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Armed Dolphins Released Into Gulf of Mexico
An anonymous reader writes "The Guardian is reporting on what may be the weirdest Hurricane Katrina story yet. Military trained dolphins may have been released into the wild by the Hurricane's devastation." From the article: "Experts who have studied the U.S. navy's cetacean training exercises claim the 36 mammals could be carrying 'toxic dart' guns. Divers and surfers risk attack, they claim, from a species considered to be among the planet's smartest. The U.S. navy admits it has been training dolphins for military purposes, but has refused to confirm that any are missing. Dolphins have been trained in attack-and-kill missions since the Cold War. The U.S. Atlantic bottlenose dolphins have apparently been taught to shoot terrorists attacking military vessels. Their coastal compound was breached during the storm, sweeping them out to sea. But those who have studied the controversial use of dolphins in the U.S. defence programme claim it is vital they are caught quickly."
Talk about being thrown a freakin bone here. Its like the editors are asking for 100s of Dr Evil jokes. Just go watch the movie people!
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Who the hell is this highly respected dolphin expert, Leo Sheridan? Google only turns up 19 hits with his name and the word dolphins. Never let facts get in the way of a whacky story. I wonder if the Guardian did it as a plant to see if gets picked up by slashdot. Way to go Slashdot. When did they put 9th graders in charge? First they keep posting dupes about space elevators, monorails, and zeppelins. How many times will this one get duped. I think the only thing duped here is the person who posted it to slashdot.
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It's giant dolphin with Rabies!