One of my favorite novels... -Curt
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 08:12:31 -0400 From: Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk and rattling Message-ID: <5233012f.7080...@voyager.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Scott Ritchey wrote: > My training was to resist as long as possible by any means possible and that > was my plan. But then I've never been a POW, although I;\'ve known and > worked with a few. In Heinlein's novel Friday, the title character was a top secret courier. She got captured early on, when she returned to home base and found it under enemy control. She sang like a canary, explaining to the readers that it was in her standing orders from her boss. Said that few could resist torture, and only God could resist drugs, so what's the point in getting your body messed up in the process just to save your ego? In actual wartime, if you really know something that will hurt your side when it gets out, it might be important to delay the release of what you know while your side works to mitigate the damage after they realize you were captured. Mitch. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
