British intelligence considered suicide pigeon attacks
Right after World War II, British intelligence services considered training pigeons to fly into enemy targets with explosives or biological weapons attached to them.
British intelligence set up a "pigeon committee" at the end of World War II to ensure expertise gained in the use of the birds to carry messages was not lost.
Documents now released to the National Archives reveal that the War Office intelligence section, MI14, warned: "Pigeon research will not stand still; if we do not experiment, other powers will."
Yes, they did, until Bin Laden discovered it was easier to train religious fanatics.
Jon Stewart is a funny guy, and he says a lot of funny things, and a few true things, in this commencement address:
But here’s the good news. You fix this thing, you’re the next greatest generation, people. You do this—and I believe you can—you win this war on terror, and Tom Brokaw’s kissing your ass from here to Tikrit, let me tell ya. And even if you don’t, you’re not gonna have much trouble surpassing my generation. If you end up getting your picture taken next to a naked guy pile of enemy prisoners and don’t give the thumbs up you’ve outdid us.
