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- thatsgoodkarma, on 11/03/2008, -1/+89I thought this was going to be an onion article.
- Claverhouse, on 11/03/2008, -1/+43Last year they arrested 14 squirrels... ( plus accusing the British of sending badger operatives against them ). If they ever do manage to get nukes they'll probably aim them at wolves.
- Phoetality, on 11/03/2008, -0/+33The name's Coo, James Coo.
- nerddtvg, on 11/03/2008, -4/+32Iran is yet again proving why they can't be taken as a serious nation until they point weapons at others.
- ThreeDee912, on 11/03/2008, -0/+20lol, It's from Greenpeace...
- jtotheoe, on 11/03/2008, -3/+20nom
- VanishingLex, on 11/03/2008, -3/+17Anybody who knows their science knows that radation does not make things radioactive.
This blog and greenpeace in general have made that mistake, and they blow up massive hyperbole about radiation levels that are well below levels that would be capable of producing any effects in any humans or animals quite regularly.
Greenpeace suck when it comes to nuclear issues.
I do respect the work they do on fighting real pollution though and advocating renewables, but I do wish they wouldn't undermine themselves so often by spouting nonsense and unscientific crap about nuclear in particular. - inactive, on 11/03/2008, -1/+14SPAH PIGEON SAPPIN' MAH SENTRY!
- ThreeDee912, on 11/03/2008, -2/+14om nom nom?
- inactive, on 11/03/2008, -0/+12no, just nom
- Murdats, on 11/03/2008, -0/+11its from greenpeace from dailymail.
could you get any more disreputable? - inactive, on 11/03/2008, -0/+10Where do you can hand cuffs that small?
- rolf, on 11/03/2008, -0/+10From the original article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article- ...
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An Iranian newspaper quoted a source as saying that one of the pigeons was 'caught bearing a blue-coated metal ring, with invisible strings'.
The source gave no further description of the pigeons, what country they may have been spying for, nor what their fate might be.
But Iranian security forces are reported to believe the metal rings and strings are some form of communication device.
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I think something is lost in translation, as arrest is probably the wrong word. But it's feasible in this era to attach devices to small animals and just set them tramping in the general area hoping to get something. The article is too light on concrete details to say for sure. I have read in the past the pentagon trying to develop robotic insects for that purpose. Plus you have remote controlled rats by now:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/05/05 ... - Hillsfar, on 11/03/2008, -4/+13Sheesh! What arrests will the Iranians come up with next? Sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their frickin' heads?!?
- cliffyboro, on 11/03/2008, -2/+11Greenpeace have a sense of humour?
- spongya77, on 11/03/2008, -1/+9The Iranians should pray that the West does not unleash the Double O pigeons on them.
- frogman54, on 11/03/2008, -0/+7Leg cuffs might work. Or maybe a sturdy rubber band. Duct tape if you're in a pinch and need to arrest some spy pigeons post haste.
- binderskagnaes, on 11/03/2008, -2/+9Well it is a Green peace article, so you are not too far off...
- 0tis, on 11/03/2008, -0/+7It seems to me like they're not taking it very seriously themselves.
"The pigeon community has refused to comment" - TimeIsTissue, on 11/03/2008, -1/+8i had no idea you could arrest a pidgeon
- MacParrot, on 11/03/2008, -1/+8Don't tape me bro!
- jknevitt, on 11/03/2008, -0/+7This is ... Persia?
- GavinZac, on 11/03/2008, -0/+7THIS IS PERSIA
- rahulkolasseri, on 11/03/2008, -0/+6pigeons don't have hands
- wolfeater2, on 11/03/2008, -0/+6This is why Iran is not a threat....
- DeFex, on 11/03/2008, -1/+6Pigeons only belong on a tiny island near scotland. the rest should be exterminated.
- cjh24, on 11/03/2008, -0/+5"What you should know" about "Spy Pigeons" - http://revision3beta.com/watch/wsyk/6799a561/
- Ph03N1X418, on 11/03/2008, -0/+41. This is originally a Daily Mail article, and thus about as plausible as my left nut being elected President.
2. Screw Greenpeace, the fact that they would steal articles from sources such as the Daily Mail just further illustrates their status as total nutjobs..
3. Yes, pigeons HAVE been used in espionage before. However, in this day and age; I think using Predator drones and satellite coverage is a much more viable option.
Conclusion: Buried as spam. - pukiman, on 11/03/2008, -0/+4Madness? THIS IS SP... meh, ***** it.
- umbrellainabin, on 11/03/2008, -0/+4I Like Pigeons
- Maurik, on 11/03/2008, -2/+6It's greenpeace, just bury it.
- FeloniusMonkey, on 11/03/2008, -0/+4How can I get a job as a radioactive seagull sharpshooter?
- GhandicapXRS, on 11/03/2008, -1/+5No, but they do provide laughter.
- MWeather, on 11/03/2008, -0/+4We tried to kill Castro with an exploding cigar. Attaching sensors to pigeons wouldn't exactly be out of the ordinary.
- backslashdigg, on 11/03/2008, -0/+3viet-nom?
- WoollyMittens, on 11/03/2008, -1/+4The brainwashed population of what is practically a theocracy will believe anything their government tells them about "the enemy"... or else.
- MrGreenGenes, on 11/03/2008, -0/+3Hilarious coming from an organization who's co-founder left, now criticizes Greenpeace, and supports nuclear power.
- nerddtvg, on 11/03/2008, -0/+3Ok. This makes a LOT more sense.
- andwar, on 11/03/2008, -0/+3I think we should start a petition to get them freed!! Free the Natanz Two!!!!
- TR12, on 11/03/2008, -0/+3LOL
- wishwash0, on 11/03/2008, -2/+4damn those pigeons
- cubicrystal, on 11/03/2008, -0/+2You could - hypothetically - gas them with some kind of undetectable biological nervine drastically reducing the numbers of bees or confuse them with some sort of radar also killing them off. Oh wait - that already is happening!
- inactive, on 11/03/2008, -0/+2You know that really is an amazing idea. If you could control bees and you sent a whole swarm over, and then what the hell would they do?
What if you could control camel spiders? Imagine a carpet of those ***** running at you...
http://teamgobi.com/news/wp-content/jsalpugedspide ... - astrotrain, on 11/03/2008, -1/+3...Bert from Sesame Street was unavailable for comment on this story.
- ubitendo, on 11/03/2008, -0/+2Looks like Digg is full of many ignorant *****. Pigeons were used to send messages during WWII, so them being used as spies of some type isn't inconceivable.
- webcrumb, on 11/03/2008, -0/+2Well, at least three people didn't understand my point.
All three surveillance techniques are real.
Robot dragonflies were spotted above campaign rallies in the US. People took it seriously.
A hollow rock was used by British intelligence in Russia, until the Russians found it. People took it seriously.
Pigeons with transmitters have been used for decades, yet apparently the Iranians are stupid for taking seriously pigeons which look like surveillance tools. - cubicrystal, on 11/03/2008, -0/+2Been done already with dolphins. Apparently, however, Iran doesn't possess dolphin-friendly oceans - otherwise they'd already be assuming their positions - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dolphin
- inactive, on 11/03/2008, -0/+2If you're against nuclear power, you're a ***** idiot.
Buried - theOguy, on 11/03/2008, -0/+2sounds like a military "coo" to me
- MyTakes, on 11/03/2008, -0/+2"In Iran we don't have pigeons like in your country." Not anymore.
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