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mrgypsum
on 2005-01-17 05:50 [#01463076]
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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.
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mrgypsum
on 2005-01-17 05:53 [#01463080]
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we encourage homosexuality in our enemies - what a way to get them to put down there weapons and start kissing each other, so we can shoot them.
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hobbes
from age on 2005-01-17 05:54 [#01463082]
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It's weird i'm not even remotely surprised.
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DJ Xammax
from not America on 2005-01-17 05:57 [#01463085]
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2005-01-17 05:57 [#01463086]
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I read that too- some neuroscientist commented that it was theoretically possible.
I'm unsure how effective it'd be- bad for moral, no doubt, but the enemy wouldn't "put down there weapons and start kissing each other, so we can shoot them. " if they were in immediate danger; In survival, sex/reproduction is the first thing to go. When shutting down the organs, your body does the reproductive ones first, fear usually overrides sex drive, etc.
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giginger
from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2005-01-17 06:03 [#01463093]
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There's a part of me (quite a large percentage to be honest) that isn't in the slightest but surprised at that.
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stilaktive
from a place on 2005-01-17 06:03 [#01463094]
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D:
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mrgypsum
on 2005-01-17 06:17 [#01463106]
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that was me being sarcastic, i was wondering were the us military cooked this scheme up and why they thought it would work
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i_x_ten
from arsemuncher on 2005-01-17 06:20 [#01463111]
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the men who stare at goats
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mrgypsum
on 2005-01-17 06:25 [#01463114]
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and i thought i had a pretty good idea of what was going on, holy crap
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Bob Mcbob
on 2005-01-17 06:32 [#01463121]
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what if the aphrodisiac is given to someone who is gay already? will he become, like, super-gay or something?
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2005-01-17 06:32 [#01463122]
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who is going to test this stuff?
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i_x_ten
from arsemuncher on 2005-01-17 06:33 [#01463123]
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it turns your clothes pink
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mrgypsum
on 2005-01-17 06:40 [#01463136]
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- + - = +, so they will become straight!
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Bob Mcbob
on 2005-01-17 06:44 [#01463142]
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but if they take the drug again when straight, they become gay again...
now he's straight...now he's gay'..straight...gay...straight...gay...
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mrgypsum
on 2005-01-17 06:46 [#01463145]
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yep, well at least thats what i gather if i use the same reasoning that the us military has been using - see, it all makes sense if you look at it like that.
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Bob Mcbob
on 2005-01-17 06:48 [#01463149]
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maybe the idea is to make the enemy gay, wait for them to have sex, then just before they climax, make them straight again. that will really piss them off.
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2005-01-17 06:48 [#01463150]
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HAHAHAHAHAHA
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mrgypsum
on 2005-01-17 06:49 [#01463152]
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you forgot about the shooting and killing part - maybe we will kill them when they are pissed, they will die angry!
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Bob Mcbob
on 2005-01-18 04:31 [#01464824]
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Homosexuallity.
It's like buying a car and losing your driving licence at the same time.
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