The balance of global power is threatened...

BROGNOLA SOUNDED ESPECIALLY WEARY

“On the world stage, meanwhile,” he said, “the Man

is worried that we can’t simply hit Ovan and cut this

off at the source, because all of the evidence we

have is covert intelligence. We can’t afford to point

to any more satellite photos of WMD factories that

turn out to be anything but…and we can’t afford to

move against Turkmenistan in an official capacity, not

even as a black operation, unless we can turn public

opinion against Ovan and show the world he’s got his

hands in the terror attacks in Iran. If his involvement

is exposed, the Iranians will scream bloody murder

about the interference, and Magham’s fate will be

sealed. That’s especially true if his own involvement in

the plot is outed.”

“So what are we doing?” Lyons asked.

“A WMD-equipped Ovan would be a nightmare for us

all,” Brognola said. “His terror network, at this point,

quite possibly rivals al Qaeda. But more years of

hard-line rule under Magham does no one any favors,

either. We need to expose the terror link in Iran and

do what we can to ensure an honest victory for Khan

while putting a stop to Ovan’s terror network and

removing him from power.”

“Oh, is that all?” McCarter said.

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