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Military Caught Training Children To Fight
Locke writes:
Our culture's military might has been unquestioned for years. But a new investigative report from the New England newsnet is casting an unpleasant light on military training efforts. What started out as a simple endeavor to track down a handful of kids for an unrelated story has turned into one of the most shocking scandals of our time, as reporters were unable to find the children literally anywhere on Earth. It's been revealed that a series of rocket launches has been carting classes of children off the planet to undergo intense battle preparations in null gravity. Calls for greater transparency have been met with silence, and several reporters visiting military bases for quotes have not returned. There could even be political ramifications — after ground-based telescopes sought out and found what appears to be an orbital training complex, the New Warsaw Pact has begun demanding answers. This could destabilize the fragile peace that has held far longer than anyone expected. The biggest remaining question is: why kids? There are plenty of adults willing to dedicate their lives to defending against the Bugger threat, so why spend an unfathomable amount of money to train undeveloped, uncoordinated children? Surely even the military understands kids are not mentally equipped to handle the pressures of real combat. More details to follow.
I read that as "sponsored by morons" dept
Then I realized...what's the difference?
I think its more like the modern day hippies are smart enough to know the neo-conservatives will use troops like cannon fodder for whatever military misadventure they can come up with. if a republican wins the presidency in 2016, I'm sure it will be a matter of days until we are invading Iran.
THEY ARE NOT FUNNY.
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No can do. It's a yearly tradition that Slashdot's April 1st postings are randomly generated by throwing darts at a board.
As opposed to carefully crafted or well-written pranks, such as a DVD titled "The March is Over" not working right due to some protection system.
April Fool is dead and gone, you're a fool to carry on!
Wow. You sound inordinately passionate about April 1st. If such articles are so much to your liking, perhaps it's you who needs to go elsewhere. May I suggest America's Finest News Source?
As for this site, the motto used to be "stuff that matters". When April Fools articles become so numerous, it's no longer amusing. It's like the same joke being told over and over again. April Fools is not a "huge holiday". It's a day literally intended for fools, and only a fool finds the same joke funny time after time.