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Iran arrest 14 (fourteen) squirrels on spying charges...

by shawnlin Jul 22, 2007 2:36AM PDT

I got a big laugh out of this. I'm a little surprised I'd be saying this, but I'm glad I haven't heard that the U.S. government doesn't spend money on efforts this silly...

I guess Iran is really pushing the paranoia envelope by arresting squirrels they think have eavesdropping devices on them. On one hand - it'd be a clever if that actually worked, but what the heck would they actually be able to hear out on the borders!?

http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/07/20/280529.aspx?GT1=10150

sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction...

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wording correction...
by shawnlin Jul 22, 2007 2:42AM PDT

should be:
"...I'm glad I haven't heard that the U.S. government spends money on..."

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Saw the article too
by Steven Haninger Jul 22, 2007 3:41AM PDT

I have to wonder how the were detected. I'm not sure if or what kind of squirrels might be native to the area that might have made these stand out as not belonging. Maybe they were in camo so maybe we should be on the lookout for ghutra wearing squirrels in our neighborhoods. Happy

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What's next
by JP Bill Jul 22, 2007 4:56AM PDT
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Canadian black squirrels in my state
by Steven Haninger Jul 22, 2007 5:04AM PDT
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The reason why educated people musst be purged!
by grimgraphix Jul 22, 2007 5:33AM PDT
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I think the squirerels ...
by Angeline Booher Jul 22, 2007 9:06AM PDT

...... must have been spotted arriving by parachute, which might have been the first clue.

Angeline
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More things squirrel
by JP Bill Jul 22, 2007 9:51AM PDT
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(NT) And they wonder they'd be distruested with nukes
by C1ay Jul 22, 2007 10:31AM PDT
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But I don't think a squirrel with
by Steven Haninger Jul 22, 2007 10:41AM PDT

a jacket made of ladyfingers would be very threatening so suicide bombing missions are out of the question.

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Actual, serious information on spy animals...
by shawnlin Jul 22, 2007 12:04PM PDT
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Found hard evidence
by Steven Haninger Jul 25, 2007 8:17AM PDT
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(NT) Guess they've gone off a [new] deep end.
by caktus Jul 22, 2007 3:07PM PDT
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Build a squirrel catapult
by James Denison Jul 25, 2007 2:37PM PDT
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