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   Thursday, May 19, 2005

Tell us the one about how there won't be a draft.

That always makes me laugh.
For the full story go here.

There is a serious crisis looming for the US military recruiters. It's already been reported that they are extending tours of duty, calling up people who have already done their tours, and changing the requirements (such as increasing the allowable age.)

It has also been reported that the Select Service boards received increased funding and have begun collecting lists of people who fall within certain age limits and possess "desired" skill sets.

It has also been reported (to varying degrees) that the Iraqi occupation is not going so well, and that troops keep, em, what's the euphemism this month? undergoing an involuntarily cessation of bodily functions.

And then there's the upcoming invasion of Iran (which was scheduled to begin in June, but may have a late kick-off since Tony Blair might have been grounded by the British Public. They don't like him playing with that retarded bully kid from across the road.)

Those brown skinned towel wearing heathens won't butcher and rape themselves, you know.

So one enterprising young lad, David McSwane, decided to see how far would the army recruiters go, to meet their ever more unrealistic quotas.

The story is fascinating, and you can read about it at the link above.
But the salient points are these:
1) How desperate are the recruiters?
Pretty fucking desperate.

2) If they are taking drug addled dropouts into the army, can we expect more idiotic behaviour like flushing Qur'an's and torture?
Hell yes.

3) The army says it is conducting a full investigation. Will anything come of this?
Hell no.

4) When you've gotten all the brave signed up, and the desperate signed up, and you're working your way through signing up the stupid and the gullible... who's next?
Possibly the criminals. Then Mr. Joe Average.

McSwane is a high school journalist. Too bad that this standard of journalism will never find a place of honour in the right wing controlled media of Bushworld USA.



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