Chapter 9
Day Four
“You are not welcome here, señor. You have been asked to leave. Please do not make me call the other guards.” The security guard at the entrance to the government office building felt a sudden surge of power as he looked up into the U.S. ambassador’s face. Until three days ago, he’d welcomed the North Americans, had even been glad for the presence of the people from the United States and Canada. He’d felt that there was perhaps hope that President Ascensio’s programs would bring relief to the people and that his own children would not have to fear the drug lords that ruled the neighborhoods.
But now everything had changed and he was getting great pleasure from watching this man become agitated. Ambassador Carl Reese shuffled his feet in frustration as his requests wen
