Full disclosure: there's a documentary titled Full Battle Rattle in the making about the fake town of Medina Wasl. Its trailer-for-more-financing inspired me to look this stuff up. However, I am not involved in its production or distribution or anything else in any way. posted by Sticherbeast at 2:53 PM on January 12, 2007
We're still going to need your license and registration. Remain in your car; we're going to run your plates. posted by Astro Zombie at 3:01 PM on January 12, 2007
At a certain military training facility in Southern California they have towns too. They also bus in Iraqis they hire in LA to stage mock uprisings. The more you know. posted by Big_B at 4:03 PM on January 12, 2007
What a bizarre site. I once read about a spot somewhere in (I hope I recollect rightly) Utah where models of Tokyo and Berlin were erected during WWII for improving the efficiency of the bombs. Does anybody know where it was? posted by phuture-4000 at 4:24 PM on January 12, 2007
It's not the fake town that is needed, it's a REAL REASON to go to fight
assholes posted by zouhair at 7:59 PM on January 12, 2007
Does it come complete with fake justifications for war?
What, don't you remember? That's the first thing they built. posted by flapjax at midnite at 11:15 PM on January 12, 2007
Army Trainers to Become Fighters in Iraq The elite Black Horse Regiment, a California fixture for 10 years, will hand over its duties at Ft. Irwin to National Guard troops. posted by MLIS at 10:57 PM on January 13, 2007
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posted by Sticherbeast at 2:53 PM on January 12, 2007