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As the image aptly illustrates, Porkers only discard is its squeal. FatBoy is no longer viewed as the omnipresent pig but as raw material for various applications that sustain us. The essence of this narrative is that, a century ago, an American General found another use when he discovered that our much-loved babe was the key in bringing the curtains down on the MORO scourge in the Philippines.
In
lieu
of
evidence,
the
commentary
is
consigned
to
the
category
or,
as
the
radical
Islamist
would
prefer,
the
dustbin
of
Urban
Legends.
continued
Although
the
initial
story
is
personalized
to
the
narrative,
even
an
established
historian
let
alone
a
victim,
would
not
survive
the
prevailing
atmosphere
by
being
politically
or
religiously
incorrect.
The
story
alludes
to
a
source
whose
family
member
was
kidnapped
by
the
Abu
Sayyaf
-
but
returned
unharmed
without
exchange
of
the
conventional
ransom
due
to
the
gumption
and
ingenuity
of
a
negotiator
in
the
Philippines
military.
The
military
man,
privately
engaged
by
the
family
of
the
kidnapped
victim,
was
well
versed
with
the
pressure
points
and
the
soft
underbelly
of
the
religious
doctrine
to
which
the
kidnappers
subscribed.
He
responded
in
stealth
by
simply
apprehending
key
family
members
of
the
perpetrators
and
threatening
to
boil
them
alive
in
pig
fat
if
the
victim
was
not
immediately
released.
Cell-phone
clips
of
the
shell-shocked
members
gagged
in
a
vat
of
oil
were
sufficient
to
move
the
ideologically
driven
perpetrators
to
release
the
victim.
Legend
has
it
that
the
Filipino
tactician,
who
circumvented
standard
operating
procedure,
was
not
the
first
incorrect
military
person
on
Philippines
soil.
continued
A century ago, General John Jack Pershing was attributed to a similar legend involving MORO terrorists that proliferated in Southern Philippines as America replaced Spain as the colonial power, inheriting the dread of the rebels that drained the patience of the outgoing Spanish.
Legend
has
it
that
the
pragmatic
General
rounded
up
and
gunned
down
49
out
of
50
rebels,
threw
their
bodies
into
an
open
grave
and
covered
them
with
a
slosh
of
pig
entrails.
continued
The omnipresent pig was Pershings trump card in dealing with the MORO scourge. Legend has it that the pragmatic General rounded up and gunned down 49 out of 50 dregs, threw their bodies into an open grave and covered them with a slosh of pig entrails before burying the bloody mess. The bullets used in the execution were dipped in pig blood for good measure. The thing is, the single terrorist he kept alive was forced to watch aghast the whole spectacle.
Allen
West
would
say
whenever
the
Taliban
does
their
thing:-
hairdressers
drafted
the
Rules
of
Engagement.
continued
A
cold
fact
that
emanates
from
the
legend
is
that
Islamic
terrorism,
active
before
Pershings
tenure,
was
relatively
dormant
for
a
good
part
of
the
twentieth
century
during
his
appointment.
General
David
Petraeus
is
reminded
of
Pershings
peculiarity
of
style
whenever
the
Taliban
does
their
thing
but
unfortunately,
as
Congressman
Allen
West
would
say:-
hairdressers
drafted
the
Rules
of
Engagement.
Pershing
was
obviously
inspired
by
the
principle
of
Occams
Razor
when
he
said
to
his
soldiers:-
No
more
assumptions
should
be
made
than
are
necessary
and
yet,
we
miss
the
most
basic
and
uncomplicated
of
points
in
solving
this
particular
(rebel)
issue.
Urban
Legends
notwithstanding,
the
unusual
but
effective
operating
procedure
of
the
American
and
his
copycat
Filipino
counterpart
is
a
foreboding
pre- intimidation
tactic
against
a
diehard
Islamic
terrorist.
Afterword:-
1.
The
official
Pershing
documentary
is
available
at
Department
of
Defense
filed
under
PIN
30150.
It
is
lengthy
and
a
tad
boring
as
history
always
is,
but
it
happens
to
be
the
official
account
of
the
revered
American;
and
understandably,
being
the
stuff
of
legends
to
which
the
politically
correct
historian
holds
sway,
there
is
nothing
in
it
about
pig
fat.
continued
2. Historian Dr. Frank Vandiver and author of Black Jack: The Life and Times of John J. Pershing had this to say:- "The story is apocryphal. I never found any indication that it was true in extensive research on his Moro experiences. It would have run completely against his character." 3. Advanced appreciation is rendered for materials used without express permission of copyright owners. Words - Tommy Peters
AP photo - September 1940: President Roosevelt honors John J. Pershing with a Distinguished Service Cross on the (retired) Generals 80th birthday