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?What about a couple of generals, one in Brussels, the other at the Pentagon??
?They were career men; they stayed inI wasn?t and I didn?t
?We have to expect leaks, rumors,? said Bourne almost aimlessly, his eyes now wandering?But
we can?t permit the slightest hint of military orientation
?You mean like in junta style??
?Never,? replied Bourne, once more staring at Armbruster?That kind of thing creates
whirlwinds??
?Forget it!? whispered the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, angrily interrupting
?The Sixth Fleet, as you call him, calls the shots only here and only because it?s convenientHe?s a
blood-and-guts admiral with a whiz-bang record and a lot of clout where we want it, but that?s in
Washington, not anywhere else!?
?I know that and you know it,? said Jason emphatically, the emphasis covering 18k omega watch his
bewilderment, ?but someone who?s been in a protection program for over fifteen years is putting
together his own scenario and that comes out of Saigon?Command Saigon
?It may have come out of Saigon but it sure as hell didn?t stay thereThe soldier boys couldn?t
run with it, we all know thatBut I see what you meanYou tie in Pentagon brass with anything
like us, the freaks are in the streets and the bleeding-heart fairies in Congress have a field day
Suddenly a dozen subcommittees are in session
?Which we can?t tolerate,? added Bourne
?Agreed,? said Armbruster?Are we any closer to learning the name of the bastard who?s
putting this scenario together??
?Closer, not closeHe?s been in contact with Langley but on what level we don?t know
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?Langley? For Christ?s sake, we?ve got someone over louis vuitton gm bag thereHe can squelch it and find out who
the son of a bitch is!?
?DeSole?? offered the Cobra simply Armbruster leaned forward?There is very little you don?t knowThat
connection?s very quietWhat does DeSole say??
?Nothing, we can?t touch him,? replied Jason, suddenly, frantically reaching for a credible
answerHe had been David Webb too long! Conklin was right; he wasn?t thinking fast enough
Then the words came part of the truth, a dangerous part, but credible, and he could not lose
credibility?He thinks he?s being watched and we?re to stay away from him, no contact whatsoever
until he says otherwise
?What happened?? The chairman gripped his glass, his eyes rigid, bulging
?Someone in the cellars learned that Teagarten in Brussels has an access fax code directly to
DeSole bypassing routine confidential traffic
?Stupid goddamned vintage hermes soldier boys!? spat out Armbruster?Give ?em gold braid and they prance
around like debutantes and want every new toy in town! Faxes, access codes! Jesus, he probably
punched the wrong numbers and got the NAACP
?DeSole says he?s building a cover and can handle it, but it?s no time for him to go around
asking questions, especially in this areaHe?ll check quietly on everything he can, and if he learns
something he?ll reach us, but we?re not to reach him
?Wouldn?t you know it?d be a lousy soldier boy who puts us out on a limb? If it wasn?t for that
jackass with his access code, we wouldn?t have a problemEverything would be taken care of
?But he does exist, and the problem?the crisis?won?t go away,? said Bourne flatly?I repeat,
we have to cover ourselvesSome of us will have to leave?disappear at least for a whileFor cartier tank louis cartier the
good of all of us
The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission leaned back in the booth, his expression
pensively disagreeable?Yeah, well let me tell you something, Simon, or whatever your name is
You?re checking out the wrong peopleWe?re businessmen, some of us rich enough or egotistical
enough or for other reasons willing to work for government pay, but first we?re businessmen with
investments all over the placeWe?re also appointed, not elected, and that means nobody expects
full financial disclosuresDo you see what I?m driving at??
?I?m not sure,? said Jason, instantly concerned that he was losing control, losing the threatI?ve
been away too long and Albert Armbruster was not a foolHe was given to first-level panic, but
the second level was colder, far more analytical?What are you driving at??
?Get rid of our soldier replica fendi spy boys
