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

Mr.Fulton,
		The only problem with this anology is that it's illegal
in the US to farm,
eat and make things out of Bald Eagle skin.  I don't believe that the
same
is true of the EMU.

	Appreciate the link.  I actually know Jeff, the PAO identified
in the story
(he's in for a ration out of this...).	What he failed to identify was
what
really happened.  They weren't trying to kill the bird, they were trying
to
scare the the bird into laying an egg.	You may not realize what we put
in
the boys chow while riding the tin cans to keep'm tame.  It will all
make
sense if you had just followed the related story:

http://news6.thdo.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/despatches/newsid_64000/64272.stm

Cheers,
Scott

> >		  could have wandered into the line of fire, he
> >		  said.
> >
> >		  Captain Pool added that US personnel were
> >		  fond of Australian wildlife.
>
> Based on what I've little I know about Emus (large, flightless, fast
> running birds) and having seen them out in the 'bush' and how
> wary they are
> I don't think the shooting was accidential.
>
> Maybe next time Australians exercise in the States they can bag a
> Bald Eagle :)
>
> Derek
>
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