Dog of War

You might be able to fool a bunch of soldiers, but it's tough to fool a dog when he knows what he's looking for. And Buster, a 5-year-old British army springer spaniel trained to sniff out explosives, found what the soldiers couldn't on Tuesday, locating a cache of weapons being used by Iraqi militiamen in the southern village of Safwan. Buster's find, which resulted in the arrest of 16 Iraqis and an immediate easing of tension in the area, included several AK-47s, a pistol, six hand grenades, magazines of ammo, grenade fuses and bomb-making equipment, along with suitcases full of cash and a stash of heroin and crack cocaine. Good boy.