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Egyptian Authorities Detain French "Spy" Bird Found With Tracker
An anonymous reader writes "The Washington Post reports, 'In a case that ruffled feathers in Egypt, authorities have detained a migratory bird that a citizen suspected of being a spy. A man in Egypt's Qena governorate, some 450 kilometers (280 miles) southeast of Cairo, found the suspicious bird among four others near his home and brought them to a police station Friday, said Mohammed Kamal, the head of the security in the region. With turmoil gripping Egypt following the July 3 popularly backed military coup that overthrew the country's president, authorities and citizens remain highly suspicious of anything foreign. Conspiracy theories easily find their ways into cafe discussion — as well as some media in the country. Earlier this year, a security guard filed a police report after capturing a pigeon he said carried microfilm. A previous rumor in 2010 blamed a series of shark attacks along Egypt's Mediterranean coast on an Israeli plot. It wasn't. In the bird's case, even military officials ultimately had to deny the bird carried any spying devices. They spoke Saturday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to journalists.'"
Walk like an Egyptian when in Egypt !!
When a bird flies like a stork and quacks like a stork and walks like a stork, then it's a fucking swan.
And a spying one, at that.
In Soviet Russia, our new overlords are belong to all your base.
Ladies and gentleman, I propose that this is only the beginning. Soon the evil Zionists and western imperialists will send their GM mind controlling bacteria to spy on us from inside our bodies.
Let's fight the oppression of foreign powers, the military, bad people and bacteria together. Unlike some cowardly dictators I lead by example.In the interest of public safety, as I have personally not felt a lot like myself lately, I asked officials to prove that I do not carry such bacteria. As they have failed to give any substantial evidence to the contrary I must conclude that however remote, there is a possibility this is the case.
If you do not feel like yourself and are tempted to take a power drill to your temple PLEASE STOP this is exactly what they want. Don't let them win!
Flying pigeons, swimming sharks and bacteria will not end us! Fight on my brothers and expose their wicked ways!
A 'singular oddity' is an event that cannot be explained and only happens when you are alone.
There are more recent examples such as Saudi Arabia accusing a condor of spying
Hide! Spies of Sarucohen!
Ezekiel 23:20
That bird is a spy. It works for the NSA to capture traffic over IPoAC