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Apr. 20th, 2007 01:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Robot Falcons vs. Pigeons in London"
Will good fences make good neighbours in Baghdad?
Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran...
Navy shows of Terrorist-fighting Dolphins
...well, that's nothing new. The navy has used dolphins for a long time to seek out mines, so this seems like a project that's been relabeled in order to scoop up some Homeland Security funds. Because seriously, how many scuba-diving terrorists were planning to attack the US? Is there a Nemo alliance we don't know about?*
This reminds me of one of the best recent urban legends: the story about Hurricane katrina washing killer Navy dolphins out to sea, where they can run amock and shoot unsuspecting swimmers with paralytic darts.
*If there was, that would be awesome.
Will good fences make good neighbours in Baghdad?
Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran...
Navy shows of Terrorist-fighting Dolphins
...well, that's nothing new. The navy has used dolphins for a long time to seek out mines, so this seems like a project that's been relabeled in order to scoop up some Homeland Security funds. Because seriously, how many scuba-diving terrorists were planning to attack the US? Is there a Nemo alliance we don't know about?*
This reminds me of one of the best recent urban legends: the story about Hurricane katrina washing killer Navy dolphins out to sea, where they can run amock and shoot unsuspecting swimmers with paralytic darts.
*If there was, that would be awesome.
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Date: 2007-04-20 08:07 pm (UTC)My people are good for that sort of thing. :D
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Date: 2007-04-21 01:43 am (UTC)