posted on March 25, 2003 11:45:00 AM new
Bear - they actually have seals as well. : ) In addition to the dolphins I was watching reports regarding seals that are being taken over because they have also been proved to be helpful in locating mines but in different ways from the dolphins.
posted on March 25, 2003 02:01:09 PM new
Bear - I know, I got it I was pointing out that in addition to the S.E.A.L.'s: the acronym, the navy is also using seals: the animal.
posted on March 26, 2003 07:51:30 AM new
I forget who reported that all sorts of animals are being used in the war. The only animal that refused to help was the French poodle.
posted on March 26, 2003 07:53:36 AM new
I could not tell from the title of this thread if you meant "non-human troops" or "inhumane troops"? I finally decided you must have ment the first of the two.
I think the dolphins think it's a game to play with their handlers. I suspect they probabaly less stressed than our human soldiers are in the desert.
posted on March 27, 2003 10:28:10 AM new
I was being facetious. In fact, the more I thought about it, the more I wondered ... what happens when the dolphins actually find a mine?
If they are as smart as scientists say they are ... too many "adverse outcomes" and they may refuse to play.
posted on March 27, 2003 10:32:58 AM new
Mscognito,
The dolphins are way to valuable to be put in danger of the mine exploding. The dolphin is trained to drop a marker (I heard on a news report last night) and likley signals the trainer in some manner. EE-ee-ee-ee! (Imagine Flipper noises here)
I noticed the pictures have shown them wearing a little waterproof video camera on one fin.
posted on March 27, 2003 10:47:05 AM new
They do sometimes attach a device to destroy the mine, these are not your WWII contact mines, most of these take magnetic or sound influence to make them explode, so actually very little danger to the dolphins...
The Springer Spaniel's find was followed by the arrest of 16 Saddam Hussein supporters.
Brown-eyed Buster, who is five, took part in a raid launched by 200 troops. His handler, Sergeant Danny Morgan, 37, of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps said: "The soldiers had found nothing so I unleashed Buster and sent him in.
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The question is not what a man can scorn, or disparage, or find fault with, but what he can love, and value, and appreciate. J. Ruskin
posted on April 2, 2003 04:28:01 PM new
wgm - Yes....a hero!!
The link I posted isn't working for me...so here's just a little more of the story for anyone interested.
"The Iraqis we spoke to had denied having any weapons. But Buster found their arms even though they'd hidden them in a wall cavity, covered it with a sheet of tin then pushed a wardrobe in front of it.
"I'm very proud of him." [his trainer stated]. Buster's haul included AK47 assault rifles, a pistol, grenades, ammunition and bomb-making equipment.
Good boy, Buster!! Good boy.
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The question is not what a man can scorn, or disparage, or find fault with, but what he can love, and value, and appreciate. J. Ruskin
posted on April 2, 2003 04:40:26 PM new
I was hoping to find the link where I saw the article (and the adorable picture of Buster and his handler ) - at Drudge - but it's no longer there...
"Be kind. Remember everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Harry Thompson
The question is not what a man can scorn, or disparage, or find fault with, but what he can love, and value, and appreciate. J. Ruskin
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posted on April 2, 2003 05:03:16 PM new
yisgood
"FRENCH"???? Poodle
The question is not what a man can scorn, or disparage, or find fault with, but what he can love, and value, and appreciate. J. Ruskin
A dog of war was hailed the hero of a British Army raid on an Iraqi stronghold on Tuesday.
Explosives sniffer dog Buster unearthed a huge hidden cache of arms from an enemy camp in a dawn raid on five suspect properties.
The specially trained springer spaniel's find was followed by the arrest of 16 Iraqi militia men terrorising the southern village of Safwan.
And tension eased so much after the raid that British soldiers discarded their helmets and patrolled the area in berets for the first time.
Brown-eyed Buster, five, was in the spearhead of a raid launched by 200 troops from the Duke of Wellington Regiment, the RAF Regiment and the Queen Dragoon Guards.
