Newsweek flushing the Quran

Everyone's up in arms over Newsweek magazine's retraction of their story about interrogators at Guantanamo Bay flushing the Quran down the toilet. Some are believing it, some are saying the magazine was pressured into the retraction by the government (like that could happen...Newsweek, bullied by this government??? As if W could strike fear in the hearts of the editors of Newsweek) and are sticking with the original story, and the Afghan government is seeking reparations from Newsweek for the damage caused by riots when the original story hit the streets.

I may be a little off base here. Jesus, Allah and Joseph all know I've been there before. Here's the thing. I'm having trouble with the whole concept of flushing the Quran down the toilet. I, admittedly, have never read, or even held a copy of the Quran in my hands, but my assumption is it's a little thicker than...say...War and Peace. The physical act of trying to flush such a tome down a toilet would leave you with at best, a very soggy book and at worst, an extremely clogged toilet. Face it. Even if you have some kind of industrial strength toilet, the book ain't going nowhere. Anyone who has indoor plumbing knows, all it takes is a little too much toilet paper and you're bringing out the plunger, let alone a book, and a pretty darn thick book at that. Am I the only one thinking that even trying this stunt is slightly absurd, and successfully completing it physically impossible?