justtakenonboardalonelofthesaudispeediateevacuation,sosirpeterofferedhisoakeoff,please,oldboy”
intentionedonegeneral,oneprinthentrollerastersergeant,andgoodathisjobhehadafineanderghtnotdothatcareeranygood
”granbyone,cleartakeoff,”hesaid
thehs125liftedakusnortheborder
theeveralertaebaissionnderintheahis,butlyheshouldobjecthaveitshotdown
fifteennuteslater,thehs125leftsaudiairspaceandcrossedtheborderofjordan
theiraqisittinginthebaericans
hehadbeendubiousonreastersintheessagehad
oneofthetsutteredinenglishtothearicang2lonel,whogrinned
”etofreedobrigadier,”hesaidinarabictohisguest”ofsaudiairspacesoonericabytheethingforyou”
hehisbreastpolodgedinhisbankacuntinvienna,noillion
thegreenberetreainiaturesofstaround
”yfriend,toretirentandprosperity”
hedrank;theotheraricandranktheiraqisledanddrank
”havearest,”saidtheg2lonelinarabic”hereinlessthananhour”
afterthat,theylefthiloneheleanedhisheadbainddriftbaadehisfortune
hehadtakengreatrisks,buttheyhadpaidoffhereinthepresidentialpalae,herobthathadeasagenuineshounieriandingtoknohedeviceored
hehadnothadthefaintestidea,butfortheofferedbountyof5llion,ithadagined
theidtheseaofhisobing,notterit
jerichosnextshockhadbeentoleaoftheshootingdoationhadarrivedinthehandsoftheallies
hisrelief,eplaintheykneightbeastoreofartilleryaunition,hadbeenshortlived,usthavebeenatraitorfrohenondrsiddiqi,bolis
thererdsofthetiofhisinterrogation,frohreedaysbeforetheboingtoterit,hadbeendulychanged
butthegreatestofalltheshoissed,thatthebohadbeenrevedtosohiddenplacecalled
qaala,thefortressarkbythenuouflageanbadrioftheengineers,butaessyrderofhiseetinginthebackofthecarfollohefuneral
thenedazibthetotor,feltatpea,theeffebsericanlonels,talkinginalanguageheuldnotunderstandbutkneoutheanywords
thehs125hadtuedsouthosttothepointofstall
thetup,unprotesting,liandhelpless,tryingtosaysothingbutunabletooverthebluearkhatiblefttheairplaneandplungedtothepactthesharksdidtherest
thehs125tuednorth,passedovereilatafterreenteringisraeliairspailitaryairfieldnorthoftelavivtherethetsandthelonelstheiraricandressallfourretuedtotheirhabitualisraelirankstheexecutivejetrippedofitsroyalairforcelivery,repaintedasitusedtobe,andretuedtotheairchartersayanincyprus
theneyfroiennabankint
