Wow! The Weekly World News has outdone itself on this story. Verrry scary indeed!

Walking Eagle, the velociraptor is/was a fairly small but probably very fierce hunting dinosaur that may have hunted in packs. It had powerful hooked tearing claws on its feet for attacking its prey, and a mouth full of very sharp teeth. It stood erect and must have been a very fast runner. It also had large eyes and a large brain, indicating good powers of observation. The name velociraptor means "fast predator". They probably ran around in packs attacking other creatures and devouring them. A number of velociraptors could undoubtedly have killed a somewhat larger dinosaur if they worked together...and I should think one of them could kill a human being with the greatest of ease. Their speed on foot would probably be comparable to a modern ostrich...their fighting ability to a modern panther or tiger (at the least).

I note in the news today that the suicide rate of US troops in Iraq is up considerably...probably because they are daily faced with the disillusionment and sense of futility that follows in the wake of the large scale use of Weapons of Mass Deception.

- LH