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Six New York teenagers filed a lawsuit today against Donald Rumsfeld in the Manhattan Federal Court alleging the U.S. Department of Defense broke the law by keeping an extensive database on potential recruits.

Military recruiters have experienced difficulty meeting their targets because current members of the military keep dying and having parts blown off for an unjustified cause in Iraq. This is not a good recruitment tool, despite the fact that after they die the military will pay for their education. Turns out teenagers are not as dumb as everyone thought.

Responding to the lawsuit, the Pentagon insists it has done nothing wrong.

Sensitive to privacy concerns. Really?

In addition to keeping records on race, ethnicity, gender, and social security numbers, the Pentagon allegedly collected data on people as young as sixteen and held that data for more than three years. The current law does not allow for these records to be stored.

How about some ice cream, too?

I'm for just about anything to help get recruiters of the backs of students.

I've had no less than 3 seperate recruiters blatantly lie directly to my face, and it made me think; what happend when they lied to other people who didn't see through the lie?

at least this is an unbiased article, haha

Okay, I am keen to hear your unbiased coverage of the military infiltrating your little group because their innate paranoia conjures up the suggestion that you represent the pale chance of a threat.

So, what are you trying to say?

Though it would've perhaps been more effective if the anti-military bias (not that I don't share it) was presented less venemously, I'm with anyone who thinks this has a good point. The idea of the military keeping tabs on all potential recruits is mildly disturbing at best, and if it is, as the arrangers of the suit allege, actually illegal... well, what more argument do you want?

Venom is the "writer's" forte.



[Edited on Apr 24, 2006 by FireBomber]

i have absolutely no idea what the hell the title of this article has to do with anything, but military recruiters are like homeless people: dont make eye contact and they might not bother you. if they do bother you, ignore. if they touch you, shoo them away. if they threaten you, give them a fucking quarter.

I can't complain too much. Last time I was bothered by military recruiters, they stopped on the side of the road I was walking down and gave me a ride home as they talked to me. It was great because it was really hot that day and I was running late.

It has about as much to do with the thread as the title does.

Listen to hannity tommorow, or limbaugh and you will see the correlation between the title and the subject matter. I thought it was rather witty.

Hey I know... lets all ban armies. They are evil. While we're at it, lets do away with war. I'm sure if we ask nicely, opposing nations will lay down their arms.

Honestly, the point of the lawsuit is well enough. If the writer of the article was confident that the suit spoke for itself, the spin written here wouldn't be necessary.

That sir, is the best comment I've read today.

The newswire has never been unbiased. It is not meant to be. That has been made quite clear many times.

I actually thought the title was cute.

Nobody said the newswire was supposed to be unbiased. It's the constant barrage of bitter, angry anti-government threads with "zinger" titles that attempt to lead the reader to believe there's more to the story than printed, the body text of which literally drip with sarcasm at any suggestion that the accused wrongdoer may be without fault.

All written by the same person.

I have to wonder if it any different than the info private companies already keep on us. If the law doesn't allow the military to do so then they need to comply with the law until changed, but what's so bad about the info recruiters are keeping?

I'm kind of slow, but I get your point. I can imagine the things that will be said.

Very good.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

With regard to disclosure of student information is says the following:

I am not seeing the Pentagon on this list.

How are they getting this data?

Great title.

I can't wait until O'Reiley asks them on his show. High school bullies got nothing on him.

That, NickFaust, is a question that should be answered after the trial is over.
Streamlining the recruitment process isn't a good enough reason for your Government to sidestep it's own rules. Sure it may be more efficient but that's not the point of a volunteer armed forces. Let those who wish to sign up do so own their own. Not be targeted by marketing.

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I'm not defending anyone, but misusing quotation marks like that leaves you no room to mock anyone elses status as a writer.

Get over it and your self-important need to control what appears on the boards regarding what history will certainly document as the worst.fucking.leadership.ever.

een amereeca, first yoo get thee message boards, then yoo get the noobies, then you get thee women!

[Edited on Apr 25, 2006 by attn_ho]

Awesome post. The military is a necessity. "If you want peace, prepare for war" is a true statement.

First, he's not the worst leader ever. If you'd educate yourself, you'd understand that almost EVERYONE in the world thought Iraq had wmd's. Either way we removed an atrocious dictator and to me that's worth it. Those peoples lives are better because of what we did.

Second, if you knew anything at all about the government you would know that there are a lot of things they cannot tell the American public. They might have a reason for being there that you don't know about and might not for another 40 years. Deal with it and stop blaming Bush for everything wrong in this country. There was plenty wrong before Bush and there will be plenty wrong after.

[Edited on Apr 25, 2006 10:36AM]