"Oh? Are they after my head?"
"Not at all. Remember your friend Colonel Suleiman?"
"Scorpio. Sure."
"Guess who Yusef Khalid's contact in Lebanon for the two-billion-dollar ransom was supposed to be?"
"Suleiman?" She looked puzzled.
"None other. We found out about it through that back door you planted in the Syrian network for Collins."
"What does Syrian Air Force intelligence have to do with al-Qaeda?" she asked.
"Normally nothing. There's a perception in the Islamic community at large, though, that al-Qaeda has gotten too violent, that it's, out of control. Some other Islamic militant groups may be trying to rein them in. Seems that their biggest, flashiest ops tend to alienate moderate Muslims, not inspire them. Suleiman was acting as the IJI Brigade's money man in hopes of getting control of the group. Apparently he didn't know that Khalid had no intention of accepting the ransom, that he was going to try to blow those ships no matter what we did."
"Makes sense," Carolyn Howorth said. "A few out-of-control crazies make it harder for everybody." She slapped Dean's shoulder. "Attracts tough old birds like this one to come in and kick arse."
"I still think it would be better to publicize what happened," said Charlie Dean. "Show the bastards that we can fight back. That we'll stop them, no matter what they try."
"Oh, I imagine the word will get out," Rubens said. "The passengers are being processed in New York City now. Among them are three CNE news team people — the ones who first broke the story."
"I ran into them at the end," Charlie Dean said. "Filming the final takedown."
"The news services already know there's more to it than the government is saying," Rubens said. "I imagine the powers-that-be will have trouble covering it up. We'll have to see how it plays out over the next few days."
"Meanwhile," Reubens said, "… I don't speak for you, Ms. Howorth. You don't work for me. But these two have some leave coming."
"Sounds good," Lia said, grinning. "You know, I've been thinking for some time, Charlie, that I'd really like to go on a vacation cruise."
Somehow, Dean managed to keep a straight face. "Sure. The Persian Gulf, perhaps?" Playfully she punched him.
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