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Dispelling a myth of dangerous Navy dolphins 'Countdown' investigates report of marine mammals armed, on the loose FREE VIDEO • Toxic dolphins? Sept. 26: Are armed dolphins, trained by the U.S. military to shoot terrorists and locate spies underwater,missing in the Gulf of Mexico? The pesident of Marine Life Oceanarium in Gulfport, Mississippi, joins 'Countdown'. MSNBCUpdated: 5:20 p.m. ET Sept. 27, 2005 Keith OlbermannAnchor, 'Countdown' • Profile Everyone knows the cliche about life imitating art. Well, here we go again. Because of Hurricane Katrina, we have learned of a reported factual parallel to one of the most over-the-top ideas ever in one of the most over-the-top movie spoofs ever.1 In Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery, one of Mike Myers' many characters, Dr. Evil, asks his people to provide him with Sharks with fricking laser beams attached to their heads.Now, do we have a case of fiction becoming reality? On Monday, the British newspaper The Observer quoted an accident investigator who claimed that three dozen U.S. military dolphins, supposedly trained in secret near Lake Pontchartrain, had been washed away by Hurricane Katrina. These animals were supposedly capable of identify underwater spies and were carrying a special harness which permitted them to fire toxic darts at anybody trying to sabotage a ship. Presumably, the actual firing would be done by remote control, rather than by the dolphins, who may be really smart, but who do not have hands with which to press the firing button for the fricking darts, nor, for that matter, any fricking laser beams attached to their heads. Well, it sounds ludicrous, except that the Navy has long admitted experimenting to see if dolphins could be used militarily. The idea of them as last lines of defense against underwater terrorists was broached very seriously in the months and years immediately after 9/11. On Monday evening, however, the Pentagon actually issued a statement saying all of its dolphins have been accounted for. Moreover, the DOD says its dolphins aren't trained to attack, just to look for objects with their diver companions. Plus, they have no dolphin units in Louisiana, only in San Diego. So, could there be 36 trained dolphins out there somewhere carrying toxic darts on their backs, ready to shoot surfers or divers or Lloyd Bridges or Patrick Duffy from Manimal? Moby Solangi, the president of Marine Life Oceanarium in Gulfport, Miss., which rescued several of its dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Katrina, appeared on Countdown Monday to discuss the possibility. To read an excerpt of his conversation with Keith Olbermann, continue to the text below. To watch the video, click on the Launch button to the right. KEITH OLBERMANN: Well, I'm confused. Are there such dolphins? Were they in the New Orleans area? Could they be missing? And, if so, should we assume they are armed and dangerous? MOBY SOLANGI, PRESIDENT, MARINE LIFE OCEANARIUM: Well, boy, I will tell you, that sounds like something from X-Files. If I'd known, we probably would be running away from our own dolphins! OLBERMANN: Make sure I'm right on this one point here, that dolphins could not actually fire poison dart guns, even if they are wearing them, even if they are loose, because they don't have hands. Am I right about this so far? SOLANGI: No, I think that's science fiction. And these animals are trained. It's common knowledge, to look for underwater mines and divers. But I think darts and all that is a little bit too far. OLBERMANN: The story in the British paper suggested the one thing, the one kernel of supposed truth off of which they hung this entire story was that, when your dolphins were located out in the Gulf and met up with their handlers and were eventually rescued, that the Navy wanted to inspect the dolphins first. Is there any truth to that? SOLANGI: No, not at all. As a matter of fact, we didn't have any Navy folks. Now, they have helped us, provided us these temporary tanks in which we're holding these animals until they recover, so they can be transported. But, no, the Navy has absolutely no involvement in the rescue of these animals, other than providing us with temporary pools. OLBERMANN: And nobody saw any other dolphins in the neighborhood wearing big darts. How are your dolphins, by the way? We need to follow up on that. SOLANGI: Oh, they're doing wonderfully well. They're getting healthy. We moved all eight of them to the SeaBee base in Gulfport, Mississippi. And, after they recover, we should move them into other aquariums around the country. OLBERMANN: All right, last question. If I see one of these dolphins wearing a harness with a poison dart gun on its back in my neighborhood, should I call Homeland Security or George C. Scott or Dr. Evil? Or who should I call? SOLANGI: I think you should swim fast! Watch 'Countdown' each weeknight at 8 p.m. ET 2005 MSNBC Interactive *** Disney to make
[CTRL] US Protects Notorious CIA Terrorist
-Caveat Lector- WORLD USA COMMENTARY WORK MONEY LEARNING LIVING SCI / TECH A E TRAVEL BOOKS THE HOME FORUM Home About Us/Help | Archive | Subscribe | Feedback | Text Edition | Search: Africa Americas Asia Pacific Asia: South Central Europe Middle East Global Issues Also see: Iraq in Transition Terrorism Security A daily update World Stories: for 09/29/2005 Koizumi's revolution gains momentum Middle-class India plows new wealth into big weddings 1979 fault lines in Afghanistan Iran's tough stance a hit at home Morocco's biggest European export: people An Indian city holds its French flavor Reporters on the Job What is this? Africa's peace seekers Lebanon's elections Afghanistan's opium war Two Indonesian families rebuild What place for God in Europe? One Baghdad family China's family revolution What is a kidney worth? more projects... Most-viewed stories: (for 09/28/05) 09/28/05 US is logging gains against Al Qaeda in Iraq 09/29/05 Why Iran isn't a global threat 09/28/05 US begins new pitch to Muslim world 09/28/05 Life in the land where filling up an SUV costs $3 09/27/05 Hunters as endangered species? A bid to rebuild ranks. World Terrorism Security posted September 29, 2005 at 11:30 a.m. Venezuela accuses US of 'double standard' on terrorism Charges come after Texas judge blocks extradition of man accused of blowing up a Cuban passenger jet in 1976. By Tom Regan | csmonitor.com Venezuelan officials yesterday accused the US government of being hypocritical after a Texas judge blocked the extradition of terror suspect Luis Posada Carriles. Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel said the decision by the judge to block Mr. Posada Carriles's extradiction showed the double standard of the US government's position on terrorism. Posada Carriles is accused of planning the 1976 bombing of a Cuban passenger jet that killed 73 people. The US government is a hypocrite in its fight against terrorism, Rangel told reporters today outside [Venezuela's] congress. The US is manipulating justice. Venezuela formally asked in June that Posada Carriles, who is in US custody on unrelated immigration charges, be extradited. [immigration judge William] Abbott yesterday said there was no guarantee that Posada Carriles wouldn't be tortured if he was sent to Cuba or Venezuela. The Miami Herald reports that Judge William Abbott compared Posada Carriles to a character from a popular spy novel series. In his decision on the case, the judge wrote that Posada was like a character from one of Robert Ludlum's espionage thrillers, with all the plot twists and turns Ludlum is famous for. Abbott issued the ruling just hours after the government rested its case against Posada Monday. The most heinous terrorist or mass murderer would qualify for deferral of removal if he or she could establish . . . the probability of torture in the future. 09/28/05 Spain's 9/11 trial called 'a failure' 09/27/05 Commission: IRA has 'destroyed its weapons' 09/26/05 Britain will scrap and replace police force in Basra Sign up to be notified daily: Find out more. Subscribe via RSS: What is this? The Venezuelan ambassador to the US was particularly upset at the charges Posada Carriles, in his 70s, would be tortured if sent back to stand trial. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which arrested him, was supposed to be arguing for his extradition. But the InterPress Service News Agency reports that Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez said DHS virtually collaborated with Posada Carriles by failing to contest statements by one defense witness that he would be tortured. Other current and former US officials also denounced the judge's decision. It's bad enough when the world knows that we're rendering suspected Islamic terrorists to countries that routinely use terror, said one State Department official. But here we have someone who we know is a terrorist, and it's clear that we're actively protecting him from facing
[CTRL] Philadelphia clergy, fetuses found
-Caveat Lector- scroll This one fwd from L Moss Sharman - Priests reportedly chastise cardinal: several clerics in a private meeting are said to have challenged his defense of the handling of sex-abuse cases - By David O'Reilly and Jim Remsen - Inquirer Staff Writers - 9/28/05 "Three hundred priests of the Philadelphia Archdiocese met yesterday with Cardinal Justin Rigali, a 90-minute conclave at which some challenged his defense of the previous archbishops named in a grand jury report on clergy sex abuse." http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/12759710.htm describes crimes Foetuses found at Bogota airport 9/29/05 "Colombian police have found the bodies of three human foetuses hidden in statues destined for the United States. The discovery was made by officers searching for contraband at Bogota Airport on Tuesday. The corpses were wrapped in plastic and concealed inside statues of Christian icons, which were smashed open. Colombian police chief Gen Jord Alirio Varon said the four- to five-month-old foetuses could have been intended for use in Satanic rituals. Gen Varon said the foetuses were found alongside crucifixes and medals." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4293934.stm www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis 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://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ A HREF=""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
