more animals to do dirty work

[d8Rape]

It is bad enough that they are using sea lions and dolpins to handcuff water terrorist. But now they are considering using monkeys to detonate landmines set by Iraqi's. here is the article that was published:

RABAT, D.C., Morocco, March 24 (UPI) -- A Moroccan publication accused the government Monday of providing unusual assistance to U.S. troops fighting in Iraq by offering them 2,000 monkeys trained in detonating land mines.

The weekly al-Usbu' al-Siyassi reported that Morocco offered the U.S. forces a large number of monkeys, some from Morocco's Atlas Mountains and others imported, to use them for detonating land mines planted by the Iraqis.

The publication quoted a highly-informed source as saying, "that is not a scientific illusion but a well-known military tactic."

 

[8ball]

It is bad enough that they are using sea lions and dolpins to handcuff water terrorist. But now they are considering using monkeys to detonate landmines set by Iraqi's. here is the article that was published:

RABAT, D.C., Morocco, March 24 (UPI) -- A Moroccan publication accused the government Monday of providing unusual assistance to U.S. troops fighting in Iraq by offering them 2,000 monkeys trained in detonating land mines.

The weekly al-Usbu' al-Siyassi reported that Morocco offered the U.S. forces a large number of monkeys, some from Morocco's Atlas Mountains and others imported, to use them for detonating land mines planted by the Iraqis.

The publication quoted a highly-informed source as saying, "that is not a scientific illusion but a well-known military tactic."

I don't know anything about the monkeys, but, how the hell does a dolphin or sea lion handcuff a freakin terrorist?

Here is what they are doing with dolphins

 

[d8Rape]

peta they are upset too

Even though they are a bunch of veggie freaks pushing veggies on everyone.

Here's what PETA has to say:

"Our troops deserve the best defense possible, but PETA opposes the use of dolphins, sea lions, or any other marine mammals. The project is cruel and cannot provide a reliable defense or surveillance for our troops. The Navy claims they are not putting these animals in harm's way, but they've removed these animals from their homes, relocated them to foreign waters in the Persian Gulf, and are forcing them to not only inspect the waters, but to actually swim up to potential terrorists under the water, clamp a cuff on their leg, and deploy a floating marker. How can anyone say these animals are not being put in harm's way?

The bottom line is that dolphins cannot provide a reliable defense. These are living beings with minds of their own, and though they are incredibly intelligent, they have no idea that lives will be lost if they fail to perform tasks properly. Yet, the military wants to rely on the actions of these animals in order to protect our troops. Our troops deserve the best defense possible and this isn't it. The animals and our troops deserve better."

Now I am not sure what you claim they are doing.

 

[8ball]

Re: peta they are upset too

Even though they are a bunch of veggie freaks pushing veggies on everyone.

Here's what PETA has to say:

"Our troops deserve the best defense possible, but PETA opposes the use of dolphins, sea lions, or any other marine mammals. The project is cruel and cannot provide a reliable defense or surveillance for our troops. The Navy claims they are not putting these animals in harm's way, but they've removed these animals from their homes, relocated them to foreign waters in the Persian Gulf, and are forcing them to not only inspect the waters, but to actually swim up to potential terrorists under the water, clamp a cuff on their leg, and deploy a floating marker. How can anyone say these animals are not being put in harm's way?

The bottom line is that dolphins cannot provide a reliable defense. These are living beings with minds of their own, and though they are incredibly intelligent, they have no idea that lives will be lost if they fail to perform tasks properly. Yet, the military wants to rely on the actions of these animals in order to protect our troops. Our troops deserve the best defense possible and this isn't it. The animals and our troops deserve better."

Now I am not sure what you claim they are doing.

I don't care about PETA. Hogwash...how can a dolphin clamp anything on anyone's leg?

 

[d8Rape]

are you serious?

Have you ever been to Sea World? Have you ever watched Flipper? Oh you think its all special fx? Do you know you can train a dog to bite a guys leg or arm? Wow

 

[k¡tty]

I would ask if you really are this stupid, but you answered that by your other thread.


They are using dolphins to check for underwater mines.

 

[d8Rape]

I pity the kitty

Oh great a know everything kitty. Thanks for showing everyone how much you do not know. All those years using cat nip has finally paid off. Now try doing your homework before you spew!

 

[k¡tty]

Re: I pity the kitty

Oh great a know everything kitty. Thanks for showing everyone how much you do not know. All those years using cat nip has finally paid off. Now try doing your homework before you spew!

*yawn*
I don't spew off about stuff that I generally have no knowledge about.. it's a cool thang really. Sometime you should try it.

'Flipper' Fights Saddam, Looks for Mines


AMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar — Allied forces have some unlikely help in their fight against Saddam Hussein -- sea lions and Atlantic bottle-nosed dolphins.

In an effort to clear deadly mines from the waters around Iraq, coalition naval forces are using underwater, flippered friends equipped with cameras and specially trained to spot mines.

The lurking explosives are a threat for the military patrolling Iraqi waters, but these underwater searchers are helping divers ensure that the coastline is free of danger for humanitarian aid shipments on the way to the southern Iraqi port of Umm Qasr.

On Thursday, thanks in part to the dolphins, the first shipments of aid reached the shores of Iraq.

Dolphins are trained in swimmer defense, meaning they look for enemy divers, and in mine hunting, according to Tom LaPuzza, public affairs officer for the Navy's Marine Mammal Program.

"Mine hunting is what they are doing in the Gulf now," LaPuzza told Foxnews.com. "[They are] looking for mines in shallow water or mines tethered in the water waiting for a ship to hit them."

The dolphins will use their sonar to seek out mines, which may have been planted on the seabed by Iraqis. Regular sonar hardware is less effective than the mammals' highly tuned natural abilities, LaPuzza said.

And U.S. Navy Captain Mike Tillotson said the safety of the mammals, coming all the way from San Diego, Calif., is a top priority.

"They were flown over on a military animal transporter in fleece-lined slings," Tillotson said. "We keep them in a certain amount of water. They travel very well."

The dolphins have been trained not to make contact with the mines but to place a marker near them. Human divers remove the mines.

K-Dog, the bottle-nosed dolphin pictured, is part of the multinational Commander Task Unit 55.4.3 and is conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and will continue to patrol the waters off Iraq.

"They are an early warning system. They are not supposed to come into contact with the mines or fight enemy swimmers," retired Navy SEAL Martin Strong told Fox News.

After the Persian Gulf War, minesweepers removed 13,000 mines from the waterway, according to NPR.org. However, some may remain.

In addition to dolphins and seals, the Navy uses robots to root out the underwater explosives -- but the mammals have proven more effective.

The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program began in about 1960 when Navy scientists began studying the mammals' hydrodynamics in hopes of improving torpedo, ship and submarine designs, according to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Web site.

Soon researchers found that dolphins and sea lions had other assets that would be helpful to the military -- dolphin sonar is unmatched by man-made equipment, and sea lions are used because of their sensitive underwater directional hearing and low-light level vision.

Animal rights groups have protested the use of the mammals in military endeavors, saying it is abusive to the animals. Controversy has surrounded the capture and release of the animals.

The Navy holds that the dolphins are well cared for.

"They are operating in their natural environment. Mines don't go off when dolphins go by them," said LaPuzza. "The environment is not dangerous."

The dolphins are accompanied by their military handlers, Navy civilian trainers and veterinarians.

 

[Propagandist]

It is bad enough that they are using sea lions and dolpins to handcuff water terrorist. But now they are considering using monkeys to detonate landmines set by Iraqi's. here is the article that was published:

RABAT, D.C., Morocco, March 24 (UPI) -- A Moroccan publication accused the government Monday of providing unusual assistance to U.S. troops fighting in Iraq by offering them 2,000 monkeys trained in detonating land mines.

The weekly al-Usbu' al-Siyassi reported that Morocco offered the U.S. forces a large number of monkeys, some from Morocco's Atlas Mountains and others imported, to use them for detonating land mines planted by the Iraqis.

The publication quoted a highly-informed source as saying, "that is not a scientific illusion but a well-known military tactic."

BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Thats fucking funny. You are joking right?

 

[d8Rape]

and my fans come running

My fans. I forgot how many of them I own.

 

[d8Rape]

hey dumb kitty

The part I like the best is how they want to arm them. Great a sea lion with a gun. Or flipper with a rocketr launcher!

Unarmed But Dangerous-Sea Lions...The Navy's New Security Guards
(San Diego,CA)--Sources say the Navy decided to acknowledge the experiment, at least in part, because the sea lions were making so much noise in their pens at Bahrain harbor, home of the Navy's largest facility in the Persian Gulf.

Sea lions are not native to those waters and typically bark loudly when excited. There was no way their presence, officials decided, could be kept secret. No final decision has been made on whether the sea lions will stay.

The animals — along with dolphins and a beluga whale or two — are trained as part of the Navy's Marine Mammal Program in San Diego. They are trained to hunt for mines, to locate objects lost in deep water and to provide harbor security.

Intelligence officials have warned repeatedly about the threat of terrorists using divers to blow up ships. That's what both the sea lions and the dolphins are trained to deal with, among other things.

Working with human handlers, the sea lions are trained to locate unexpected swimming intruders, to snap a locking clamp on an arm or leg, then leave.

The clamp is connected to a rope and signal buoy that humans with guns would then reel up, presumably pulling up a human on the other end. In theory, the animals would not be hurt. Their contact with a potential terrorist — who would presumably be surprised — would last only an instant as they briefly made contact.

Eric Jensen, a veterinarian with the Navy program said: "When you study the animals and you come to realize what they can do in their own environment, the aquatic environment, it's no surprise that we have not been able to build a machine that can do what they do."

Sea Lions, Unlike Dolphins, Can Battle the Elements

Why sea lions?

During the Persian Gulf War and several times after, the Navy used specially trained dolphins to pull harbor guard duty. But their handlers discovered as the weather heated up and the water got warmer in the Gulf, the dolphins became sluggish and far less effective.

Officials say sea lions do not appear to be bothered as much by rising water temperature and they have one other advantage. Unlike a dolphin, a sea lion could continue chasing an enemy — if it came to that — onto dry land and maybe someday even arming them?

 

[Lancecastor]

Dolphins with handcuffs....exploding monkeys...this is the best war ever!

 

[Guest]

Dolphins with handcuffs....exploding monkeys...this is the best war ever!

Hey, Spinaroonie, stay in the Lance character!

 

[Lasz]

That is one bad ass terrorist fighting dolphin.

 

[d8Rape]

dont fergit

rabid ragheads in airplanes

monkeys, sealions, dolphins, and ragheads oh my!

 

[phrodeau]

Oohh! A Wizard of Oz reference! You must be gay.

 

[QuickDuck]

Hmmm is it like Dr Evil and his "sharks with frickken lasers"?

 

[d8Rape]

get real poofter

if I was you would love me! run along poofter before you get rolled

And to the surfer dude. Like wow dude it may look cool but that dolphin is not bad ass. Those fucking ragheads would bite the fin off one of those in a skinny minute. Thrill cam on the fin of a dolphin does not make it a bad ass.

 

[phrodeau]

Re: get real poofter

Originally posted by d8Rape (edited)
if I was you would love me! run along poofter before you get rolled

Go for it, wiseass. I can just picture you at the turret of your Pink Panzer.

 

[markb325]

d8rape I would call you an idiot but then I would be insulting the idiots. Next time you want to talk about something make sure you have all of your facts straight.

 

[QuickDuck]

ok, who is this d8rape dickhead?

 

[d8Rape]

quikdraw

I am the best person this place has ever been in company with. yayati jacks off to my image before it goes to bed. That is who I am!

 

[markb325]

ok, who is this d8rape dickhead?

Good question the only answer I can come up with is a complete and total moron.

 

[QuickDuck]

Re: quikdraw

I am the best person this place has ever been in company with. yayati jacks off to my image before it goes to bed. That is who I am!

Everyone is entitled to be stupid but you're abusing the privilege.

 

[d8Rape]

Let go

There is always one who tries to be the hero they are not! rubber queer get over me!