-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- UK Dolphin charity 'hacked by the Pentagon' Dolphins' sensory systems make them ideal for military use A British dolphin conservation group has accused the Pentagon over attempting to hack into its secret computer files. The group claims American navy was trying to get details of a report on how dolphins trained for military use in the former Soviet Union have been sold off since the end of the Cold War. Former Soviet military dolphins have been sold around the world, the report says The old Soviet navy used highly-trained dolphins because their natural sensory systems made them ideal for military use. But at the end of the Cold War they became expensive to keep and conservationists claim they were sold to willing buyers around the world, at least from the Sevastopol naval base in the Ukraine. But a week ago the group noticed that someone somewhere was trying to hack into the file. The trail was easy to follow. The crude attempt to get information was made by the US military. Computer experts say it was not simply a slip of the finger. "The kind of information they have received gives more information about the internal workings of our computer systems. "Effectively that will allow you to get into the further areas of the site, if you wanted to," says Matt Penton from Merchant Technologies. The Americans have also used dolphins for military work. But according to the report, there was some concern that a gap was emerging. The Soviets apparently had better trained dolphins than the Americans. The WDCS report details how the Soviet military trained dolphins were sold to several countries, including Argentina, Hungary and Yugoslavia. The group says the Americans twice asked for a copy before publication and they criticise the method of trying to get the information. "We are actually very concerned that someone like the US navy feels like they have come through the back door to try and break in here," says Chris Stroud from the WDCS. "We are not going to try and pursue them through the courts but we are looking for some explanation. We have actually asked the US embassy for a rational explanation of this activity," he says. "We will give them the report, but they just have to wait like everybody else." The Americans on Tuesday admitted a call had been made from a computer in the Pentagon. But they have not yet established who was responsible and what their motives were. But the report from the dolphin charity will suggest that some of these highly intelligent creatures ended up at dolphinariums to entertain the public. Others, though, may have continued their military careers elsewhere and that would be useful information for the intelligence services. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections 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, CTRL gives 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://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== 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
