Chapter 44‘I DON’T THINK THERE is anything to this rumor,’ said Deputy Director of Operations for Latin America, Eileen Skinner, a petite Puerto Rican with short bleached blond hair that contrasted with her tan skin. ‘At least nothing that will make much difference to us. The army is still against peace with the FARC, so they will always be trying to disrupt it. Pollas en vinagre.’
‘Translation?’ asked Martin.
‘It basically means bullshit. And the d**g wars will always be just that. You want the literal translation, Martin?’
‘Why not?’
‘Excuse me, General, Bertrand. To humor Martin the literal translation meansdicks in vinegar.’
‘Glad I asked!’
The general liked the brash and sometimes rough edges of the DDO. She was never far off the mark in her analysis, and often her off-color hum
