Does anyone else take this to be a bad sign?
"The U.S. military is demanding two Sierra Nevada ski resorts, including Alpine Meadows, return howitzer cannons used for avalanche control so the weapons can be deployed for the war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan."
"... The ski resorts received word earlier this month that the Army's Tank Automotive and Armaments Command at the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois must have the howitzers returned immediately to support the war."
Taken from an AP release.
Complete article at:
http://www.sierrasun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040427/News/104270003