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Marine Mammals Used To Fight Terrorism

pinkstuff writes "The Navy unveiled its terror-fighting marine mammals at a two-day homeland security and disaster preparedness exercise in California this week. From the article: 'A Navy seal — actually a sea lion — took less than a minute to find a fake mine under a pier near San Francisco's AT&T Park. A dolphin quickly located a terrorist lurking in the black water before another sea lion, using a device carried in its mouth, cuffed the pretend saboteur's ankle so authorities could reel him in.' Queue the 'frickin lasers' jokes."

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  1. Dophins trained to kill by Quato · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's the Iranian Kamakaze Dolphins you have to worry about!

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/middle_east/670551.stm

  2. Re:Cute application, but why? by BobMcD · · Score: 2, Interesting

    My head is in the fresh, clean air, thank you.

    I am looking at all avenues of terrorism, which only include things that would terrorize us, and not every conceivable thing the US Government would like to spend tax money on.

    Rationalize for me how the plot of your typical action movie would generate fear in the general public. Please.

    Head in ass, indeed.

  3. Re:Marine Life Kicks Ass by CoryD · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Someone who believes that pollution reduction should be mandatory is a crazed activist? I think I'll side with the "crazed activist" who never stated what kind of programs he had in mind. Rather than you being my other option, the overly dramatic nut job that thinks the pretty sunsets over industry cities are just enhanced scenery. I'm mean, if we're throwing around blind accusations, that IS accurate no?