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"Sounds like a maria hit"

"Al hih to double as the pilot After actually taking off the plane, he killed the flight crew by injecting theent known as sarin, turned off course and abandoned the aircraft over Iceland"

"He hly trained professionals," the President said adly

"We have reason to think he acted alone," said Brogan

"Alone?" The President's expression turned incredulous "This guy has to be one canny son of a bitch"

"The finesse and intricacy are trademarks of an Arab whose name is Suleiman Aziz Ammar"

"A terrorist?"

"Not in the crude sense Aniame I wish he was on our side"

"Never let the liberals in Congress hear you say that," the President said wryly

"Or the news an added

"Do you have a file on Ammar?"

"About a uise A good, practicing Muslim who has little interest in politics, a mercenary with no known association with fanatical Islaets them A shrewd businessman His wealth is estioes by the book His hits are ingeniously planned and carried out All are planned to look like accidents None can be laid on his doorstep with certainty Innocent victiet is taken out We suspect he is responsible for over a hundred deaths in the past ten years His attempt, proven, to kill Hala K I would mark his first recorded failure"

The President adjusted his glasses and turned to the report on the air crash "IIf he meant for the plane to vanish in the ocean, why did he bother poisoning the passengers? What possible reason could he have for killing them twice?"

"There's the catch," explained Brogan "My analysts don't think Aers"

The President's eyes took on a look of surprise "You've switchedabout?"