The big crunch

The US military paying a defense contractor at least $900,000 to shred fighter jets it paid hundreds of millions to private contractors to build, in the newest twist to what President Eisenhower once dubbed the “military-industrial complex.”

“A mechanical monster grabs the F-14 fighter jet and chews through one wing and then another, ripping off the Tomcat's appendages before moving onto its guts,” writes AP reporter Sharon Theimer. “Finally, all that's left is a pile of shredded rubble...

...so Iran won't get them.

Really. No kidding.

Link: The Raw Story | Pentagon paying $900,000 to destroy jets it paid millions to build