Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Going after village thugs

Philippines -- In a remote barrio in Mindanao, four of the military's toughest "jungle fighters" were handpicked for a special mission -- to "neutralize" a small band of rogue men terrorizing the community.

In about a week, all seven targets mysteriously fell, one after the other. Each had a severe neck, rib or spinal injury. All survived but none of them dared pick on the local folk again.

The mission never hit the headlines -- which was what the soldiers wanted. But it was a resounding success for the team that had quietly trained in an increasingly popular, albeit brutal, sport -- Muay Thai.

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