The New York Times’ Michael Brick does some journalistic assisted suicide, letting the U.S. military hangs itself through professing love for Ultimate Fighting Championship. U.F.C. is a pro league of mixed martial art and jujitsu fighting, what John McCain once called “human cockfighting.”

Now it’s all the rage on Army bases and Pentagon recruiters see it as a great tool. Tomorrow night—live!—on network television the army will field its own ultimate fighting team. “The U.F.C. provides a great venue to get the Army name into the minds of millions of young Americans,” said Maj. Kelly Crigger.  Awesome!  Read Brick here.  MB

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