The International Red Cross says it had corroborated reports from Guantanamo Bay detainees about abuse of the Koran by U.S. personnel. But when they told the U.S. authorities, the abuse stopped and they received no more reports from 2003 onwards.

The NYT's David Brooks decries the uproar on both sides of the Newsweek/Koran issue, saying the real enemies are  Muslim extremists who exploit such situations.