how do i extract a bullet from my foot (tar woes)

[allen wayne best just ramblin in his amx]

hello:

i have managed to insert a bullet in my poda courtesy of tar and my 
ineptness!  that is, i did:

        tar -cvIf --remove-files /tmp/foo.tz /opt/tmp

silly me filled up my current directory with a file called "--remove-files". 
my question is: how the heck to i get rid of this beast????

i've tried
        rm -f "--remove-files"
        rm -f '--remove-files'
        rm -f "\\-\\-remove\\-files"
        rm -f "\-\-remove\-files"
        rm -f '\\-\\-remove\\-files'
        rm -f '\-\-remove\-files'

all with the same lack of success!

any assist in this would be most appreciated.

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allen wayne best
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