I can’t stop giggling over the incredible Colombia rescue. I know you’ve all read about it; Colombian military spies who tricked the bad-guy rebels into thinking that they were transferring the hostages to a more-secure guerilla hideout . . . and once the rebels loaded the hostages into the helicopter, the military fellows turned, looked at the beaten down, tied-up, and time-weary hostages, and motioned toward the rebel men who had boarded the plane with them … where they lay bound, blind-folded, and disarmed.
Then one of the crewmen said to the hostages, and I quote, “We’re the national army. You’re free.’”
Not a shot fired. Not a fly in the ointment anywhere. Just a massive trick of “Hey look over your shoulder! Look! Fooled you!” like we’ve all played on each other at one point or another. And it worked.
Every time I think about it (and yes, I’m a news-nerd and think of these things often), I can’t help it. A grin and giggle erupts and I just have to read about it again.
Beautiful. Just, beautiful.
