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Baby Fish on Guard at Army Base
AP, via Newsday.com ^ | 13 April 2002 | DAVID DISHNEAU

Posted on 04/13/2002 3:05:07 AM PDT by Vigilant1

Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:17 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Eight sentries are on constant guard against the poisoning of Fort Detrick's water supply. Each is 3 inches long.

Like canaries in a coal mine, baby bluegills swimming in clear plastic chambers are being carefully monitored for signs of contamination in the army base's drinking water.

Since October, the fish have been living in a white trailer next to the Monocacy River, near the water intake for Fort Detrick and its biological warfare defense laboratory.


(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: army; fortdetrick; homelandsecurity; miltech; terrorism; watersupply

1 posted on 04/13/2002 3:05:07 AM PDT by Vigilant1
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To: Vigilant1
!!!!! Very clever idea
2 posted on 04/13/2002 3:27:27 AM PDT by dennisw
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To: dennisw
And here I thought the Baby Fish were on Guard...

I was wondering how they shouldered their rifles.

Look... Fish tracks..... Bawahahahahaha

3 posted on 04/13/2002 3:57:57 AM PDT by Northern Yankee
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To: dennisw
!!!!! Very clever idea

Right, but oh those PETA types. Of course if the water is contaminated maybe the PETA types should be drinking it. I bet they say nothing about the little Blue Gills!

4 posted on 04/13/2002 3:58:33 AM PDT by chainsaw
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To: Vigilant1
W.C. Fields, please call the office!
5 posted on 04/13/2002 6:14:18 AM PDT by Grut
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To: Vigilant1
The bluegills swim in the same water that is piped to the treatment plant next door ...

It seems to me that deliberate contamination would occur at the treatment plant itself or AFTER the water leaves the treatment plant, not before it actually GETS to the treatment plant....am I wrong?

6 posted on 04/13/2002 8:29:40 AM PDT by lsee
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To: Vigilant1
Since October, the fish have been living in a white trailer next to... Fort Detrick

Sounds fishy to me ! So they have little “Lazy Boy” chairs, miniature remotes and tiny Budweisers? I’ll bet they never order in Sushi !

8 posted on 04/13/2002 9:08:40 AM PDT by InkStone
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