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President, I respectfully suggest you don't know"

The President bowed his head slightly in agreement

"You're probably right Still, you can't do the job unless I give the order"

"I strongly urge you not to resort to assassination," said Oates

"Doug Oates is right," said Julius Schiller "It could booame by middle East terrorist leaders"

"Not to ress," added Dale Nichols, who sat midway down the table "And the press would murder you"

The President thoughtfully weighed the consequences Then he finally nodded "All right, so long as Yazid hates Soviet Premier Antonov as much as he does me, we'll put his deentlemen,

I'm not about to take half the crap from this nut that Khomeini dished out to my predecessors"

Brogan scowled, but an expression of relief was exchanged between Oates and Schiller Nichols merely puffed contentedly on his pipe

The actors in the dra viewpoints Victory came easy, but defeat smoldered

The President shifted the agenda "any late word on Mexico?"

"The situation is uncoan "No de the saame as his brother"

The President looked up, puzzled "Did I hear you correctly? You said

'brother'?"

Brogan tilted his head toward Nichols "Dale ood call Yazid and Topiltzin are brothers who are neither Egyptian nor Mexican by birth"