In testimony before the US Senate, General John Campbell said the US military was responsible for an airstrike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that killed at least 19 people. He also acknowledged that the attack had been requested by fighters in the Afghan Army. At first horrified by this mistake, the US Army soon saw an opportunity and has announced a public-private partnership with Uber. The service will allow anyone with a smartphone to call in a bombing. The new app, called Bumber, will be available before Thanksgiving. Business analysts called it a triumph and the next disruptor, though they also worried that the service could be pricey, especially at peak usage times, such as just before and after Valentine’s Day. “Once again, the internet empowers people,” said Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. An EU court moved to block usage of the Bumber app in Europe out of fears it would transmit user data to the Pentagon in violation of strict European privacy rules. Russia claimed to already have a similar system in operation in Syria and Ukraine. “Every citizen of Russia wants to bomb exactly the targets Vladimir Putin, in his wisdom and strength, chooses,” said a spokesman.