Talk:Qur'an desecration

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alleged and later confirmed deliberate desecration of the Qur'an

What was confirmed was "mishandling". Whether or not that constitutes "deliberate desecration" is POV. The whole issue is discussed at length in the article on Qur'an desecration by US guards (see also Qur'an desecration by US detainees). -- Uncle Ed (talk) 00:12, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] history?

The idea of merging these articles is a bit silly -- obviously, the Quran was desecrated before 2005, and that is not the only instance of such desecration being discussed or being significant. I don't think they should be merged, and I do think the history section should be expanded. csloat 04:04, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] removing misleading sentence

I'm removing the misleading sentence "The Pentagon accused the prisoners of Qur'an desecration as well." The reason is that it is misleading and incomplete and unreferenced. The main article on the 2005 incident much more clearly and accurately summarizes the pentagon report, which was not an "accusation of desecration," and which found instances of mishandling the quran on both sides of the prison wall. If someone wants to summarize that report here too, I don't think it's necessary, but it can certainly be done more accurately and completely -- whoever does so should take the five minutes or so necessary to read (and cite!) some news reports about the Pentagon report. Thanks. csloat 03:55, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

I've added the needed reference, and described the Pentagon report more accurately. Isarig 04:16, 3 January 2007 (UTC)