Element 94 by Jeffries Kleiner

Author:Jeffries, Kleiner [Jeffries, Kleiner]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Ben Goldberg found himself spending more and more time in the war room, compiling, organizing, reviewing and digesting the data accumulated to date. They now had a solid lead as to the locations being targeted, and Ben could not help but feel jumpy, as Washington was foremost on the list. He had immediately, with Kelly’s permission, transferred his wife and 3 year old son to stay with her parents in New Jersey. The argument was straightforward; there was simply no other way he could maintain focus on his work. Besides, Ben was spending so many long hours at the office, he was barely seeing his family as it were. If he wished, he could always make the 2 and a half-hour drive north and visit them. This case was obviously becoming more and more personal for them all.

Ben now focused on the Sayf Udeen chain of command, listed neatly on the board beside him. It was conceivable there were other conspirators, but in light of the forensic link, this organization had drawn the overwhelming focus of the agency. Below the words "Sayf Udeen" was a hierarchical tree of the group. A disturbingly large number of question marks dotted the places where the names and faces of each member belonged. They knew Ra’ed al Abbas, which translated into “Ra’ed the Lion”, was considered the supreme leader, but the only picture they had of the man was from his childhood. He had avoided direct public contact for decades, and now in his early forties one could only speculate as to his appearance from the few photos they had of his relatives. It was rumored he had a twin sibling who died in infancy, and he had no other full brothers or sisters. His mother died when he was 5, and Ra’ed was left abandoned by his father at age 12, choosing instead to make a life with his new wife and children, Ra’ed’s half-siblings who shunned the youngster. A purported voiceprint from an intercepted communication turned out not to be that of Ra’ed, and they were still working on some way to definitively identify the man.

Below Raed, the command structure branched laterally into several subdivisions, each with its own command structure. Some were more overt, such as education and religion, which were cultist entities used to generate the hoards of brainwashed followers to the organization. But there also existed other divisions that were only now beginning to be appreciated. These were the more surreptitious factions - operations, intelligence, and so forth. Ben had added another just recently – research and development, along with several names of scientists suspected of ties with the Sayf Udeen leadership. It was difficult to piece together a clear image of the command structure, although it seemed the intelligence apparatus held a somewhat higher hierarchical position. Of course, this was the branch of Udeen that held the most unknowns as to names, faces, and even voiceprints.

The heightened scrutiny of Sayf Udeen, coupled with a noticeable increase in

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