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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Cry havoc, and let slip the squirrels of war
From some Iranian newspaper via the BBC via the Washington Post, dubiously sourced, definitely implausible, but please dear god let this be true:
Link (thanks Bonnie, photo: thanks BB reader Bob, don't know who shot this)A few weeks ago, 14 squirrels equipped with espionage systems of foreign intelligence services were captured by [Iranian] intelligence forces along the country's borders.
These trained squirrels, each of which weighed just over 700 grams, were released on the borders of the country for intelligence and espionage purposes.
According to the announcement made by Iranian intelligence officials, alert police officials caught these squirrels before they could carry out any task.
Update: Wired's Danger Room blog has more: Link. And while I'm at it, here's another post there about Pentagon researchers looking for "crystal balls" and electronic choose-your-own-adventure novels: Link. (thanks, Noah!)
BB reader Dappledthings asks,
Any connection to the death badgers we've apparently inflicted upon Iraq, do you think? Link.
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