Larnaca, CyprusC
han Davis Dwyer and Fatima Osman were clustered around Rich Grocost’s desk reading transcripts of the text they transmitted in Arabic to the person who sent the unusual message on the Horiya network phone. Fatima had translated it all rapidly when the response was received just under an hour ago and then they rushed to the MNIE Chief of Mission’s office to confer. The CW evidence mission was an absolute priority and there was some significant pressure coming in to the MNIE from Washington requesting updates.
“Number two on number one,” Chan said. “Whoever it is that’s responding is not Colonel Riad al-Ashiri.”
“Who is apparently dead.” Groscost studied the response to the second question. “We asked if he was one, alive, two, dead or three, don’t know. This guy sent two.
