Badger Update

A UK military spokesman says:

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area."

I think that's in the running for Best Quote Ever. (Hat Tip: Mark Steyn at The Corner)

Badgers? We don't need no steenking badgers!

Giant badgers are stalking the streets of Basra by night, eating people. No, seriously, that's what some of the people of Basra are saying. The rumor is also circulating that they were brought in by British forces, because obviously the badger would be the animal of choice for intimidating the populace. Apparently the director of the local veterinary hospital believes the rumors are false, but who's he to get in the way of a good badger-eats-man story? (Hat tip: Jonah Goldberg at The Corner)