--- Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030203-411370,00.html > > Because of past scandals, the agency had largely > dropped its paramilitary > operations. But the war on terrorism has brought it > back into the business... <snip> > If a soldier is assigned highly clandestine work, his > records are changed to make it appear as if he > resigned from the military or was given civilian > status; the process is called sheep dipping, after > the practice of bathing sheep before they are > sheared.
<nitpick> Sheep dip is not merely 'bathing,' but a procedure to remove pests that harm or might harbor disease (ticks, mites, lice). Organophosphate products have been linked to depression and other problems in sheep handlers: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2414431.stm and non-OP substitutes have been marketed: http://www.vpmag.co.uk/news/188 What's your experience, Kat? Yorkshire Veterinarian Saga Maru (and Tricki Woo too! :D ) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
