This just in...WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!

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http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/wwn/20050912/112653720010.html

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This from the same news source that gave us THIS fascinating human interest story....

FRONT LINE TO CHECKOUT LINE

Wednesday September 7, 2005

By KEV LARRE

ARLINGTON, Va. -- America's military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan have cut so deeply into the U.S. defense budget that some of our most powerful weapons have been removed from the battlefield -- and sent to a shopping center near you. "We hope that the sale of new consumer goods based on military technologies will raise funds to protect America and will help civilians in the little battles they fight each day," said Army General Bradley Moorer.

The general's spin-off concept is nothing new -- technologies such as the Internet and freeze-dried coffee were first cooked up in U.S. military labs. But this is the first time the military has begun to manufacture and market products expressly for consumers.

The first of these, which will hit store shelves shortly before Christmas, is the TONAR system -- a warning device built into bedroom slippers to prevent users from tripping in the dark.

as well as this startling revelation:

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