The mystery of the Canadian spy coins is now explained:

Back in January, Passport posted on a scary Defense Department report that warned of Canadian coins that had been transformed into tracking devices. It turns out the whole things was a big misunderstanding [...]

Yes, U.S. defense officials were spooked by Canadian lucre bearing an unusual floral design. Moreover, their fears were transmitted pretty much uncritically to the rest of the defense establishment. And the whole thing could have been cleared up by turning to the nearest friend from north of the border and simply asking, "What’s this coin thingy, eh?"

Yep, I’d laugh if it wasn’t so ridiculous that such people are in charge of supposedly protecting us… especially considering how enormous the DoD budget is. Couldn’t anyone do a simple fact check? Would that have been so hard? Or are people just blindly following orders and giving in to fears, without using their judgement? Is this why the war to “free” Iraq is so expensive?

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