The Pentagon May Retire "Yoda," Its 92-Year-Old Futurist 254
Daniel_Stuckey writes "Of all the weapons the Pentagon relies on to defend the United States, one of the strangest and most secretive is Andrew Marshall, a 92-year-old man who's spent the last 40 years staring into the future trying to predict the next big threat to America. Known fondly as "Yoda" to his many fans in Washington, Marshall heads up the Office of Net Assessment—the Defense Department's think tank tasked with taking a long view, out-of-the-box approach to defense strategy. In his role as the Pentagon's visionary sage, Marshall is credited with predicting the fall of the Soviet Union, the rise of China's global prominence, the role of autonomous weapons and robots in warfare, and even helping end the Cold War. Now, facing budget cuts, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is considering reorganizing or possibly even shuttering the futurist think tank, Defense News recently reported."
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He never saw it coming
off from left field with a tin foil hat (Score:4, Funny)
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I suspect he predicted his own demise, and to uphold his record, he has to go.
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Let me re-word that for you: Saw it coming, he never did.
Saw it coming, he did not.
Re:off from left field with a tin foil hat (Score:4, Funny)
Usually not. Normally, it's broken up for scrap, although occassionally it's used for testing or target practice and then it does. The Pentagon is eco-aware. They recycle!
Soylent Green is Yoda!!!
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Dyslectic I am, insensitive clods you are!
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If you're a zillion years old, short, live in a swamp, and can raise starfighters with your mind, nobody gives a damn if you're dyslexic.
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Do, or do not. There is no spoon.
I am a banana!