Ahh... the Onion

[Sparrowhawk]

From http://www.theonion.com

Defense Department Typo Results In U.S. Attack On Ira
ARLINGTON, VA

-- The U.S. Defense Department apologized to Skokie, IL, dentist Ira Nussbaum Tuesday following a bombing campaign aimed at removing the 37-year-old from power. "Apparently, the intelligence source who drafted the attack plan against Iraq failed to strike the 'Q' key hard enough," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said. "The 'Q' was always a little stubborn on that keyboard. Sorry." This marks the first military action taken against Nussbaum since a malfunctioning shift key prompted Ulster Unionists to detonate his Ford Taurus in 1998.

 

[Pillager]

My favourite Onion story of all time:


"Northern Irish, Serbs, Hutus, Granted Homeland in West Bank"

UNITED NATIONS—In a bold gambit hoped to resolve dozens of conflicts around the world, the U.N. announced Monday the establishment of Ethniklashistan, a multinational haven in the West Bank that will serve as a new homeland for Irish Protestants, Hutus, Serbs, and other troubled groups....

Read on: http://www.theonion.com/onion3723/west_bank.html