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Hal
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Posted - 08/21/2012 :  05:05:01  Show Profile Send Hal a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Quackery and Mumbo-Jumbo in the U.S. Military

While the writer leads with the recent "bomb detector" idiocy, the article primarily focuses on alt-med woo that is, apparently, being embraced by the military. Apparently, "battlefield acupuncture" is a thing.
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Kil
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Posted - 08/21/2012 :  08:20:48   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Kil's Homepage  Send Kil an AOL message  Send Kil a Yahoo! Message Send Kil a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by Hal

Quackery and Mumbo-Jumbo in the U.S. Military

While the writer leads with the recent "bomb detector" idiocy, the article primarily focuses on alt-med woo that is, apparently, being embraced by the military. Apparently, "battlefield acupuncture" is a thing.


Good article!
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Why not question something for a change?

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Hal
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Posted - 08/21/2012 :  08:45:10   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Hal a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It occurred to me that many Christian fundamentalists reject "ungodly" Eastern practices, such as acupuncture and yoga. Christian fundamentalists also have a significant footprint in the armed forces. It would be interesting to know how this alt-med stuff is received by that crowd.
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