[OT ALERT] Coalition Warfare at it's finest <grin> And yes, this happens at 'home' too.

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From: Glenn M Wilson <warbeads@juno.com>
To: aitchuu@worldnet.att.net, triphibious@juno.com,
Dwarf_warrior@juno.com,warbeads@juno.com
Subject: Coalition Warfare at it's finest <grin>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 17:05:53 EDT
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From: "Wilson, Glenn M." <WilsonG@nima.mil>

Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 08:22:41 -0400
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1336000/13364
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Thursday, 17 May, 2001, 18:49 GMT 19:49 UK 
	      Emu 'in the line of fire'

	      US marines perform joint exercises all over the world
	      Australian environmentalists have called for an
	      end to joint military exercises with US troops,
	      over what they see as the indiscriminate
	      shooting of a harmless bird. 

	      US Marines blasted an
	      emu, a large ostrich-like
	      flightless bird which
	      Australia claims as a
	      national symbol, with
	      semi-automatic
	      weapons after it
	      strayed onto a training
	      ground near Rockhampton in the state of
	      Queensland. 

	      The Marine Corps ordered an immediate
	      investigation into the incident. 

	      The marines, based in Okinawa, Japan, were
	      taking part in Tandem Thrust 2001, a joint
	      exercise involving 27,000 US and Australian
	      troops with tanks, artillery and warships. 

	      Australian Wildlife
	      Protection Agency
	      president Pat O'Brien
	      told ABC radio that this
	      was not the first such
	      incident, and that on
	      their last visit the
	      troops had shot and
	      skinned wallabies for
	      trophies. 

	      "It shows that apart
	      from the inconvenience
	      to the local community,
	      that these large
	      exercises should not be undertaken in
	      Shoalwater Bay," he said. 

	      After the incident, the marines were reportedly
	      given a refresher course on how to operate in
	      the area. 

	      A two-page document on how to treat the
	      local environment includes the warning: "Do
	      not chase, harass or fire at animals". The
	      document also warns against taking animals as
	      souvenirs. 

	      Marine Corps spokesman Captain Jeffrey Pool
	      told the French news agency AFP that if the
	      shooting was found to be deliberate the
	      perpetrator would be charged under US Marine
	      regulations and Australian law. 

	      But this was by no means certain, as the emu
	      could have wandered into the line of fire, he
	      said. 

	      Captain Pool added that US personnel were
	      fond of Australian wildlife. 

	      Last week, he said, a marine driving a truck
	      broke his leg swerving into a ditch to avoid a
	      kangaroo.
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