Morracan Minesweeping Monkeys

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Morocco offers US monkeys to detonate mine

From the International Desk
Published 3/24/2003 6:43 AM
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RABAT, D.C., Morocco, March 24 (UPI) -- A Moroccan publication accused the government Monday of
providing unusual assistance to U.S. troops fighting in Iraq by offering them 2,000 monkeys trained in
detonating land mines.

The weekly al-Usbu' al-Siyassi reported that Morocco offered the U.S. forces a large number of monkeys,
some from Morocco's Atlas Mountains and others imported, to use them for detonating land mines
planted by the Iraqis.

The publication quoted a highly-informed source as saying, "that is not a scientific illusion but a well-
known military tactic."

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