-Caveat Lector- Steve Wingate wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > Notice reference to US's use of dolphins to clear the mines. ;-( >
[snip] Here's what I got from AP today: Dolphins to clear mines from port CAMP AS SALIYAH, Qatar (AP) -- You've heard of bomb-sniffing dogs, but mine-sniffing dolphins? Coalition forces have brought in two specially trained bottle-nosed Atlantic dolphins to help ferret out mines in the approaches of the port of Umm Qasr, Maj. Gen. Victor Renuart of the Central Command said Tuesday. The dolphins will help clear the way for the shipment of humanitarian aid to allied-held southern Iraq, Renuart said. The dolphins, named Makai and Tacoma, wre flown into Umm Qasr by US Navy helicopters Tuesday night and were expected to begin searching for mines today, according to pool reports. The dolphins are taught to avoid touching the mines, which might cause them to explode, said Capt. Mike Tillotson, a Navy bomb disposal expert. He said there was little risk to animals doing this kind of work. The biggest hazard could come from other indigenous dolphins in the waters of Umm Qasr. Dolphins are territorial and there is a fear local dolphins might drive the interlopers out, causing them to go AWOL. [AP picture of handler and dolphin with a small camera on its right fin jumping out of the water] caption: Sgt. Andrew Garrett watches K-Dog, a bottle nose dolphin attached to Commander Task Unit 55.4.3, leap out of the water while training near the USS Gunston Hall in ther Persian Gulf. Commander Task Unit 55.4.3 is a multinational team from the US, UK and Australia conducting deep/shallow water mine clearing operations with the dolphins to clear shipping lanes for humanitarian relief. -- �� Mark McHugh <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
