piisfish 140 #1 January 17, 2005 Pentagon Spurned Plan to Initiate Enemy Homosexuality By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military rejected a 1994 proposal to develop an "aphrodisiac" to spur homosexual activity among enemy troops but is hard at work on other less-than-lethal weapons, defense officials said Sunday. The idea of fostering homosexuality among the enemy figured in a declassified six-year, $7.5 million request from a laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio for funding of non-lethal chemical weapon research. The proposal, disclosed in response to a Freedom of Information request, called for developing chemicals affecting human behavior "so that discipline and morale in enemy units is adversely affected." "One distasteful but completely non-lethal example would be strong aphrodisiacs, especially if the chemical also caused homosexual behavior," said the document, obtained by the Sunshine Project. The watchdog group posted the partly blacked-out, three-page document on its Web site. Lt. Col. Barry Venable of the Army, a Defense Department spokesman, said: "This suggestion arose essentially from a brainstorming session, and it was rejected out of hand." The Air Force Research Laboratory also suggested using chemicals that could be sprayed on enemy positions to attract stinging and biting bugs, rodents and larger animals. Another idea involved creating "severe and lasting halitosis" to help sniff out fighters trying to blend with civilians. The U.S. military remains committed to developing less-than-lethal weapons that pass stringent legal reviews and are consistent with international treaties, said Captain Dan McSweeny of the Marine Corps, a spokesman for the Pentagon unit spearheading their introduction. "We feel it's very important to offer our deployed service members and their commanders a greater range of options in dealing with increasingly complex operational environments," said McSweeny, of the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate. 01/17/05 07:22scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #2 January 17, 2005 Hell if I know... I saw that story and was just as befuddled. Imagine U.S. Forces raiding safehouses that were just firebombed with these faggot weapons, and finding the enemy screwing each other? "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #3 January 17, 2005 That was kinda the point. The "Make love, Not war" taken to a WHOLE new level Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougiefresh 0 #4 January 17, 2005 Kinda throws don't ask don't tell out the window though... Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #5 January 17, 2005 Research has been done on spraying less than leathal incapacitating agents on hostlie forces for many decades. We heard rumours of stuff that works like mortared in ecxtasy giving the other guy a nice "acid trip" for a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #6 January 18, 2005 THEN what happens to our POWs?!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #7 January 18, 2005 Quote THEN what happens to our POWs?!!! Yeah, I don't think Chuck Norris will be in a movie about rescuing POWs in that scenerio...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
