 * Publicizing the claim overseas led to riots
 * Around 10 or 20 people died
 * Some amount of property was destroyed or damaged
 * Governments did (or did not) arrest or try rioters who killed people
 * How about suits for property losses?
 * Other versions of what happened
 * Newsweek retracted the claim (at least in part), and apologized
 * The Pentagon said any American damage or disrespect to a Qur'an was minor or accidental
 * There are reports of prisoners mishandling the Qur'an
 * Note that for a Muslim to do this amounts to Qur'an desecration
 * an Islamic prisoner did the thing which Newsweek said an American did

Summary of csloat's suggestions:
 * 1) Do not portray the desecration as something that never occurred
 * 2) there's a lot in the current version that the above sketch has removed.

Summary of Ed's response:
 * 1) Do not portray the desecration as something that never occurred.
 * 2) *describe its occurrence as controversial:
 * 3) *#US did it, according to X
 * 4) *#A prisoner did it, according to Y
 * 5) *#Never happened, according to Z (if any)
 * 6) Do not portray the Pentagon report as final truth.
 * 7) *could simply be US government spin.