Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Comback of the draft?

The Defense Department denies it's considering reinstating the military draft, which ended in 1973. But the multiple recalls of active units to combat duty, and recent call up of thousands of former soldiers who thought they'd retired, is fueling fears that the draft will come back, reports (audio) the radio station NPR. Plus: The guys from the parody website Whitehouse.org launched a scarily realistic looking draft registration site with a funny "pre-screening" questionnaire.

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