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If ignorance is bliss, nothing could make Americans happier than this story from ABC News.com:
What, then, provoked one U.S. Marine to let himself be videotaped apparently flinging a yelping puppy over a cliff, bursting into laughter at the sound of the animal's body hitting the ground below?On the other hand, he might just be an asshole.
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The motivation for such an act, if it did indeed occur, may be as complex and deep as the U.S. war that has dragged on for more than four years, experts told ABCNEWS.com. Chief among them: Having to live with the constant fear of being injured or killed might have led this Marine to take his aggression out on a defenseless animal, several psychologists said.
Only took 5 years, better late than never I suppose. Now we don't have to rely solely on Iraqi interpreters, risking their lives and eliminating the worries of trust.
(I'll add this came out in Oct 07' but still)
In New York
New York City police officers and firefighters cordoned off much of Times Square for more than two hours after a small explosion — apparently set off by a manmade device — damaged the front of the Armed Forces Recruiting Center on the traffic island bounded by 43rd and 44th Streets, Seventh Avenue and Broadway around 4 a.m., officials said. No one was injured, and after a temporary interruption, subway service was restored.Elsewhere (last month) in Gotham:
About 20 antiwar activists gathered outside an Army recruiting office in East Harlem this afternoon to protest what they described as the military focus on persuading young blacks and Latinos to fight in Iraq.Update: More details emerge.
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