A slip, or the truth?
It is both.
From AOL News Jan 10 by Dana Kennedy
Saudi Arabia Releases 'Zionist Spy' Bird of Prey
A bird suspected by some of being a spy for Israel's Mossad is being released by Saudi Arabia after officials learned the creature was merely part of a university research project.
A Jewish research project from Tel Aviv University, no matter what form it takes, will always bring suspicion from Islamists in places such as the "land of the two holy places".
The bird, which was first identified as a vulture but is reportedly a bald eagle, was captured last week by a local hunter in a remote area of the Saudi desert. The bird was wearing a GPS transmitter and a leg bracelet with the words "Tel Aviv University," according to reports that began with the Israeli daily Ma'ariv.
Catch a bald eagle here in the states and you can expect to spend many years in jail. What was that hunter trying to catch, was it eagles or other birds of prey, and if so, for what purpose?
Within hours, reports that Israel was using birds of prey in a Zionist espionage plot went viral on many Arabic-language websites and forums, according to Saudi Arabia's Al-Weeam newspaper.
Though the vulture was tagged in a way to indicate it was part of a scientific study of migration patterns, its arrival in Saudi Arabia came at an inopportune time. Last month, after a string of shark attacks on tourists in the Red Sea, a South Sinai governor suggested they might be a plot by Israeli secret agents.
Robert Benchly, where are you when we need you?
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