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left h;u:l they since ever ,day all it doing been had He .again

.Gulf the tO out flight mile-()25 the for city capital Saudi the

hair gray ,jaw Sqt.jare a with man thin ,tall a W&S Barkley

.omplexion. weathered a and ,yes. blue steel ,short very cut

evident his for except and ,commander field a like looked He

.ne. like acted he ,something about nervousness

had ftompson when surprisa:i genuinely seemed had He

a for Riyadh in remain they that suggested had and ,up shown

OVer go and engineers local the with talk tO days of couple

.wings. field

.Mr ,in-and-out quick a tr tO going just is Tis'

.said had 1hompson",Barkley

quick How" .ntly. said had nad,"Barkley me Call"

"day? A quick? is

".hours of couple S'A

had but that by relieved somewhat seemed Baridey

reached had they Once .t. flight the on m),(l? nothing said

t}•r for leave they insisted had general former the .Tanura Ras

by back and there been have would They immediately field

city m:jrt the cleared they after shortly that except ,now

the in jeep-—sand the with trouble SOme had had they ,limits

.IX. tO able been had lhompson that carburetor

could they trlow distance the in and ,rise a topped ftey

and left miles for spreading field pumping Aramco the see

occasional the .west the tO horizon the beyond well and ,right

lonely like sky night darkening the lighting flames relief ga.S

.ons.

of years his despite ,impressed always wa.S Thompson

a such came he whenever ,business oil the in work

.in. all it took he a.S down slowed automatically He .sight

.snapped Barkley "doing? you are hell the What"

man's the by surpnsed ,asked What?"Thompson"

.urst.

you ferry tO life my of rest the have I think don't WSYou

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back headed tE to want I !sake s' Christ for ,desert the around

".ight. Riyadh tO

the study tO time wanted you thought hurry?l the What's"

"—.problem

".ake. would it all wa.S hours of couple a said You'.

.ded. Thompson

at He .id. it,"Barkley tO you hold tO going l'm"

-eight by there be We'll .ight. just lt's" .gain. watch his

later no go tO ready and finished be tO you l'll .irtv.

".k. way the on drive l'll .leven-thiny. than

had he but ,ma.n easygoing an generally was Thompson

-heavy ex-generars the of take could he all about just had

.tics. handed

"arkley?. ,here out on going is hell the what Just"

you do What" .tung. been had he if as jumped Barkley

with along tag tO had you hell the why know tO want I"

"ere?. out doing you a.re What me?

said Barkley ".interests America's for out Looking"

quickly

words of choice s' Barkley And .uickly. too. . .

could he "interests Aramco's" .d. as Thompson stmck

use tO chosen ex,general the had why But .nderstand.

interests"? America•s"

.ked. ean?"lhompson. tO supposed that s' SWhat'

little a leaned He .aid. ike."Barkley. sounds it what Just"

Out .. right the like seem you ,Thompson .Look" .closer

should You .imes. at dangerous get can it desert the in here

longer lot a of hell a business this in been ve' you that; know

".ve. I than

the or fields the on attacks Bedouin no been ve' SThere

".ears. for pipelines

talk There's .sraelis. the about talking l'rn"

just Barkley but ,asked k?"Thompson. of sort What"

lit and back sat he then ,tight-lipped ,him at looked

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"Barkley? ,at getting you are hell the SWhat' .igarette.

no S.ay would general fomer the But .demanded Thompson

main the to down it made had they later minutes Twenty

administration the to through passed were they where ,gate

.building

inside went and jeep the of out tiredly climtpd lhompson

engineer Saudi chief the ,Mazir-Sharif Habik .Barkley with

.ffice. his in them for waiting was ,site the for

•. ,Ah" .ace. his on smile huge a ,feet his tO jumped He

Marker Handley tO welcome ,Barkley •. and .Thompson

".journey. unpleasant (t)X not a had you tmst I .venteen.

understand I" .aid. thanks,"Thompson ,fine was lt"

".umps. Seven System new the with trouble having re• you

-Mazir ",discussion a such ,moment this at not But"

.aid. ,engineer diminutive the ,Sharif

.apped. Barkley "say? you What'd'4

-await dinner is there first But" .im. tO turned Saudi The

•. Especially .ar. traveled have gentlemen You .S. ing

".ungry. be must You .mpson.

.tarted. No-—"Barkley"

.interupting ,said 1hompson",SYes'

around came He .grinned ood."Mazir-Sharif. Very"

.desk his behind from

at looked ,door the by standing been had who .Barkley

turned He .id. Shit,"he" .ead. his shook and nompson

.ffice. the of out hurried and

it made had he time the by but ,him after went Thompson

in jumped had chief security the ,parked had they where to

the down heading wa,S and ,ngine. the started had ,jeep the

.ate. front the toward road main

.himself to half said ll?"Thompson. the What"

low vety flying ,aircraft transporl HerculesC-l30air Four

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eleven landing a for down touched ,ights. navigation no with

.field 17 Marker Handley Aramco•s of noflhwest miles

continuous-track four ,landing their of minutes five Within

he±Kied ,trailer tx«dy low a hauling each ,sports. desert

,aircraft the like ,vehicles The .ite. pumping oil the toward

.avid. of Star lsraeli white and blue the with marked were

trouble the when ,moming the in tWO around ,late wa.S lt

•. in up sat Thompson Bill and ,blew siren

tO decidai had he and ,hirn deserting ,left had Barkley

he'd when ,moming until station pumping the at remain

.anura. Ras tO back drive and jeep another borrow

west the tO Far .outside looked and window the tO went He

and dressed got quickly He .ashes. of series a see could he

at administration tO down ran then ,orridor. the into out went

.uilding. main the of end far the

and ,Saudis other dozen a with there wa.S Mazir-Sharif

.nce. at shouting wa.S everyone

.emanded. it?"Thompson is What"

,telephone the into screaming been had who ,Mazir-Sharif

the was Jt" .p. looked and down instrument the slammed

numbers held ,west the tO attacked geney .aid. lsraelis,"he

,minutes ten for one- forty and ,twenty-three ,thirteen ,ven.

".ithdrew. then and

.ked. wellheads?"Thompson actual The"

.ithdrew. they then And" .id. Yes,"Mazir-Sharif'.

".imlanes. their tO Apparently

.ked. wellheads?"Thompson those are out far How"

'.way. miles five lt's .a.rest. the is SSeven'

there goout LeCs"

say,when tO stafled Thompson"

later moment a and ,earth the in trgan rumbling terrible a

building the and ,flash white tremendous a W&S there

.em. around down coming

and flashes other three of aware dimly was Thompson

found he and ,other each of seconds within waves shock

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-Mazir of left was what tO on hanging ,outside himself

night the ,west far the tO ,distance the ln .. right Sharif's

up rising ,see could he But .a.me. of mass roiling a wa,S sky

-mush formed classically four ,auldron. buming the of out

fire the before just thought he ,lsraelis The .louds. rcx:«m

did finally ,him rock and sand molten of Stonn

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,crazy was lt .IC. bumper-to-bumper the in Avenue icut

on had country the half if a.S seemed it but

on attack the of hours twenty-four Washington,D.C.,within

from groups interest Special .ia. Saudi of fields oil the

Knights the from and ,Klan Klux Ku the tO ban-the-tX(mbers

all ,League Anti-I>famation Jewish the tO Columbus of

.eard. opinions their wanted

on sign one ",world the of end the of eve the is This"

.ad. Avenue Pennsylvania

fields oil Saudi the ,Nagasaki ,SHiroshima'

we are .

.ther. read "next?

.roclaimed. another still ",O Arabia Saudi ,4 lsrael"

as weeks three past the for Salvador EI in been had Carter

fields oil the on nuclearattack the as soon as and ,observer an

back hurried had he ,press world the hadhit Dammarn westof

.ashington. tO

military his using Even .go. days three been had lhat

tO out fly tO long that him taken had it credentials priority

up picked had he where ,Washington tO up then and Miami

.irprt. the at storage from car his

the from but ,aftemoon this ,now tired dead was He

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the on hearing wa.S he what from and ,palErs the in lines

very the in sleep for time much be tO going wasn't there ,radio

.ture. near

Carter and ,Street M near moment a for cleared traffic The

Circle Dupont tO up blocks few next the it making ,ahead shot

Wire and Press Amalgamated of headquarters the and

ultrasecret 'States United the '. for front Services—-the

.inutes. of couple a agency—in intelligence

underground the into Porsche turbo-charged the swung He

the took then ,credentials his showed he where ,garage

•. his flashed again and tO up elevator

notice tO seemed one no and ,madhouse a wa,S place The

his into ducked and room ready the crossed he as Carter

.g. telephone his when cigarette a lit just had He .ffice.

.id. he ",Carter'.

".immediately. you see tO like would Hawk ,N3"

Hawk ,Bateman Ginger ,secretary Hawk's David wa.S lt

few the of one was He •. of chief hard-bitten the was

genuine a had Carter whom for earth this on people

presidents Even .jumped. jump,everyone said rnan the When

.pect. in Hawk held

Ginger but ,telephone the into said ay,"Carter. my On'

deep a took ,down phone the put He .p. hung already had

across back went then ,itout stubbed and hiscigarette dragon

fifth the tO up him tCX(k that elevator rear the tO Operations

.oor.

W&S he tEfore credentials his show tO had he again Once

.ffice. outer Hawk's into and comdor the down allowed

.ight. SO being security remembcr rarely could Carter

into step1Rd he and ,through him waved secretary Hawk's

him behind softly door the closing ,sanctum inner Hawk's

.desk cluttered ,large the tO RX(III the crossing and

a with stocky and short ,man older an ,Hawk David

trnt was ,hair white of shock thick a and neck bulldoglike

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and ,mouth his in cigar half-chewed a ,paperwork some over

.eat. a tO Carter waved just he

and ,loose was tie his ,off wa.S coat His .hamed seemed He

.p. rolled were sleeves his

tO on switched were comer the in setS television Three

Carter .turnedoff was sound the but ,newsprograms network

four the showed Arabia Saudi of map A .ne. at over glanced

of one this ,map larger a later moment a and ,strikes nuclear

tO lsrael from path red-dotted a showed ,region entire the

.ia. Saudi

Carter bringing ,said Hawk ",over you sending l'm"

.around

„Sir?"

You'll •. negotiating s' Pæsident the with ,SToRiyadh'

give Should. team coordination implementation the partof be

".nd. move tO freedom of plenty you

".ir. ,understand quite don't I"

what out find tO ,Arabia Saudi in ,there over you want W'I

".. hell the

the made lsraelis the that understanding my W&S lt"

".trike.

-lsraeli Hercules—and aircraft—four lsraeli-marked"

of couple A .ns. machine Uzi .sport. gmund marked

-obvi tOO little A .identification lsraeli with soldiers dead

".ous

".ttack. the made actually lsraelis the if expected tE To"

,ple. dozen several killed They wells? oil four On"

They .ngineer. oil American one them among

.uipment. pumping of lot a ruined they And .ield. oil large a

•ex nothing absolutely mean I And .that—nothing Beyond

entire the incited they've that consider tO got you've cept

".veré. war of frenzy a into world Arab

lt •. tO beginning was he and ,said sir,"Carter ,see I"

,ttacked. lsraelis the Whenever .se. much make didn't

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Saudi attack tO had they If .isively. SO did they

at have would weapons---they nuclear with Arabia-—and

oil the of some and ,city capital the ,Riyadh for gone least

.ells. oil four just Not .owns. port

anything had lsraelis the that denied personally S'Begin

the where idea no has He .ttack. the with do to whatsoever

nuclear the where ,imm«rtantly more ,or from came aircraft

".uced. were devices

.said Carter "sir? ,it dcrsn't ,field the namow does lt"

"Russians? S'The

lhe"' .hair. his in back sat He .id. Possibly,"Hawk"

offered he yesterday and ,attack the hascondemned President

•. OVer force investigatory and peace-keeping a send tO

".immediately. agreed Arabia Saudi and lsrael Both

what heard haven•t I Union? Soviet the about What"

. about S,ay to had ve' they

is Which .rd. one Not .ick. ,thing a said not ve' VThey'

orderui has President lhe .people of lot a worry tO beginning

not that's something ,two DEFCON on military our

",cnsis missile Cuban the since done

"kind? in responded have Soviets S'The

for Riyadh tO over going are people Our" .odded. Hawk

few a for ,talking everyone keep can we If .ostly. ,show

dcfuse will situation the President the ,least at days

".itself

".ikely. not SS1hat's

conventional used had they S'If .id. Hawk ",No"

.evices. nuclear with not But .perhaps.. yes ,weam«ns

Building .building,Nick it's And .hysteria much too s' There

".ply. ,lowly. .way bad very a in

sideboard the tO nx:jm the across went and up got Hawk

He .rtX(n. of shot stiff a both them poured he where

.ik. his of edge the on perched and back drinks the brought

working we're and ,briefing your you give will Smitty"

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Department State a be You'll .ackground. your out

much paying be will one No .ow-level. Rather .ployee.

has Agency lntelligence Central The .ou. tO attention

may they think lhey*. alæady details the of some out worked

tO you want I .riginated. aircraft the where on handle a have

not re' we But .etails. the you give will Smitty .em. contact

there's think don't l .ompany. the on depend tO going

".ime. enough

.igarette. a lit and bourbon the of drink deep a t)k(k Cuter

or ,individual an on Taking .uch. very this liking wasn't He

entire a.n on Taking .ing. one wa.S ,organization an even

.tter. different entirely an was country

we're if days few a in this do tO have tO going re' You"

I .ere. in you want I .ituation. the defuse tO able be tO going

came equipment and aircraft tl•r where out find to you want

—importantly and—most ,used were trtX(PS whose ,from

field oil that only why and devices nuclear the supplied who

".it. wa,S

-designa Killmaster N3 His .ked. what?"Carter Then"

you did who But .duty lineof the in tokill license his was tion

with ,involved was country entire an when at shot a take

stake? at war nuclear

get we when 'what? Tben' your with deal tO have We'll"

".ime. in it tO get we Pmviding .lt. tO

his tO got and ,down glass the set ,drink his finished Carter

sir? ,hunches any you S'Have .esitated. he d)X(r the At .eet.

"esses?. Any

But" .nkindly. not said icholas,"Hawk. ,them of lot A'6

over you want I .oment. the for myself tO them keep l'll

.ent. iong a for other each at looked sh."They. there

a of that almost was relationship their when times were There

when ,now like ,times other were lhere @. and father

.boss his fathom 1K(t could Carter

taking ,office Hawk's left Carter and ,passed moment lhe

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,Schmidt Howard where Operations tO down elevator the

He .ffice. his tO d)«r the by waiting was ,Smitty a.S known

ex-field stocky—-an ,short ,man a of bulldog another was

service intelligence about know didn't he What •. man

particulariy lc«k Hedidn't .knowing woflh wasn't work field

happy

Force Air on team presidential the with leaving re' You"

".. before tocover ground Wehavealotof •. at One

minutes few a just was lt .watch his at glanced Carter

he'di hefore hours twelve scant a him left which ,our. before

schedules tighter on 11*tX had He .Riyadh for leaving be

this But. missions complicated more on certainly and ,before

tO kilter of out seemed Something . right seem not did one

sixth that devel0FRd had he but ,psychic wasn't He .arter.

were alarms lhe* .experience of years from comes that sense

.OW. him for place the over all ringing

someone Send •. my in downstairs are suitcases My"

He .id. k,"Carter. tO ,them with apartment my tO over

complete a need l*ll'€ .odded. who Smitty tO keys his gave

And .earn. negotiating the on over going will who of list

-sur any want don't I .backgrounds real the be tO have it'll

".prises

.tions. across walked lhey* .ded. Smitty Again

Y)hlng the of one tO keys apaxtment Carter's gave Smitty

.elevators the tO continued they then ,staffers

and in only not operations CIA on rundown the need l'll"

don't I .ell. a.S East Middle entire the in but ,Riyadh around

".. not Es1Ecially .ither. there surpnses any want

-subbase the tO down it took they and ,came elevator lhe"

commater the where levels parking the well ment

for a.reas bneflng "a ,equipment communications ,archives

tO almost lt .ocated. were projects ultrasensitive

this from coming either life his half had he that Carter

.it. toward heading or place

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a.S said team,'SSmitty negotiating the with begin We'll"

from people other Severa.l .m. briefing a entemd they

going wa.S lt .them for waiting were Archives and Operations

got Caner information more the But .ion. long a be tO

he SO ,be would job his easier the ,tEgan he before ,here

these at his than less anything gave ever if seldom

State the at entrance side a to over driven was Carter

he swhere w. A (Å):3 little a Street 23rd on Department

for state of undersecretary a.n ,Sutherland Bob by met W&S

.airs. Eastem MiddIe

know will team the on else one No" .S. shook They

was He .aid. er,"Sutherland. •. ,are you who exactly

.ace. pleasant a had and ,built well ,tall

down went lhey* .ked. you?"Car1er for working be l'll"

.oudly. echoing heels their ,corridor first-floor long the

".toapoint you—up for tocover able be l'll .sright' lhat"

.arage. the tO down stairs the by stopped They

.id. all,"Sutherland that's and ,Carter •. .point a To"

a.S out this work tO trying be l'll that understand tO have SYou'

".eam. the on others the with can I best

with front up being your appreciate I And .understand I"

no be there'll ,way that continue can we a.S long As .me

".blem.

problem? No" .own. started they as laughed Sutherland

a of hell one ourselves have we ,Carter •. ,contrary the On

".blem. big

into out door steel thick a through went they ,bottom the At

into getting were people more or Adozen .arage. parking the

one No .Base Force Air Andrews to drive the for limousines

Carter although ,attention much Carter or Sutherland paid

.ople. of number a tO introduced wa,S

Company no be would there that him assured Smitty

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-intel Department State one only and ,trip this aboard people

.Sutherland :officer ligence

from emerged they as them for waiting wa.S escort police A

-Constitu toward left tumed and garage Department State the

deserted nearly the through going up scrd lhey* .venue. tion

and Elipse the passed had tWO or minute a within and ,streets

.itol. the

.one. ,limousine last the in were Carter and Sutherland

telephone limo's rme .ars. police tWO were them Behind

.p. it picked and forward reached Sutherland and ,buzzed

-expres the later moment A .oftly. said Sutherland,"he"

-under I ,President •. ,Yes" .hanged. face his on sion

right seated is he ,sir ,Yes" .er. at glanced tand."He.

".. tO next

Pæsident toCarter,SThe telephone the Sutherlandhanded

".ou. with speak tO like would

.id. President,"Carter •. ,moming Go»xi"

assures He .O. while little a Hawk David with sr«ke I"

".er. •. ,job the for man the a.re you that me

-mis not s• it h01k I .ir. ,confidence the for you Thank'

".laced.

this you reach to wanted i But .Ot. hope sincerely I"

there if that you tell tO Andrews tO gotout you before moming

will you ,need might you that anythingatall. . .anything is

the of B(wer the and power my within is it if it have

"understand? you Do .ou. tO it give tO States

".ident. .Mr ,Yes"

apparently ,moment a for silent was President The

nothing when But. reassurances some him give to CMer ing

".ou. tO luck g):xxi ,then Well" .at. his cleared he came

-tele the replaced he ajxl ,said sir,"Caner ,you Thank"

.console its in phone

a lhave" .spect. new with him at looking was Sutherland

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do ,Nor .a.re really you who know don't I that ,Carter ,feeling

in:.: me fill you will ,suspect I

little a me give Just .Bob ,thousand a batting re' You"

".ith. up come can I what see l*ll and ,there over cover

back then and telephone the tO moved gaze Sutherland's

W'hatever" .ead. his shook and smiled He .Caner to again

'.y. you

of Library the past Street lst down tumed caravan The

down way the all Avenue Pennsylvania t)X(k then ,Congress

,interstate the tO 4 Highway old out went and river the across

.drews. into gate west the tO again south turning finally

taken not had they that surprised mildly been had Carter

main the used not had also They .t. Beltway Capital the

at leaving be d' they knew anyone that likely wasn't lt .ate.

tO here out would anyone that likely it was nor ,hour this

.ff. them see

noticed he when that just Sutherland tell tO at«ut was He

-Opcra Base of front in ramp the on sitting One Force Air

large very a wa.S moment same the at noticed he What .ions.

bamcades behind forth and back surging people of crowd

he closer got car the As .p. set had police military the that

COPS military hundred tWO least at were there that see could

were There .crowd the back hold tO able barely just were who

chanting crowd the hear could Carter and ,signs of lot a

.something

.hone. the up picked he and ,said hit,"Sutherland. ,Oh"

side far the to around go We'd .ight. is this ,one Unit"

".xposure. Less .ird. the of

going ,left swung escort police and limousine lead The

-be was aircraft the that SO ,jet presidential big the behind

.crowd the and them tween

tannac the on landing ,wd. the of out flew Something

leaped COPS dozen a lmmediately .plash. red large a with

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.cowd the into waded and barriers the OVer

their of out already were team negotiating the of first The

when Steps boarding the tO around hurrying and limousines

.out got and up pulled Sutherland and Carter

jet of smell the ,humid very and warm wa.S moming ne

-awe crowd immense the of noise jumbled the ,strong fuel

-pho and ,cameras TV ,reporters of lot a were There .some

apart were they but ,barrier the of side theother tographerson

departing the of picturs taking were They •. the from

.wd. the as well as delegates

he and ,lips his to pressed walkie-talkie a had Sutherland

Carter and he as orders of stream rapid-fire a issuing wa.s

boarding the tO amund came and plane the under ducked

.tairs.

numtrr large a and ,crowd the from up went roar Another

!war more No !war more No" :chanting began people the of

"!war more No

of f)X(t the at up set hastily been had microphones few A

-Hun Howard State of Secretary Assistant and ,stairs the

-Presi the tO adviser special a ,Hermande Phillipe and tington

several with were ,affairs Eastern Middle on dent

.barricr the thmugh let been had who people media

the tO around humed He .wore. Sutherland ",Christ'.

his Start tO signal the pilot the gave and aircraft the of front

.ngines.

large a sudden a Allof .untington. tO back staned he Then

few a just landing ,crowd the from air the through sailed rock

.icrophones. the from away feet

-COn a ,back and speech his stopped Huntington

.face his on exprssion hurt almost ,fused

.ide. other his on was Caner

.id. Carter ",ir. ,plane the on get better we'd think I"

just who ,Sutherland tO him from lcx(ked Huntington

.p. raced

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through break will crowd 1he.Secretary •. ,right s' He"

".oment. any at barriers those

the filming and photographing were people neWS lhe

the when something say tO starled had Huntington . exchange

-makingconversa ,whinedintolife jetengines four the of first

.impossible. but all tion

second the over even audible noise the ,roared crowd The

.p. started had that engine

went COPS military of line front the as back looked Carter

.le. thousand a of surge the under down

Carter and he and ,moment sa.me the at it saw Sutherland

off him lifted literally and arms the by Huntington grabbed

.tairs. boarding the up him hustled and feet his

.inside scrambled already had Hermande

then but ,rocks with pelted suddenly were they top the At

.losed. hatch the slammed steward the and ,in were they

!SGo. ,shouting ,deck flight the onto ducked Sutherland

GO!'S

they and ,right the tO lurched plane big the lmmediately

.started engines jet the of last the as move tO began

of out getting re' We .ick. ,in strapped eveotone Get"

.houted. ow,"Sutherland. here

sure made and seat his tO back Huntington helped Carter

an near seat a took he thcn '. belt seat his had everyone

the down accelerated they as wing the over exit emergency

.way. north-south main the toward taxiway

the ln .ra.ZY. gone people or thousands were them Behind

ahalf-dozen and trucks fire several see could Carter ,distance

tO trying was one no But .iot. the tO racing transports troop

haye would gun a with fanatic One .ne. Force Air follow

.aken. have would it all been

a for there held ,runway main the onto tumed finally They

.roll takeoff their started then ,moments few

runway the watched he as seat his in back relaxed Carter

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,off lifting were they then and ,by flashing lights

spreading suburbs surrounding its and .D.C ,Washington

•. the tO out

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desert a in city oasis important an been always had Riyadh

the was south the To .ejed. as known Arabia Saudi of area

Arma the north the To .i. al 'Rub of desert fearsome

and Sea Red troubled the east and west the tO And .Plateau

.ulf. Persian important the

a of quarter a than less ,large very not was itself city lhe

the of and ancient the of blend a wa.S and ,people million

.ultramcxiem

on place stopping natural the been had city the years For

,minarets ,bazaars Ancient .tes. trade caravan camel the

the had streets side and alleys narrow of maz.e rat's a and

.ity. Arab any of flavor

,towers television the came wealth oil new the with But

-ca that hotels ultramodern and ,skyscrapers steel and glass

wa.S liquor No ,e. except wish every visitor's the tO tered

the in anywhere ,matter that for ,nor ,city the in served

.legally.. . country

,fueled. they where ,Paris tO Atlantic the across trip lhe*

Huntington ,sleep his on up caught Carter .neventful. was

the tO line telephone encrypted the on time the of most

,Sutherland including ,others the of most and ,President

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Charles the ringed people thousand hundred tWO least At

the had gendarmes the but ,Paris of outside Airport Gaulle de

tO came ever cmwd the nearest the and ,hand in well situation

mile a of quaflers three was refueled she a.S One Force Air

.away

W&S ,Stop second their made thcy where ,Cairo

aircraft the surrounded instantly who soldiers the for except

.anded. it after hour an off took it until it with remained and

-follow the .A.M 1:30—time Washington„ M P 4:30 was lt

from Riyadh approached they time—when local moming ing

.northwest the

and ,Ct?W the with talk tO forward gone had Sutherland

and dinner his eating window the by sitting t*en had Car1er

.ink. a having

in desert dark the except them below nothing wa.S There

seat the when surprised wa.S Carter SO ,direction evcry

.escent. their began they and on flashed sign

.arter. tO next down sat and back came Sutherland

".inutes. ten in ground the on *t We'll"

not could still but again window the out l)Y(ked Carter

had Arabia Saudi that him tO occurred suddenly lt .ything.

and ,footing war a on would country the ,attacked tren

.lackout. a be course of would there

.ked. reception?"Carter our on word S'Any

gave They .S. exFrcting re' nley•' .gged. Sutherland

we'll And .ip. this President the when nod the us

mean you if But .ourse. of ,diplomats visiting a.S treated

,us greet tO there be crowds cheering and bands brass the will

i. on count don't

and come tO allowed we Will .m. our meant l"

"go?

l'll best The .it doubt seriously I But .Nick ,know ldon't"

give they hotel whatever in up you set is you for do to able be

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-move 'Americans on restrictions any been there Have"

"country? the within ments

course S'Of ,lied. f,'WSutherland. know I that yet Not"

who our of lot a a,re nere .obbed. is embassy our

ordered has President the And .here outof hell the get to want

less that's ut. home people our all of families and wives the

it than Saudis the from retaliation of kind some of fear of out

".ext. attacked be will Riyadh that fear from is

.below darkness the at window the out glanced Carter

in appeared lights white by outlined path wide a Suddenly

sixty Within .p. lit had runway The •. of front

—run the ,later minutes tWO and ,own. touched they seconds

the following were they ,extinguished again once lights way

-tenni the tO taxiway the a:ong truck lit dimly a of taillights

.nal

in breeze moming early the in flapped tarpaulin huge A

eased just One Force Air and ,building terminal the of fmnt

-wind and off cutting engines jet its ,stopped then ,it beneath

.own. ing

-foma in stood dress battle full in soldiers dozen Several

watch tO continued Carter as and ,terminaJ the outside tion

quickly soldiers more hundred a least at ,window the out

.imlane. the surrounded

came ,tES. Arab traditional in dressed all ,men dozen A

of set a a.S waiting stiffly stood and terminal the of out

.psition into brought was Steps boarding

the of front the to stnxie Huntington Secretary Assistant

the off hold tO stewaRl the for motioned and airplane

expectantly looked Everyone .nt. a just for hatch main

.im. at up

can all you a.S ,war at itself considers Arabia Saudi"

all at ourselves conduct will we here are we While .imagine.

grave very the tO sensitive diplomats American as times

".state. real of section oil-rich this facing issues

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held Huntington but ,applause scattered some was There

.ilence. for hands his up

by abide tO have we'll which rules ground few a Wehave"

very a got suddenly Caner and ,said he ",here re' we while

out dmp tO going was bottom the that feeling uncomfortable

.lans. his of

Sheik with hour past the over contact radio in been lhave"

presentedonly who ,defense of minister assistant ,ali-Fassam

be will we that is first The .ival. ou.r tO conditions tWO

Sheraton the at staying tx We'll .O. we wherever escorted

".go. months four just there was l .otel. Lovely .owntown.

tr will second the And" .oment. a paused Huntington

a.S luggage our inconvenience; minor a than more nothing

-air the exiting um«n searched be will FErson.S our as well

.S. of number a were There

minimum a with done be will it that assured lhave"

be not will Our .anner. subdued very a in and fuss of

tO want merely lhey' .ings. personal our will nor ,disturbed

-transmit secret no in carrying are we that themselves assure

.e,aB(I1S. any in camying we are nor ,ters

-whis ,Huntington tO next up gone had who ,Sutherland

and ,startled seemed Huntington .ear his in something pered

again but ,again tried Sutherland .ead. his shook he then

Unthinkable" .ead. his shook Huntington

Carter"

.clearly word single the heard

The .itting. was Carter where tO back came Sutherland

and ,Hennande ,Huntington and ,X(r). the opened steward

.utside. stepped all aides immediate their

.id. Sutherland ",ick. ,dice SSNo

He .asked he?"Carter doesn't ,e. about knows He"

then and ,greeted wa.S Huntington as window the watchedout

.Hermande and him frisked quickly clothes Westem in man a

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-at been had Arabia Saudi then But searched? Diplomats

nuclear with tacked

ahyat think tO have not rather he'd but ,technically ,Yes"

told he ,wear«ns have you ay.lf. any in you with deal or you

".ircraft. the aboard them leave tO you tell tO me

"hed?. be won't We"

won't aircraft The"

.id. aboard,"Carter staying l'm Then"

tO going you are hell the How" .tartled. wa.S Sutherland

done anything get

He .ff. it cut he then but ,began he".

and rotk a you bring tO me want You .eSS. me Let" .miled.

".dress.

I .ob. ,thanks ,No" .miled. Caner But .ght. a wa.S lt

get tO got Besides,I've .jeopardized m(sition your want don't

".t. this drag tO afford can't We .onight. here of out

how Then"

tO up is rest lhe .ere. me got You .roblem. my lhat's'

Sutherlartd for time was it and ,emptied had plane e."The.

the all need tO going He's .untington. with SStick' ,O. to

".. can he help

.atch. forward the toward looked and up got Sutherland

".litically. ,chance big his is This"

".ime. need I .p. it screw him let Don•t"

.aid. uck,"Sutherland. Good"

the with left he then and ,hands sh)X(k Caner and He

.k. came steward . others

.ed. he "sir? ,leaving you Aren't"

do tO you want I What" .p. getting ,said N0EE,"Carter"

captain the ask then and ,hatch forward that lock and close is

".ere. back come tO

,forward went He .isp}y. said steward sir,"the ,Yes"

the ontO disappeared then ,hatch main the locked and closed

.eck. flight

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poured Carter. back came captain the later minutes of couple

.well a.S drink a him

.asked captain aboard?"the staying re' you says Charlie"

.ajor. Force Air an was He

about SSHow .said down,"Carter quiet things until Just"

"crew? the and you

stick tO have We •. or hour half a in leaving be We'll"

'.uggage. the of off-loading the with

"leave? you when hatches the seal You'll"

".ut. or in get tO able be will one No .ight. That's"

".ells. wheel the seal don't You" .miled. Carter

down wheels the with lmpossible"

captain the "

".anel. acceSS lhe"$' .nderstood. he then but ,said

".s. my with discussed I altemative an was lt"

captain wing,"the. in interest no have I name Whose"

I and ,Carter ,uck. Gcx«d" .ack. drink his tossed He .aid.

here out haprns what on riding is lot A •. mean sincerely

".ys. of couple next the in

tO but ,Sutherland Bob tO ajong word the paSS might You"

".lse. one no

.again forward went he and ,said captain sir."the ,Yes"

for do can I anything there ls" .ack. came steward ne

"eplane?. we before ,sir ,you

".losed. shades window the all want I ,Yes"

".ourse,sir. Of"

worked steward the a.S area galley the in remained Carter

window plastic opaque the down sliding ,forward way his

.alley. the tO returned He .ides. both on shades

a.ny be there will nor ,B(wer electrical no be ll' fiere"

.aid. man thc ",sir ,pressure water or light

your do go Just" .aid. ine,"Carter. be worry,l'll Don•t'€

".me of heard or me saw ever you forget and job

.aid. he ",ir. ,uck. Good' .nodded steward The

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lt .uarters. sleeping aft President's the into led that door

a wa.S bedspread the except room motel a like almost looked

private A .middle the in seal presidential the with blue violent

.ulkhead. forward the in tucked was bathroom

cabin main the into back went and door the closed He

He .egs. his crossed and ,cigmette a lit ,down sat he where

Saudi in that remember tO have He'd .. uncrossed

some ,Strange .isrespect. meant legs one•s cross tO ,Arabia

.toms. their of

-for the tO carne captain flight the ,later minutes Twenty

now hatch the k."We're. looked and galley ward

".ff. is switch master lhe .eaving. and

Both .deck flight the cameoutof navigator copilotand The

.ell. as there sto»xi stewards

.alute. in drink his raised Carter

crawl tO have You'll .ndoggai. hatch access the left SI'

".asier. be lt'll .ell. gear main the tO back

.aid. Ihanks,"Carter'

".uck. Good" .aid. captain Well,'Sthe"

instantly could Caner and ,opened W&S hatch main The

was conditioner air large a airport; the of sounds the hear

.bic. in shouting was someone and ,somewhere running

was hatch the lhen' .esert. the of heat the feel also could He

.gain. closed

tO darkness the in listened Caner ,terward. hour ahalf For

-compart the of out taken being luggage the of sounds the

,sealed and closed were hatches those then but ,txlow ments

.ilence. pitch-dark in sat he and

overhead the 01xned quietly and penlight his hJt) took He

From .suitcase single his stowed had he whete ,rack luggage

Gennan a one ,pa.SSB(rts extra tWO his out took he inside

with filled ,used well were Both .ritish. other the ,passport

,these pocketed He .worid the around from stamps and visas

five and riyals Saudi in dollars thousand several as well as

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of worth 'dollars thousand ten containing packetseach small

,budget AXE's of out come not did diamonds lhe' .iamonds.

a on payment a of part been had They .xplained. had Smitty

through AXE with shared was that bust drug large very

.hannels. government

,im. with suitcase the taken have tO liked have would He

the in Riyadh around wandenng dress Westem in man a but

-with enough suspicious be tO going was night the of middle

sat He .A.M 2:00 after well was lt .atch. his at looked He

and terminal the opposite side the on window a by down

left withhis side left his touched He .switchedoffhispenlight

could He .re. was ,Luger 9mm his ,Wilhelmina .elbow

and ,forearm right his on ,stiletto pencil-thin his ,Hugo ,feel

,Pierre wa.S thigh left his on high pouch a in encased

.mb. gas designed his

,darkness the tO adjusted fully were eyes his felt he When

,inch. an half about up shade window the eased carcfully he

.tside. could he SO down hunched then

pair a out picked he then but ,nothing see could he first At

another was there aft and ,forward well ,jeep a in soldiers of

,wheel the behind seatéd soldier single a with one this ,jeep

the against leaning partner his

the in darkness than other there out else nothing was There

amountof small a Only .nway. taxiwaysand the directionof

plane the of side other the on terminal the from illumination

,a.rmac. the on light any shone

side other the tO moved and shade plastic the closed Caner

would he ,plane the watching were anyone If .ircraft. the of

very be tO have would he realized Carter . side this on be

end effectively would point this at discovered be to careful;

.ission. his

barely ,inch an of fraction a just shade the raised he Slowly

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who guards the ,away trundled been stairs boarding ne

the when d)k(rs terminal main the near up lined been had

clearly see could Caner and ,gone were arrived first plane

.e. no saw He .inal. the into

plane The .eSS. the in back andsat shade the closed He

was anyone suspect tO reason no have lhey'd .aled. was

someone ,intruders for watching be only They'd .board.

get tO trying someone not ,in get tO trying

feel by and up got then ,hour half another for waited He

the tO door the opened he where ,Omvard. way his worked

visible was inside soldiers tWO the with jeep The .eck. flight

level the below down ducked he and ,nose the of forwarri just

.indshield. the of

-rmf the and tarpaulin the between ,left the tO and Above

.rminal. the above rising tower control the see could he ,line

Not .ere. down him see tO able wouldn't there anyone But

.ight. FX(OT this with ,distance that at

and pilot•s the txhind just ,deck the in plate SClL.lare The

.t. fasteners six all ,lcx(se wa.S ,seats copilot's

the inside down looked and plate the OFI pulled He

of most for ran passageway access An .ircraft. the of bowels

the closed ,it into down eased He .lane. the of length the

.nlight. his on switched then ,head his over plate access

and kerosene of smelled it and ,here down hot very wa,S lt

forth and back ran cables electrical and lines Hydraulic .il.

.net. na.rrow the through

absolutely make tO careful ,aft way his worked slowly He

Sweat .ear. tO able be would outside anyone that noise no

not was air desert the that fact the despite face his covered

.humid

LUGGAGE marked wa.S him below just plate access An

-•(omX the on ,hatch access Another .P. COMPARTMENT

LUGGAGE marked wa.S ,catwalk na.rrow the of side site

.itartmrd. one port One .S. COMPARTMENT

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eventually ,piane the of rear the toward continued He

-Fi .atches. compartrnent luggage of set another tO coming

LANDING hatches wider of pair a saw he nally

.taöoard. and port MAINS

,port the ,terminal the toward wa.S side starboard The

his Shining .. wa.S hatch access prtside fte .way.

been had they that see could he ,fasteners the on penlight

crawled had crewmen his of one or captain The .screwed.

his was this figuring ,him for hatch the undone and here down

.t. way only

would lt .is. at«ut hear would Hawk that decided Carter

the tO down come would and President the tO on passed be

.iles. crew's

-bulk a against back sat and the off switched He

the tO adjust tO eyes his for waited he while support head

.arkness.

catwalk the off down eased he later minutes Five

hatch access the lifted and ,plumbing and wiring of maz..e the

.eft. the tO and up

.him tO up wafted tarmac the of smells hot the lmmediately

,him beneath directly wa.S gear landing large very The

other and ,lines hydraulic ,struts ,tubing anetworkof beyond

•. unidentifiable

the closing ,well gear the into down himself eased Carter

the through down way his worked He .im. behind hatch

he then ,wheel outmami the atop crouched W&S he until maze

.ires. of pair the between down slipped

of nose the tvond just jeep the see cou}d Carter ,Forward

terminal the of edge the was jeep the Beyond .aircraft the

tail the beyond parked was jeep other the ,Aft .building

and wing starboard the beyond just ,right the tO But .section

.teminal the of end the was ,shadow in hidden

iffy an be would lt ••. were jacket and trousers s' Carter

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would jeep aft the in guards the not or whether proposition

comer the around and wing the beneath scurried he if him see

.building the of

off just jeep the watching ,inutes. several for waited He

the of interior the up lit match a of flare the until ,tail the

.ehicle.

-keep ,and wheels the Without

tO space the rossæ and wing the beneath raced ,low ing

-build terminal narrow ,long the of edge the at shadows the

.ing

a struck had soldier the after seconds crucial few a For

totally had companion his and he ,cigarette his light tO match

.ision. night their lost

which ,building the of comer the around humed Carter

of edge the around hunied He .serviceentrance a into fronted

a and bin trash large a over up climbed then ,area service the

.lt. beyond just barrier block cement tall

sure wa.S he until moments several for edge the at hung He

wide the tO down jumped he then ,watching W&S one no

where terminal the of front the tO up back led that sidewalk

its up picked town into bus passenger the and waited taxis

.otels. various the for passengers

tWO Only . inside ducked he ,doors main the of first the At

afew only were there and ,manned were ticketcounters the of

and doors far the tO U-turn a made He erminaL. the in people

the tO sidewalk wide the across and outside stepped casually

.aiting. cabs of pair

seatof back the into got soCarter ,asleep were drivers Both

instantly came driver lhe .CX(r. the slammed and cab lead the

.wake.

.said alaykum,"Carter Salaam"

-automati responded driver the ",essalaam alaykum W٩

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it but ,Arabic spoken Carter's of extent the nearly was lt

they and ,cab the started driver lhe .orked. had

.airport the from away

bit a quite wa,S there ,morning the in three wa.S it Although

-hur jeeps and trucks Amy .highway main the on traffic of

.sandbagged wa.S intersection every and ,forth and back ried

in reflection s' Carter studied ,up woke he once ,driver lhe'

canying about happy (tCX look not did He .irror. rearview the

or American an was obviously who someone

.glish. in asked driver the "o?. tO wish you Where"

reporting cabby the want not did He .said S'Bitte?"Carter

an taken had he that authorities military the or police the tO

Americans other the all after well airport the from American

.lane. the off gotten had

.rman. in asked driver Geman?"the re' @'You

the in address an driver the gave He .id. Ja,"Carter"

big the of west blocks several district residential

.owntown. stadium

.id. driver the ",HerT mein ,way that go Wecannot'€

".irst. south the tO around go tO have will U'We

"probiem? the s' What"

-Prison .military the by over taken been has stadium The"

".thete kept being are ers

away Stay s' let lhen"' .it. lit and acigarette out took Carter

Mar-es-Salaam tO me get Just .iend. my ,stadium the from

".tmuble no wish I .uble. without

.id. cabby the ",err. mein ,I Nor"


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,Hanna Ras of comer the at off Carter dropped cabby The

humed he ,sight of out was it sure made had Car1er after and

Central the tO ,Mar-es-Salaam into deeper blocks several

told had Smitty house safe operational s' Agency lntelligence

,embassy the of out business its ran Company lhe .about him

safe the ,operations delicate parlicularly for but ,course of

.it. about know not did ambassador the Even .used WIS house

",Nick ,one this on them with work to have You'll"

in operations AXE no are There" .im. cautioned had Smitty

".illed. wa.S Owen since not ,Arabia Saudi

small very a run had ,remembered vaguely Carter ,Owen

an in killed was he until Riyadh in here watchdog

done be could anything Before .973. in accident automobile

his tO gone had B(lice Saudi the ,background his cover tO

-equip passport-making found had they wherc apartment

-evi incriminating other and ,ammunition with gun a ,ment

had Story The .py. American an was provedOwen that dence

-prom had Nixon President but ,papers the of out kept tken

worked had Owen whoever that government Saudi the ised

special for except And .gain. shop up set not would for

.country the of out remained had AXE ,operations

tall the from street the across darkness the in stcxxj Carter

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house and courtyard the separated that wall block cement

.neighbors its from

the of and time of passage the of conscious very wa.S He

the under ,tonight yet done be tO was anything if that fact

lt @. very begin tO have would it ,darkness of protection

.wouldcome thedawn lnafewhours .M X(A):3 after well wa.S

any for check tO once block the around gone had He

been had there If .othing. found had but units surveillance

But .sure make tO just ,again it done have would he ,time the

he if one this on chances of lot a take tO have tO going was he

.llotted. time short very the in done anything get tO going WXS

nuclear and ,fuse short vety a on was here over situation The

.nd. other the at wa.S war

thick the beside the rang he ,street the acrOSS Once

.ithin. well from it hear barely just could He .ate. wooden

was level eye at opening small a immediately Almost

.ack. shoved

.aid. he ",er. l'm"

,tall a by inside allowed was he and opened wa.S door lhe

wa.S He .robes Arab traditional the in dressed man husky vety

.rican. an

.aid. he ",lund. Carl l'm .t. hot the tO Welcome"

,wide a across him led Eklund and ,hands shook They

.ark. wa,S which ,house the into and courtyard pleasant

*t can't We ,ighbors. our for out watch tO have We"

big justone. . . tO pretend we what than more anything

.id. family,"Eklund Saudi happy

large a inside then ,house the of back the tO went lhey

her ,dress Arab in woma.n A .ights. red with lit was that r)X(m

lovely her tO up pulled skirt long her and aside pushed veil

.leg right her tO pistol a strapping wa.S ,thighs

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back the out snuck then ,gone were they until waited I"

".way

of hem the dropping ,said WOman the "way? back The&'

.p. straightening and dress her

'.t. Trade"

-Ek ",station of chief our ,Makepiece Joy ,Caner .Mr'.

.id. lund

cracks any hear tO want don't I And" .S. sh)Y(k lhey

them heard l've .ari. Mata or ,gender my ,legs my about

".all

"Carl? ,go tO ready you S'Are .lund. tO tumed She

".ow. by something have should S'They .odded. He

,along tag tO want you lf*' .r. tO back turned She

tfrwm put can You .andthobe ghutra a in todress have youSll

,advice my want you if Although .lothes. street your over

State your with hotel the tO back go should you ,Carter •.

".s. Department

. Makepiece Miss ,advice your want don't I"

.. or .

.S. or .

d)ES that do tO job a with here came l and .

".ble. conference a around sitting include not

Eklund .se. eyebrow right her and flared nostrils Her

quickly he which ,headpiece and robe white a him tossed

.lothes. street his over donned

by something have should who and ,going we are Where"

.ed. now?"Carter

heavy the shoved she and ,window the tO gone had Joy

.tside. see could she that SO enough far just aside curtains

",ere. embassy the of out working us of four are There'

and Williams Brent are tWO other lhe" .xplained. Eklund

.ocal. a she's .

Haddab Laila

a after chasing tren ve' We .lear. lt's" .ack. turned Joy

six about for group terrorist well-organized very but small

here ,reason some for ,cpating been ve' lhey .W. months

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.srael. in ,told we're ,extent lesser a tO and Arabia Saudi in

".addafi. by funded *t may they think we But

nuclear the with connection some had they think you Do"

"strike?

andl ,moment the at lead only our it's But .W. ldon"

".y. mean

the in were their of several think We"

.id. roundup,"Eklund

"tadium?. t}•r at held being re' they And"

get tO managed l*.ila and Brent" .id. right,"Joy That's"

we're now By .tadium. the into and themselves

æthr top the of more or one cornered have theym hoping

July the themselves call They .ylia. and ,MaJindi ,Jarabub

".ittee.

-Car "moming? this stadium the into getting re' we And"

.ked. ter

tag tO have don't you S'But .id. Joy ",right That's'

".ong.

-dark much have don't We" .atch. his at l)Y(k»i Carter

".it. with on get let's ,it do tO going we're If .eft. ness

the tO out slipping ,house the left silently and nodded Joy

pulled She .ard. the in door side a from street dark

a as Caner and Eklund behind tmiled and veil her up

.ould. woman Arabian Saudi

the see could they house the from away blocks few A

night all on left tEen had said Eklund which ,ights. stadium

.fore. night the and night last

heard they ßSU were they .loser. little a got they as ,Once

the hear could they city the into farther and ,shooting some

.iren. a of wail distant

beyond ,alley an into comer a around them led Eklund

a across was stadium scxx:er The .itch. drainage a was which

.ehicles. military with jammed was that lot parking long

they here from And .te. over activity of lot a wa.S There

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tO time from fire arms small of rattle definite the hear could

.S. with along ,time

the open pried Eklund and she a.S said Joy ",here ln"

the into up leads lt" .wer. Storm a covering lid steel heavy

".tadium.

easing ,last came Eklund and ,arter. then ,first went She

.lace. into back cover heavy the

a on flipped Eklund until pitch-black wa,S it EK(ttom the At

.ashlight. powerful

from junction collection water bone-dry a in were They

,diameter in feet four about each ,drainpipes four which

.ff. branched

rebuilt that company construction American big lhe"

Saudis the convinced Riyadh downtown of a.rea this of most

. sewers storm big needed they

a had ever they case in. .

no and ,here re' lhey"' .aughing. ,said Joy ",in. torrential

them about talks one

".mbarrassed. tOO re' they. .

and crawling half ,drainpipes the of one into ducked She

again once Eklund .eSS. the into walking duck half

SO them beyond flashlight the shining ,rear the up brought

.oing. were they where see could they that

cement neoriginal .it. in water had never had pipeline The

.everywhere lay still constmction from debris other and dust

-SUS Carter and ,yards hundred several gone had lhey*

,now by stadium the trneath be to have would they pected

the off switch to Bdund for called and stopped Joy when

.ight.

and ,listening ,breath their held all they darkness the ln

-some from echoing ,screaming the hear could Caner soon

Joy's seeing W&S he that realized he And .. far where

end the from lightcame dim very A .im. frontof in silhouette

.el. the of

her on right Eklund and Carter ,out moved she Silently

to came they later yards twenty-five about until ,heels

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in embedded rungs Steel .iunction. collection water another

e% .ars. steel of grating wide a tO up led walls concrete the

.ve. fmm shone light

.Joy asked Caner "this? is Where"

".leachers. the beneath tunnel lhe"

two--Brent other the find tO where know we will How"

"Laila? and

a leave to guards the of one bribed has Laila nOW By"

He .here from tunnel the down just bathroom the in message

".risoners. other the tooneof word get tO thinkshe'sdoingit

tWO pushed he and ,grating the tO up climbed had Eklund

enough large opening an making ,aside bars steel thick the of

.OP. the over disappeared He .gh. crawl tO them for

wide the into and ladder the up scrambled Joy and Carter

fourth Every .stadium the of CUTVe the followed that tunnel

they Here .it. was ceiling concrete rough the on light caged

.bove. noise the hear clearly could

tunnel the down rushed she and ,said Joy ",re. Wait"

.athrooms. the into ducked and

and ,robe flowing the headdress his off pulled Eklund

in dressed wa.S He .wer. storm the into down them tossed

strapp»i carbine 2-M American a.n ,dress battle Army Saudi

fatigue a pulled then and ,it loaded ,it undid He . back his tO

.yes. his over low it pulled and pocket back his of out cap

was complexion Eklund's but ,earlier noticed hadn't Carter

But .makeup through or naturally either ,thered. and dark

.nOW Arab an like lcx(ked definitely he

SO place into back bars heavy the slide him helped Carter

Joy later moment a and ,untouched lcx(ked grating the that

.bathrooms the of out came

around halfway lhat's" .id. S-seven,"she in re' They"

••.evel. third the on up ,here from stadium the

.ked. Carter "risoners?. as there up going We're"

".idea. better a ve' you Unless" .id. right,"Joy lhat•s"

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they'd ,sour goes 0Tkration the lf" .id. do,"Carter S'I

on around look l'll and ,ahead go tWO you let l'll .all tlS have

".wn. my

Joy "find? you'll think you do hell the what And"

.napped.

they whoever and friends your get and up go Just"

,you from stadium the across diversion a create l'll .nagged.

ten you give l'll .wer. Stonn the in back you meet l'll and

hell all Then" .atch. his at looking ,said minutes,"Carter

the down headed and heel his on turned Y(se."He). break will

.test. could Joy beforv tunnel

wa.S he then but ,swear Joy hear could he ",Damnit'.

no could he back looked he when and ,urve. the around

.m. see longer

and ,section M the beneath up COme had sewer stonn The

circular long the down way his worked cautiously Carter as

J then and ,K ,L the indicating markers passed he ,tunnel

he stairwell each At .p. leading stainvays with each ,sections

time Each .ning. the crossing before listened and stopped

the in above commotion a like sounded what hear could he

the ,markedl section the tO came he until but ,pr)F stadium

.deserted was tunnel

practically hc and ,a.rea this in out all were lights The

middle the in lying woman nude a of body the over stumbled

.X(t). right her on t)E big the around tag large a ,floor the of

lt .throat the in once and chest the in twice shot been had She

.ight. pretty a wasn't

several tO ca,rne he tunnel the down farther yards few A

around tags ,todeath shot :condition same the in bodies more

what tO came he curve the around Then .ES). big their

men of bodies Hundredsof .orgue. main the wa.S apparently

.nnel. the filled ,row after row up lined ,women and

of sense some make tO trying tracks his in stopped Carter

with them attacked had lsrael that thought Saudis The .it

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-sympathiz lsraeli tEen people these Had .eapons. nuclear

txxiies the of lot a but ,light dim the in tell tO hard wa.S ers?lt

almost bet have wouid Carter .b. tO not did

or Americans were them of number good a that anything

a and ,cool hat، not but ,tunnel the in ccx«l was lt

of lot a seen had Caner .umulate. tO trginning was stench

-any than WOße wa.S this But .uch. tOO. .

before death

men defenseless all were These .member. could he thing

of txxiies nude the include tO Saudis the for And .omen. and

.insult ultimate the was that ,well a.S here down WOtnen

,bomb gas his out pulled and robes his under reached He

at wa.S sewer storm The .ger. his unholstered he then and

would S meant That .lt. opposite B or A made which ,M

.orG F opposite

his ,bcxiies of rows long the down way his picked He

was scale this on Death .rising anger his ,chuming stomach

.nseiess. absolutely

,tunnel the down just Arabic in something said Someone

-some heard He .wall the against himself flattened Cafler and

and engine an then and ,something shout else one

.off drove vehicle of kind some

tO Arabs tWO then ,silent wa,S it tWO or moment a For

catch tO able was Carter .gold about something ,loudly argue

.egree. some tO language the understand much;hecould that

until ,wall the against flat keeping ,closer little a eased He

someone of hand the and table a of edge the see just could he

-CX2Ca and ,now loud very were voices The .arms his waving

.atxwe from came screams and gunfire of sound the sionally

firing bomb's gas the into thumbnail his slipped Carter

.wall the from away out then ,slot

against leaning rifles their ,dress battle in both ,Arabs Two

bodies dresscd werearguingoverapalletoffully ,wall far the

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held them of One .own. brought been just evidently had that

.anted. obviously other the that chain gold thick a

t«rnb gas the flipped he and ,swore S'Bastards,"Cafier

the around back stepped and comdor the down underhanded

.curve

a hearri Carter then ,something shouted Arabs the of One

.othing. then ,sound choking

then ,clear tO gas the for minutes tWO full a waited He

Both .y. the at Luger his ,comer the around stepped

.ies. of pallet the beside crumpled were guards

•ca.r 2-M American an ,rifles their of one gnbbed Carter

short up pulled he where corridor the humeddown then ,bine

.na. SOCCer the tO up led ramp A .rming. wide a at

of bursts sporadic alki ,crying ,screaming of sounds the Here

.oud. very were gunfire

passed had minutes ten Nearly .atch. his at glanced He

ney .tadium. the into up gone had Eklund and Joy since

the Heedgedaround .mewhere. there up still probably were

bearing ,forklift a as just ramp the up started and comer

back hurried He .top the at appeared ,txxiies of pallet another

the rounding ,off safety carbine's the flicked and down

.aited. he ,tense body his in muscle Every .omer.

him past almost was and COmer the tumed forklift lhe

rifle the hammered and machine the ontO leaped he before

,eft. the tO slewed forklift lhe .ead. driver's the into butt

.t. stalling and wall the into slamming

then ,p. the tO back humed and down jumped Carter

down ducking ,floor stadium the to feet hundred the up raced

.il. the over see just could he SO top the at

His .ield. the wa.S a.S ,lit well were bleachers stadium The

tO then ,seatS the in crowd huge the tO drawn first were eyes

a ,watched he As .ieid. the on areas squad firing four the

the tO marched were women and men nude half-dozen

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•. at waited riflemen dozen a while ,alls. bleacher

and sight gruesome that from away eyes his tore He

.stood he where from across directly bleachers the searched

he then but ,people of masses but nothing saw he first At

racing people four see could he and ,shots several heard

tO able be tO him for distance a long (t)K was lt .theexit toward

Eklund and Joy was it hunch a had he but ,was it who out pick

.thers. the and

what was diversion a and ,diversion a promised had He

.ive. he'd

side far the at SCene the on now WXS attention Everyone•s

"a up jumped Caner when noticed one no SO ,stadium the of

.ieid. the on down riflemen the at firv opened

-ricochet began bullets trfore down went them of Three

fall tO had he and ,stcxxi he where walls concrete the off ing

.k.

where tO comer the around and ramp the down raced He

.all. the against stalled was forklift the

for connectors the smashed he ,rifle his of butt the Using

it when and ,machine the of back the on tank gas LP the

.verywhere. spurting trgan ga.S the ,through broke finally

SB(t a tO tunnel the down hurried and back jurnl*d Caner

the of edge the and forklift the see tO able just WiiS he where

.p. the tO opening

the beneath puddle boiling a in forming was gas LP

the around raced soldiers Saudi the of first the when machine

third and second A .ily. off him picked Cafler ,omer.

three fired Carter and ,comer the around skidded soldier

slamming tWO second the ,man lead the hitting first the ,shots

.ther. the of chest the into

and gas LP of BX(I the toward ca.öine the turned He

a in ricocheting them of each ,shots quick three off squeezed

.X(r). concrete the off sparks of line long

entire the later second a and ,caught gas LP of puddle The

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concussion the ,ramp the up spewing flames ,blew forklift

.eet. his off Carter knocking

-him picked Carter a.S screaming and shouting were Men

At .O. could he as fast as tunnel the down raced and up self

burst a fire tO enough long just hesitated he stairs of set each

his from ,exhausted was clip its when ,and -M the from

.u.lger

when grate sewer storm the down scrambling just WXS Joy

until him shot almost she and ,comer the around came Carter

.a.S. it who realized she

on blood of lot a was There .ed. she"!. Come"

.houlder. right her on and neck her

the on face his on lay Eklund

one No ,opening the tO it made Caner a.S disappeared Joy

after ,grate the over b)O Eklund's pulled he SO ,coming wa.S

then ,dead wa.S he sure make tO pulse his checking first

.lace. in back bars the shding ,nangs steel the down climbed

ston•n the into someone pulling wa.S Joy bottom the At

she then and ,other each at looked Carter and She .ewer.

•. the on lying Eklund at up looked

Eklund's suddenly when ,say tO started she"

S'No

the ,it at shooting wa,S someone and aside pulled W&S body

.it. each with jerking body

and sewer storrn the into back farther Joy shoved Carter

.imself. in crawled

a then and ,amve from shooting more some W&S nere

.tunnel dark the over descended silence

the into back piFE sewer the of out crawl tO started Carter

.im. tkhind gnmted someone when junction collection

"S'Joy? .nd. scrambled He

make tO able just wa.S Carter ,above from light dim the ln

in knife a had She •. a of body the astride figure s' Joy out

.ye. man's the tO close very it held she and ,hand her

he and ,Arab an was man ne .er. tO back crawled Carter

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blcxxl ,wounded also was He .its. his of out frightened was

.hest. his in hole large a from leaking

"?. up happened hell the S'What

Brent's" .ollapse. of verge the on was She .p. looked Joy

".omered. one this had Laila .pstairs. dead

and penlight his out pulled ishe?"Canerasked.He SWho'

.ear. with gray wasalmost which ,face man's the on it shined

Kaddafi's of One' .e. the spat Joy ".ebir. el Edri"

on hands our get tO wanting been ve' We .ieutenants. terrorist

".ime. long a for him

had He .ssassin. an wa.S He .im. of heard had Carter

.ople. of number great a murdered

the tO back turning ,hissed bastard,"Joy you ,now And"

she ,her Stop tO thing a do could Carter before ,man

completely ,eye left his into knife the of tip the flicked

.ut. it gouging

over hand left her clamped she but ,scream tO started Kebir

him held she but ,struggle tO tried He .ose. and mouth his

.tight

.napped. ields?"she. oil the on bombs the dropped SWho'

was wer.S'She. don't you if goes eye othcr Your"

.rench. in ing

hand her pulled she when cried Kebir "!non. .

لا

.away

.ife. the with eye other his gouge tO made She

Force Strike Zero-hour"

I !orce. Strike Zero-hour .

I ,lah. tO swear

.manded. Joy "that? is What"

eye remaining Kebir's .ve. from shouted Someone

,tongue his through bit he and .socket its of bulgedout nearly

.everywhere spufling blood

and choked he as him from away back scrambled Joy

or blood own his on death tO choke either d' He .sputtered

there way Either .nds. few next the within death tO bleed

.im. for do could they nothing WQS

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gun machine of burst a and ,again shouted above Someone

.iunction. collection the around riccrheted fire

rapidly were struggles whose ,Kebir past shoved Ca1ter

fast as tunnel the down scrambled Joy and he and ,weakening

.em. tkhind gunfire more wa.S There .O. could they a.S

supposed that was hell the What .orce. Strike Zero-hour

who know tO seemed Kebir .imself. asked Carter mean? to

about? talking he was hell the what But .trike. the made had

Z


FOUR

Carter when stadium S)Xcer the at wailing were Sirens

and sewer stonn the over cover steel heavy the OVETI shoved

see could he east the tO and ,ool. wa.S air lhe . outside looked

have not did They .ight. get tO beginning just was sky the that

.way. hell the get tO left time of lot a

the around activity of lot a was there lot parking the Across

of hundreds and ,away raced trucks and Jeeps .tadium.

.verywhere. swarmed soldiers

helped and sewer the of out way the of rest the climbed He

.position into back cover steel the shoved he then ,up Joy

,place in it fasten her helped he and ,dropped had veil s' Joy

the down started and comer the around humed they then and

.street

away,and blocks twenty least at was Riyadh Sheraton The

-delega American the of because guarded well be would it

.ion.

walked who Joy and Carter passing ,by raced jeep A

early-moming an on couple Saudi a ,street the down sedately

.mbling. was she sensed he But .rrand.

Her .harshly whispered hance,"she. a had never Laila"

.it. tO edge hysterical faintly a had voice

tO back it make tO got We've .ogether. yourself Hold"

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he and ,again clear wa.S street ne .id. lace,"Carter. your

it?"he make you Can" .approaching vehicles more no saw

public,oreven in her tohold him for neverdo would lt .ked.

would she costume Arab her ln .ide. his at walk tO her for

no that justhoped He .makeitonherown,behindhim tO have

•. at closely (t)X l)X(k would one

aware ,street the down continued Carter and ,nodded She

.im. lkhind paces few a was she that

they when east the tO lighter getting definitely was sky The

-mili them Behind .intersection. main fißt the acrOSS hurried

ever an in stadium the from away vehicles tary

they before long be not would lt .ttern. search expanding

.ay. this coming be would

a and street side a down ducked Carter blcxk next the ln

uuck military A .ey. winding narrow a into later yards few

•. others tWO later seconds and ,by raced

lt" .im. with up catching ,said alley,"Joy this know I"

".azaar. the past leads

"here? from place your tO get we Can"

".est. and east n.nns this and ,south blocks tWO We're"

"acmss? get we Can"

".. don't I"

dozen a and ,street the on out halt a tO screeched truck A

would they how of now Mindless .own. jumped troops

the down her propelled and ann s' Joy grabbed Carter ,appear

the from yards fifty courtyard an into ducking ,alley

.t.

his out pulled Carter and ,wall stone low a behind hid They

boots of sounds the for listening ,breath his held he as stiletto

attract would it ,Wilhelmina used he If .lestones. the on

.ldiers. other ie'ü of attention the

its ,building stone ramshackle ,old a.n was them Behind

the on ,wall stone was that beyond and ,in caved rrx(f

.treet. the probably wa.S which of side other

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Joy ",hotel your tO back go and robes your off Take"

".. a for looking not re' lhey" .hispered.

.im. struck it when ,talk tO not her tell tO about was He

"robes? your under on got you have What"

much Nothing"

off ripped louse."She. and skirl a. .

pull tO tried then ,aside them tossed ,headdress and veil her

the in wounded been had She .Ot. could but robes her off

tO highenough arrn right her raise tO unable wa.S and shoulder

.it. do

of sound the and ,alley the in out orders shouted Someone

.loser. moved bcx(ts of pairs several

then ,wall the against back farther Joy shoved Carter

.spring tO ready got and opening the towarri turned

.said voicc a ",there SIn'

.nsed. Carter

immediately went and courtyard the into came soldier A

-tum ever without building stone brokcn-down the tO across

,low keeping ,Carter and ,inside ducked He .d. ing

,im. after hurried

his over looked Carter and ,now light very getting Wa.S lt

the by passed soldiers tWO a.S alley the toward shoulder

.all. courtyard the in opening

-face coming ,building the inside ducked he lmmediately

.ldier. young startled the with to-face

left his tO stiletto the shifted He .wore. Damn,"Caner'.

motion smooth one in and ,fist right his up bunched ,hand

of ounce every with jaw the on man young the clipped

.ad. he strcngth

bouncing head his ,OX felled a like down went soldier The

.X(r). dirt the on

-boot and belt his of soldier the stripped Carter Humedly

man's young the tied he ,around carne he before and ,laces

as it used and headdress OWII his off pulled He .egs. and anns

.ater. or sooner soldier the find They'd .ag. a

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see could he but ,alley the toward ,ide. checked Carter

was Joy where tO back humed He . soldiers other no

his off took Carter .abaya black her off pull her helped and

his tO Luger his he then ,(t)X aside it tossed and robe

.sers. his beneath ,leg left

,shoulder s' Joy aCTOSS crease red angry ,long a was There

down and side her down alot bled had lt .eck. her tElow just

apparntly had bleeding the but ,blouse white her of front the

.ckered. had wound the as stopped

would lt .n. it put her helped and jacket his off t)X(k Carter

around tightly it held she a.S long as but ,strange little a look

wounded; been had she notice would one no ,neck her

.hill. moming the feeling was she think just would

lhey .eet. her tO her helped then ,stiletto his sheathed He

,building broken-down the pa.St ,courtyard the across humed

.ide. far the on gate the out and

the tO block the of end the at stationed wa.S jeep army An

and ,street the crossed ,left turned Joy and Carter .ight.

of street winding narrow a into lot parking a across hurried

.taJls. and shops tiny

We'rec1ose."She" .id. bazaar,"Joy the partof is This"

finally they until businesses tiny of ma.ze the through him led

the behind alley an into led that street back a ontO emerged

.OUSe. safe

and ,locked doors the ,inside were they later minutes Five

.S. his in collapsed Joy

back main the of one into her carried and up her picked He

prcmed He .athroom. tiled ,large a into then and ,bedrooms

and ,tub sunken ,big the in water ran he as chair a in up her

,alcohol some found and cabinet a through rummaged thenhe

.bandages gauze and ,swabs cotton

at up looking ,mumbled embassy,"she the call tO Have"

•. tO next things the laid he as him

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he as back slumped just she then But .houlders. her from

.off it pulled and blouse her unbuttoned

made which ,wound the from wasbl»xieverywhere There

cotton the soaked He .a,S. actually it than worse lot a look it

around a.rea the clcaning began gently and alcohol in swabs

.itself wound the then and ,wound the

but ,touch first the with chair the off flew practically She

cleaning finished quickly he and ,faint a in back fell she then

•. long the

her lifted gently and clothes remaining her removed He

,her from blood the washed he where ,water warrn the into

•. her rinsed then

,tub the of out her lifted he when unconscious still wa.S She

.wound the bandaged and ,off her dried

happening s' What"

and tO coming ,protested she".

.rcx«m. the into back hecamedher a.S arm.S his in stiffening

".till. Keep •. tO going re• You"

then ,bed the in her laid and back blankets the pulled He

him at up looked she two or moment a For .p. her covered

.leep. fell she then but ,eyes unfocused with

with eyes her from away hair blond long the brushed He

a had She .oman. good-looking very a wa.S She .rngers. his

sensuous a ,eyes dark wide ,nose small a ,face round lovely

they that wishing himself found He .y. lithe a and ,mouth

.ircumstances. different somewhat under met had

bedroom the left Carter then but ,something mumbled She

used evidently had they that room rear the into back went and

.enter. operations their as

and ,table large a ,desk a with fumished was rc.X'(TT1 ne

.wall one on tacked were maps of number A .hairs. several

some ,bottles several held corner one in cabinet An

,brandy a himself B(ured Carter .ixes. few a and ,glasses

he which another himself poured then ,down it tossed ,neat

.sk. the on phone the tO over took

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the for asked French in and operator the for dialed He

.inging. wa.S phone a later moment A .heraton.

Sheraton the is lhis .ou. alaykum---peace Salaant"

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