The “Other” News CIA redacts “lolcats” containing state secrets By Liam Britten “Well, actually, they are pretty cute,” said McConnell at a press conference. “I mean, look at this little guy! He wants to has a cheezeburger! If that’s + 1 | | . not funny, I don’t know what is!” i. ry a AT iy L _ McConnell, after regaining his composure, was ‘ unable to answer definitively as to how these state secrets escaped the Pentagon. “Tn all honesty, it was probably Barb at % », reception. She loves these things, and she’s usually _ forwarding them to everyone in the office,” said McConnell. “My guess is she might’ve added osama69@hotmail.com to the mailing list, and, = well, there you go. So, as a result, we’ve decided to remove some of the most incriminating and nationally damaging images from the series of tubes...I mean, internet!” According to McConnell, the information the images held was some of the most valuable data the ; S CIA has been entrusted with. He told reporters that ual ay . eee. retrieving the data was of “the utmost importance.” CENSORED “Look, there’s no telling who could have that @ : information now,” McConnell said. “Iran, Cuba, ebaumsworld.com, any of those forces of evil could be in possession of our secrets. And if North Korea ever replaces their Telex system with an internet 4 CIA has announced that in an effort to protect national security, several popular connection, there’ll be hell to pay.” images of cats being distributed over the internet will undergo redaction, a censorship Added McConnell: “These images could spell the end of iy If we don’t find process that removes state secrets from publication. them soon, we could have a nuclear lol-ocaust on our hands!” The images in question are known as “lolcats,” and generally feature comical images The director then began to laugh loudly, and told one of his aides to “write that one of cats with poorly-spelled captions. While many internet users find the images funny, John down.” Michael McConnell, director of national intelligence does not. Free WiFi + Play Nintendo Wii for Free DJ every Fri and Sat nights 8:30 - eas 30 We show all UFC fights & bee aat=} uel gl =} ee a a chance fo win d Swag + no cover Coyote rm on lek ancing on the bar Great food and drink specials <> we do fundraisers to help ge dees raise money and birthday parties 57 BLACKIE STREET - NEW WESTMINSTER BC P: 604.522.0011 F: 604.522.0544 Poker Sundays yj Fully Renovated