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After rushing back for the meeting with Manah, now, following that meeting, Wynn was disappointed. It hadn’t been productive. The contractor either knew nothing or played dumb perfectly. The Iraqi insisted that he had no information on who did the shooting. He claimed to be an honest businessman. He assured them he hadn’t been threatened and would have reported anything helpful. Manah expressed mild remorse, but protested any hint of complicity.
MAJ Alberts had joined the meeting about halfway through. He’d remained quiet until the end. With the meeting on the verge of finishing, Alberts stated forcefully that the school construction contract remained in place. He reminded Manah that he expected the school job to be completely finished within two weeks, and then would visit again. At
