“Wait a minute. They killed an American? And what did you do?” asked Alex. The “you” was directed at David but was meant to include the concentrated power of the Sixth Fleet, the Third Army, and the United States Government.
“What could we do? We recognize the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”
Alex was outraged. “You did nothing? An American was killed right here in your jurisdiction and you did nothing?”
nothing“Anyway,” said David, going on, trying to return to normalcy in the presence of his friends’ limited perception of the possibilities of diplomacy.
“Anyway, they commandeered a bus and drove down this very road, shooting at all the cars.”
Walken looked immediately at a passing bus to see if it had been commandeered by terrorists who would start shooting at him.
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