# Iranian Secret Police Have Become Squirrely. With Newslink **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 14, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-secret-police-have-become-squirrely-with-newslink/411744 "2007-07-14T12:09:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-secret-police-have-become-squirrely-with-newslink/411744/1 "2007-07-14T12:09:24Z")
**HELP! HELP! THE SQUIRRELS ARE SPYING ON IRAN!** > **[The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News](https://news.sky.com/)** > > Sky News delivers breaking news, headlines and top stories from business, politics, entertainment and more in the UK and worldwide. > [@](#): > > Police in Iran are reported to have taken 14 squirrels into custody - because they are suspected of spying. > > The rodents were found near the Iranian border allegedly equipped with eavesdropping devices. > > The reports have come from the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). Oh, however shall they survive? :rolleyes: 007 has big nuts, obviously. Paranoia can make for amusing news articles. Ya know, I recall that Roosters & other beasts were once put on trial for Witchcraft in the Dark Ages. Hmmmm… :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-secret-police-have-become-squirrely-with-newslink/411744/2 "2007-07-14T12:45:27Z")
That ain’t nuthin’. It’s the [situation in Iraq](http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22056684-5001028,00.html) we should be focusing on > [@](#): > > THE Iraqi port city of Basra, already prey to a nasty turf war between rival militia factions, has now been gripped by a scary rumour – giant badgers are stalking the streets by night, eating humans. The animals were allegedly released into the area by British forces. > > Sattar Jabbar, a 50-year-old local farmer from Abu Sakhar north of Basra, believes the badger can tackle even large prey. “I saw it three days ago at night attacking animals. It even ate a cow. It tore the cow up piece by piece. I tried to shoot it with my gun but it ran away into the orchards. I missed it,” he said. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-secret-police-have-become-squirrely-with-newslink/411744/3 "2007-07-14T13:29:04Z")
Bush finally has a winning strategy for Iraq/Iran: The Honey Bunches of Oats Squirrel! _chitter_ ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-secret-police-have-become-squirrely-with-newslink/411744/4 "2007-07-14T14:42:11Z")
Umm - you take squirrels into custody? Seems to be far more hassle than it’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2007, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-secret-police-have-become-squirrely-with-newslink/411744/5 "2007-07-15T02:47:01Z")
Mrs. Murdoch informs me she never saw any squirrels in her years in Iran. The article is vague as to where this happened. I wonder how the western infidels managed to train the squirrels to seek out high value targets, point the camera at them and hold it still enough to get good shots. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2007, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-secret-police-have-become-squirrely-with-newslink/411744/6 "2007-07-15T07:46:13Z")
But wait, there’s more!: [G.I.'s Have X-Ray Vision. Of Course.](http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/08/07/nyt.tierney/)