Servants -- and Weapons -- of War

August 10, 2005


BAGHDAD -- These are the dogs of war.

At a checkpoint leading to the U.S.-protected Green Zone, Gordy stands sentry. The affable Belgian Malinois has a nose finely tuned to detect the nitrates, plastic explosives, gunpowder and detonation cords that suicide bombers use to blow up people.

On a barren stretch of road in northern Iraq, a dog rigged with explosives approaches a group of Iraqi police officers. Detonated by remote control, the bomb tears the dog apart but doesn't harm the cops

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love the comic. insurgent telling the dog to die for Allah and u got yerself 72 virgins. the dogs got a good sense of smell to detect explosives. its a wonder insurgents and terrorists dont like dogs.