Santa Downed By Predator Drone

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/santa-downed-by-predator_b_403626.html

NORTH POLE (The Borowitz Report) - The Central Intelligence Agency confirmed reports today that an unmanned predator drone accidentally hit Santa Claus' sleigh on Christmas Eve, killing Santa Claus and injuring an undetermined number of reindeer.

The CIA drone, which was intended to kill an al-Qaeda operative located in the mountainous border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan, went off course and targeted Claus instead.

A CIA spokesperson said the agency was still trying to sort out what, exactly, sent the predator off course, but offered one theory: "It's conceivable that it was thrown off by the beard." More here.

[kestrel91316]

1. They shot down a Santa DECOY, silly. The real one made it to my house

and I got what I was asking for: a new digital camera and a gift card for Land's End.

[Donnachaidh]

3. oh okay --

digital cameras are FUN. Land-s End -- reminds me, gotta get a catalog!

Merry ho ho!

[bridgit]

2. Typical waste of scarce assets when an RPG would have done the trick

[KittyWampus]

4. LOL!

[gratuitous]

5. Socialistic motherfucker had it coming

Imagine giving presents to po' kids. And some people have said some pretty dastardly things about him, and though I have no independent verification of those things, I will celebrate and pronounce this development "good."

And while I'm kidding in this post, there are folks at DU who have expressed that sentence in no less bald terms.

[FranMonet]

6. this is disinformation

Santa was not killed, he was shot down yes but he was taken into custody and interrogated
by Jack Bauer. Don,t believe me here is the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsVL3qWn-kQ

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. CIa put the story out to cover up the real problem, which is this:

[rcrush]

8. I called it!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=9182489&mesg_id=9182512

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. Congress demands an explanation... after providing an increase in spending for more drones.

And, awarding medals to the heroic drone operators. One of whom was injured when he broke a fingernail while firing the missile.