Sarcastiholic

U.S. Military Now Working On The Holy Hand Grenade

I just came across this rather interesting article about how a major supplier for the United States military is inscribing references to passages from the New Testament on their rifle sights.

Yahoo! News: Michigan Defense Contractor Has God In Its Sights

Apparently a lot of scopes that are being outfitted to Iraq and Afghanistan contain these references at the end of the stock numbers.

And while this could be determined as an infraction of the separation of church and state as mandated by the United States Constitution, I guess it was only a matter of time before something like this came to light. For years, members of the armed forces would write their own messages on bombs that were being sent against the country’s enemies. It appears that the manufacturers are merely following suit.

I wonder if the British use a similar system for their munitions but with Shakespeare…

Think of the fun they could have:

“A hit, a very palpable hit” – Hamlet

“I must be cruel, only to be kind” – Hamlet

“Cowards die many times…” – Julius Ceasar

“Cry “Havoc” and let slip the dogs of war” – Julius Ceasar

Jolly good, show.

Armageddon In Afghanistan

In an effort to continue the fight on terrorism in Afghanistan, President Obama unveiled his plan to stage an open air concert series featuring Cher along the Afghan-Pakistani border. Promoted under the guise of the cultural exchange program, the news was met with immediate cries of horror across the region.

Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani, Minsiter of Human Rights in Pakistan, shared his utter shock and remorse at the news of the impending invasion. “We are a culture of great nobility and compassion. The decision of the United States to so oppress the dignity of the Pakistini people can only be marked as decidedly sad and tearful.”

Dubbed, “Shocked And Awful” by the Al-Jazeera media organization, they have quickly joined Amnesty International’s move to have to the concert series dubbed illegal under the Geneva War Convention . Citing the use of Cher as “inhumane” and “overtly cruel” to the “already impoverished and desperate people” of the war torn area, they have petitioned for an immediate referendum to denounce the new United States policy in the United Nations.

Members of the United States Armed Forces are hoping to be out of the region by the time the concert series begins. Sgt. Joseph Williams, United States Army Corp of Engineers, stated, “We all remember what she did to the Navy in the Eighties. Anybody who has seen that video can’t forget it. That’s why I joined the Army instead of the Navy.”