From: Rich Gauszka 

Well at least we can't blame Bush/Rumsfeld for this idea 


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,281217,00.html

WASHINGTON —  The Air Force on Tuesday confirmed a report that in 1994 a
military researcher requested $7.5 million to develop a non-lethal
"love bomb" that would chemically alter the state of mind of
enemy troops and make them want to have sex with each other rather than
fight.

Air Force spokeswoman Lt. Col. Cathy Reardon said the idea was proposed by
an Air Force researcher at a lab at Brooks Air Force Base in Texas, but it
was rejected by the Defense Department. Officials noted that the Air Force
constantly is considering funding proposals.

No money was spent, Reardon said, and no such weapons are being considered.
The goal was to create a non-lethal weapon to be used against enemy troops.

First reported by KPIX-TV in San Francisco, the discovery of the "gay
bomb" proposal came from a Freedom of Information Act request made by
Edward Hammond of Berkeley's Sunshine Project, a watchdog group that tracks
military spending.

The proposal also offered other ideas, such as a "sex attractant"
chemical that would make "annoying and injurious creatures" like
stinging bugs more aggressive and draw them to the enemy's position.
Another chemical would leave such a strong stench, the enemy would be
detectable for weeks.

A portion of the proposal notes that some of the chemicals could be used on
both enemy personnel and civilians and would require decontamination
countermeasures to nullify the effects.

A Defense Department spokesman told FOX News that he was not aware of any
"love bomb" proposal but called the idea one of the most
ridiculous things he'd heard.

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