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Riding Sun uncovered an unequivocal subterfuge on the part of Newsweek.
What contempt the editors of Newsweek must have felt for their U.S. public, showing us Oscar celebrities, while overseas they were attacking America with all their might.
This plus the false story about Quantanamo that caused so much suffering raises serious questions about the intentions of Newsweek. Are they to present the news to the best of their professional ability—or are they just to do harm to America ?
Their only defense is that they’re telling every market what sells in that marketplace—but that very defense shows that they’re selling their professionalism for profit. If you believe what you’re saying you don’t change it from one marketplace to the next.
And it leaves them open to the criticism that they themselves are actively seeking to make foreign marketplaces receptive to the anti-American propaganda they’re selling.
It appears to be a tremendous indictment of their trustworthiness. What American can trust Newsweek now, knowing that they’re telling us one thing, while attacking us overseas?
Here’s the cover of the American edition of the January 31st issue of Newsweek:
But look what was running on the equivalent Japanese edition:
From Riding Sun:
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.”
And here’s what Newsweek used on the cover of the International edition of the same issue:
