Comments on: morocco offers US monkeys to detonate mines

By: moorishgirl

moorishgirl — Fri, 28 Mar 2003 11:59:36 +0000

Some friends in Morocco tell me that this is turning into a big joke over there. So at this point, I’m going to go with my gut instinct and consider it a hoax until I see something more official. Besides, maybe the newspaper meant it metaphorically, so as to embarass the government (back in 1990-91, 2000 Moroccan troops participated on the coalition side.)

By: Big John

Big John — Fri, 28 Mar 2003 01:08:18 +0000

Dolphins were used in experiments as far back as Viet Nam. Rumor has it that they have even been trained to kill enemy frogmen, and attach limpet mines to ships.

By: moorishgirl

moorishgirl — Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:57:13 +0000

If anyone should know how to spot land mines, it should be the Moroccans, given all the mines that have been planted in the disputed area of Western Sahara.
But Jose, don’t disappear. If it’s indeed true, help me out with a link on the whole story behind this!

By: Jos

Jos — Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:50:30 +0000

Hassan II did use the monkeys in 1975. It