Chapter Thirteen Meanwhile: On a Dusty Road in Rahjan, Syria: An old black van rumbled on as aggressively as an ATV; leaving a breathtaking amount of dust at its wake. The night was well into maturity. The van’s occupants included Agent Steve Spec, a tied up Yusuf and four other operatives; including two Navy Frogmen. Yusuf had finally cracked under the ‘special therapy’ offered by Agent Steve Spec. After lying his ass off for some time, the 23 year old told them everything including his uncle’s team’s main hub of operations. Even the hardest of men finally crack under torture. There was no time to await further instructions or orders from Langley. By Agent Steve Spec’s intuition, any further delay would cost them a loss in the lead. In such circumstances, it was always better to hi

