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| Zionists Deploy Antelopes of Death |
| 2009-01-26 |
| FILTHY ZIONIST BEASTS!!! In addition to infantry, armor and intelligence units, the Israel Defense Forces has also deployed eight Eland antelope to further secure Israel's tense northern border against Hezbollah. The antelope have been stationed in the zone between the security fence and the international border to clear problematic foliage that distorts views of the Lebanese side and within which Hezbollah guerillas could hide. The animals, each weighing in at over 500 kilograms, are known for their sharp incisors and fondness for eating vegetation. Hailing from eastern Africa, the animals were first brought to Israel more than 30 years ago as part of a project to raise them at local zoos before sending them to Europe. Israel's defense establishment has apparently caught onto the beasts' impressive ability to quickly chew through large quantities, as well as the low cost of looking after them and their environmental-friendliness. Hagai Ilan, of the Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority, said the ability of the antelope was already known but it took around a decade until extra antelope were produced in captivity for the idea to come up to bring them to IDF bases to clear the weeds that grow every two years. "They eat huge quantities of weeds, they are the D9 of weeds," Ilan said, referring to the massive bulldozers the IDF uses to clear enemy territory. "They clean problematic areas, open trails and a view and prevent fires." This is not the first time that the IDF has augmented its forces with animals. In addition to the army's elite canine unit, Oketz, IDF infantry units have also used llamas to transport supplies into Lebanon. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #8 Is this the entry line into a Monty Python skit?? Rabbits and the holy handgrenade of Antioch. Perchance the Elands of Death and the sacred bazooka of Akzum? |
| Posted by: James Carville 2009-01-26 19:27 |
| #7 Besoeker forgot step 1 of the recipe: 1) shoot an eland. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-01-26 14:02 |
| #6 Quite civilized actually. Recipes » Eland steak with apples Serves four. Take 0.75 kg eland steak, 2 cooking apples, 20 gr brown sugar, 25 gr butter, olive oil, 25 ml lime juice, a dash of brown rum, and freshly ground black pepper. Peel and slice the apples. Sprinkle the slices of apple with brown sugar, then place them in a pan. Gently soften them in butter. Keep the apples warm while the steaks are seasoned and fried until pink. Once they are pink, take the eland steaks out of the pan and keep them warm. In the meantime cool the pan with lime juice and rum. This sauce is first poured onto the plate. The meat is then carefully arranged on the sauce and covered with slices of apple. Delicious potato croquettes are served with this. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-01-26 12:52 |
| #5 Oh, Gawd! Not The Antelopes of Death! |
| Posted by: Fred 2009-01-26 12:46 |
| #4 Goats are good at clearing vegetation too but they might be too much temptation for them Hezzie boyz. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-01-26 12:30 |
| #3 "The D9 of Weeds" would make an outstanding tshirt, if antelopes wore tshirts. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2009-01-26 12:10 |
| #2 Are they EEEEEVIL antelopes? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2009-01-26 12:09 |
| #1 Plus if the Paleo nuts blow these up, PETA and other assorted leftists will for once possibly oppose the paleos. (Jews?...OK, elands?...now this is war!) |
| Posted by: kwame 2009-01-26 10:36 |