Hey, Mr. U.S. Air Force secretary. I hear you've got some new weapons. How do you plan to test them?
"Oh, I say we just
test them on American citizens."
Good idea. Test the weapons you'd like to use on enemies on the very people you're trying to protect from those enemies. That makes a lot of sense. Especially from a public relations standpoint.
I mean, so what if there's a pesky law that entitles citizens to gather in protest... you've got a job to test all weapons. We've got to move as fast as we can in this war on terror. We've got to show the American people that, in order to keep them safe, we have to attack them.
But don't worry. It's non-lethal.
(As far as we know)
Posted by mikey at 08:14 AM.
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That is creepy, scary and it pisses me off. Love your country, fear your government is right.
Posted by
geechee_girl on 09/13 at 09:29 AM
Oh. My. God. I think I just had a stroke.
Posted by
Becki on 09/13 at 11:00 AM
Does anyone else find it odd that the man is worried about the world being pissed off about injuries from these *non-lethal* weapons??
I mean, why does he think the world would be crankier about these weapons over something like, oh, i dunno, BULLETS?? or BOMBS?? or you know, weapons that are ... uh... *lethal*??
Am I missing something?? Because this makes no sense to me.
Posted by
Betty on 09/13 at 12:22 PM
"If we're not willing to use it here against our fellow citizens, then we should not be willing to use it in a wartime situation," said Wynne. "(Because) if I hit somebody with a nonlethal weapon and they claim that it injured them in a way that was not intended, I think that I would be vilified in the world press."
Ummmm....will he be less vilified if this weapon injures one of his fellow citizens? I'm not following this reasoning... Am I missing something?
Posted by
itchy on 09/13 at 02:56 PM
We tested the A-Bomb in Nevada. This should come as no surprise to you all.
Posted by
mice on 09/13 at 11:26 PM
Blasting people with microwaves that "weaken" them is harmless, right?
Take about 10 minutes and think about that.
No... really. Go right ahead.
Posted by
Maine on 09/14 at 11:34 AM
