U.S. Army to bomb fossils?!

Are they completely insane?

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Conversing with a friend recently, I mused, what could be the background to the expression "batshit insane"? My friend suggested that it might have something to do with having bats in the belfry. I then wondered what the Swedish equivalent of this expression would be.
Back in June I posted a translation of a remarkable opinion piece written by two senior psychiatrists, commenting on their examination of a mentally ill man who had just committed his second murder.
By the by, I have another post up on The Energy Grid called The Blame Game.

Quick! Someone call UNESCO!

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No; not completely insane. This is just another way of digging for them. Some scientists use little trowels to dig with, while others, less patient scientists, prefer to take larger bites at it with 2000lb bombs.

When the Taliban blew up the Buddhas of Bamyan they were just being sloppy in their archaeological excavation. Another case of professional differences in excavating technology.

Are they completely insane?
No, not at all. You see, the Pentagon is run by rabid right wing Christians, who, without a doubt, are new Earth creationists. Therefore, it makes perfect sense for them to actively seek to destroy any evidence of an old Earth.