Military's Chief Spokesman Mistakenly Tweets Link to Satirical News Story

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The chief spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday mistakenly tweeted a link to the military’s version of The Onion.

The tweet has since been deleted.

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Rear Adm. John Kirby, who serves as the chief spokesman for U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, meant to share a link containing Hagel’s statement on Wednesday’s tragic Fort Hood shooting when he tweeted: “Secdef issues statement on today's shooting.” Instead, the link that followed led to a story on Duffel Blog, a tongue-in-cheek website that contains satirical news articles about the U.S. military Read more...

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