Chapter 27LangleyRaymond Buford took the call from the Vandenberg Airbase.
“Repeat that again… slowly.” “My people picked up an interesting item
on the satellite. After the army had taken Bal’Ashtu into custody, a Kiowa
helicopter flew from Baghdad to Al Ma’aniyah. It was on the ground for
fifteen minutes, then took off on its return journey. A few minutes into the
flight it veered north, then dropped below the radar and we lost it. Later,
we spotted the same helicopter heading for Baghdad,” repeated the young
surveillance expert.
“You mean they captured the prophet and flew her
directly to a secret location?” Buford was incensed.
“Seems they’re going to interrogate her without
letting us know.”
“Bullshit! That’s outside their terms of
reference!” he shouted into the phone.
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