Blackwater – Mindfulness as a Tactic

Tricycle has joined the ranks of The Onion and DuffelBlog with this piece of content from their on-line edition. I read all the way though this, trying to make sense of it in the same way that allows you to imagine Burmese monks with weapons. It was only after clicking “Continue reading,”  that I made note of the fact that this was published early this month;

Blackwater to Integrate Intensive Mindfulness Course into Tactics and Weapons Training

The Tricycle story is something appropriate to its 1 April publication date but comes across as quite believable. Certainly as believable as this story which carriers the imprimatur of the Associated Press;

U.S. Marine Corps members learn mindfulness . . .

Perhaps something good will come of this.

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