Critical Error by McDonald Murray

Author:McDonald, Murray [McDonald, Murray]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: thriller action, political thriller international conspiracy global, thriller, political thriller
Published: 2011-10-07T16:00:00+00:00

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The US Secretary of Defense replaced the receiver and just stared at it. Either Sam Baker had gone mad or his country had. There was no other explanation. What Sam had described did not happen in the world’s most democratic country. The United States of America was not some tin-pot dictatorship where, if you didn’t like the opposition, you just took them out.

But Sam Baker was the most honorable man he had ever met. If he ever had to have somebody watch his back, Sam Baker would be top of the list every time. There was nobody more reliable and he certainly didn’t sound mad.

His first call was to Fort Belvoir and the commanding officer of the 701st Military Police Group. He was not going to take any chances. The 701st was home to the US Army’s Protective Services Battalion. Their role was similar to that of the Secret Service, only their protectees were military: - the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense and the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, along with many other high risk individuals within the military.

His second call was to the Oval Office. Despite being only 7.00 am, he knew the President’s private secretary would be up and taking calls. He was right and he made it clear that he would be with the President within the hour and insisted his diary be cleared as a matter of national security. Such a request by one of the President’s most senior and trusted staff ensured instant compliance. Accordingly, the President’s meetings were cleared between 8.00 and 9.00.

Fifteen minutes after his call to the 701st, the door bell rang. Showered and dressed, the Secretary of Defense opened the door to two fully loaded Humvees and an armored limousine, all with blue lights flashing and a total of ten men. All, as he knew from experience, were battle hardened. He checked his watch, 7.30 am and with the lights and sirens, they could make Georgetown in a little over 25 minutes, even at that time of the day.

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