Peace on Earth

Remember when you learned how to make an origami crane in Girl Scouts and they told you it was a symbol of peace? Turns out someone actually thinks the symbol creates peace -

The WSJ details the prime minister of Thailand's plan to quell the beginnings of a rebellion in the Muslim south. His idea: origami. "A flock of at least 63 million cranes--one Japanese-style water bird of folded paper for each Thai man, woman and child" will be dropped from the bomb bays of Thai air force planes, says the Journal. Opposition politicians aren't impressed. Until now, the prime minister has relied on crackdowns in the south that have resulted in the deaths of hundreds. The government's "policy is to depend on repression," said one Thai senator, "and litter."

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