[YASID] US POWs in ?N. Korea? given virus to make them seriously weak..

[danny burstein]

probably 1975ish Analog, but could be lots of other times/places.

Scenario is that US POWs are deliberately infected with a virus that
makes them so weak they can barely walk around the prison camp,
let alone pick up any sort of weapon or fight the guards.

Spoiler: they cook a terrific meal for the guards, which
includes "borscht". The deep red colour hides the fact
the prisoners added some of their blood to it, so a
few hours later the guards all collapse.

Any recognition? Thanks.

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[Lynn McGuire]

Post by danny burstein
probably 1975ish Analog, but could be lots of other times/places.
Scenario is that US POWs are deliberately infected with a virus that
makes them so weak they can barely walk around the prison camp,
let alone pick up any sort of weapon or fight the guards.
Spoiler:  they cook a terrific meal for the guards, which
includes "borscht".  The deep red colour hides the fact
the prisoners added some of their blood to it, so a
few hours later the guards all collapse.
Any recognition?  Thanks.
_____________________________________________________
Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key
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Sounds like something that Joe Haldeman would have written.

Lynn

[Joy Beeson]

Post by danny burstein
probably 1975ish Analog, but could be lots of other times/places.
Scenario is that US POWs are deliberately infected with a virus that
makes them so weak they can barely walk around the prison camp,
let alone pick up any sort of weapon or fight the guards.
Spoiler: they cook a terrific meal for the guards, which
includes "borscht". The deep red colour hides the fact
the prisoners added some of their blood to it, so a
few hours later the guards all collapse.
Any recognition? Thanks.

I recall reading it, and I think that at the time Analog and F&SF were
the only magazines that I subscribed to.

It was a good story.