18 - The Unknown Beginning
Excerpt from a hand-delivered letter to the Prime Minister:
“Prime Minister, I must express my outrage at the unprovoked attack on our country by the Americans. I do not, for a moment, believe their denials. Even though we found no traces of the attackers at the scene, we all know who is responsible.
I have personally visited Site 37 yesterday and the facility is still on fire. The firefighters are afraid to approach the site. They have heard rumors of what it contained. My own department is detecting the effects of the smoke on crops as far away as 170 kilometers. Over fifty civilians and soldiers lost their lives. Many more may die. How long must we endure such an insult?
Therefore, I formally request that the plan I discussed with you last summer be act
