Two journalists held hostage by the Taliban escaped by playing their captors at draughts until they fell asleep (after using cricket as an excuse to scout the surrounding area). Soft power in action.
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June 23, 2009
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Given how boring draughts is, this wouldn't have taken very long.
Posted by: peter | June 23, 2009 at 10:53 PM