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| 2003-12-11 |
| Abu Sayyaf leader Ghalib Andang will undergo two more operations, this time for his right foot and kidney, ABS-CBN News learned Thursday. Doctors hope they can save Andang’s right foot, which was riddled with bullets during a firefight with the military Sunday. Andang’s left foot had to be amputated earlier to prevent gangrene. Why am I having images of the Monty Python sketch about the knight challenging the travelers? Doctors also said Andang has chronic renal failure, or the loss of the ability of the kidneys to excrete waste, concentrate urine and conserve electrolytes. They said Andang may require a kidney transplant. And all the king’s horses, and all the king’s men, couldn’t put ... the bandit back together again Andang will likely recover to face kidnapping charges lodged against him, doctors said. Andang’s group raided a Sipadan resort off Borneo island in April 2000 and abducted tourists and resort workers. This is sort of like summarizing Hitler’s career by saying he led a beerhall putsch I don’t quite get it - how do you shoot up both of a guy’s legs so bad without putting at least a few rounds in a "sweet spot"? |
| Posted by:Lone Ranger |
| #4 Kidneys failed most likely from 1) rhabdomyolosis, a condition in which crushed/dead muscle releases factors that cause the kidneys to fail 2) hypovolemic shock from the blood loss 3) sepsis from the infection and gangrene. He's in a bad way; docs usually don't like to saw off body parts one by one. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-12-11 6:47:57 PM |
| #3 Nah. Somebody did the "Dance, varmint!" routine... |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-12-11 1:39:06 PM |
| #2 I don’t quite get it - how do you shoot up both of a guy’s legs so bad without putting at least a few rounds in a "sweet spot"? The rest of him had already managed to crawl back under the rock he crawled out from under??? |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-12-11 1:25:49 PM |
| #1 He probably shot himself in the feet; why his kidneys have failed is anyone's guess. I'm betting some nasty tropical disease. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-12-11 10:07:12 AM |