How to avoid getting gang raped in a Turkish prison

I saw this article in Israel’s largest daily Yediot Achronot last week and meant to blog about it but never got around to it.

You won’t find them listed in any telephone book. But if you’re locked up in a Third World jail, seemingly beyond help, the secret team of Israeli soldiers-of-fortune can spring you from your cramped and fetid cell – for a price.

With an armoury ranging from spiked drinks and disguises to fake passports, honeytraps and sheer brute force, the seven-strong squad of former special forces troops will launch freelance jail-breaks across the developing world. Assuming you can find them, they charge up to $150,000 to get their prize safely home.

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I’ll keep this in mind next time I get caught in Thailand smuggling 12 kilos of heroin up my ass.