One of my favorite subjects is the militarization of everything, from fashion trends to disaster aid

One of my favorite subjects is the militarization of everything, from fashion trends to disaster aid.

Now the Indian Army intends to weaponize the hottest chili pepper in the world.

The tiny “bhut jolokia,” or “ghost chili,” will be used to make nonlethal gas grenades to

immobilize hiding suspects.

A scientist at India’s military R&D division said “[t]his is definitely going to be an effective

nontoxic weapon because its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hide-outs,”

where he will then presumably be machine-gunned.

Thanks to Ivan Osorio at CEI for the tip.

As tensions escalate between the administration and Israel, there seems to be growing concern that the

American people at large are getting wise to their own interests; an anxiousness over whether we will

start looking more closely at whether Israel’s national security interests are in fact, American

national security interests. Mostly because the protracted conflict could be putting our troops

overseas risk. As John Mearscheimer wrote this week, “if that message begins to resonate with the

American public, unconditional support for the Jewish state is likely to evaporate.”