There has been a spate of alleged crypto-critter sightings in the area of Basra, Iraq.  The creature is supposed to attack people at night.  Cryptomundo covered it here, and later followed up here.  It's called "Garta," or "the muncher," and conspiracy theories are abounding through the area that U.S. or British troops have concocted this creature in their super-secret crypto-critter laboratories, only to release them around Iraq and cause general terror and mayhem.

(Cough).

However, the good people of Iraq can rest easy.  Major Mike Shearer (a U.K. military spokesman), has stated (with what must certainly be the quote of the week):

We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area.

Well. Isn't that a relief.