We here at the Muskrat Council are deeply concerned about certain issues in the news, including international security, arms control, and foreign affairs in general. This may seem odd for a bunch of water-dwelling rodents who have heretofore not been active in either politics or journalism, but we had no choice. Several years ago we heard the Bush Adminstration was seeking to destroy us because of completely unfounded concerns about our biological and chemical weapons programs. So we decided to learn English, develop opposable thumbs, and strike back.
It baffles us why the Bush Administgration displays such blatant anti-Muskrat prejudice, but there isn't much we can do about it other than mock them.
Fortunately, they make that very, very easy.
Also, for the record, we never had an offensive chemical or biological weapons program. Any research we conducted was purely for defensive purposes, and has since been abandoned.
We did, at one time, look into the possibility of developing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons as part of our plan to dominate the glo.... unceasing efforts to gain revenge for centuries of fur tra....purely peaceful purposes. However, our research never progressed very far, and, being written on bark, tended to get soggy when it rained.