Five Years in Yemen: A Titus Ray Thriller by Luana Ehrlich

Author:Luana Ehrlich [Ehrlich, Luana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Potter's Word Publishing
Published: 2018-10-08T22:00:00+00:00

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Instead of beginning the briefing by explaining the operation’s protocols—the way he usually did—Carlton announced he’d asked Kellerman to start the meeting off by describing the cover stories his department had developed for the operation’s team members.

“The protocols we’ve worked up for the operation are entirely dependent on your cover stories,” Carlton said, gesturing at the four of us, “so I want you to have your legends clearly in mind before I present the logistics of the operation.”

Carlton turned the meeting over to Kellerman, and when he stood up, he walked over to the video screen. “If you haven’t been keeping up with what’s been going on in Yemen, then you need to see some recent scenes from the capital city of Sanaa in the northern part of Yemen.”

He nodded at Olivia, who entered some keystrokes on her computer and brought up several images on the screen behind him.

Kellerman said, “These photographs show the devastation caused by the Saudi airstrikes against large sections of the city, including a hospital and an elementary school, but the scenes in the south are not that much different.”

He was right.

When a second set of pictures showed the southern coastal city of Aden, it was difficult to see much difference in the two photographs, except that the destruction in the south was caused by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.

“Douglas will give you more information about the politics of what’s happening in Yemen, but I wanted you to see these images in order to understand the situation there.”

He turned away from the screen and addressed us.

“There’s no tourism going on; no business deals are taking place; no sporting events, concerts, or conferences are being scheduled. In other words, there’s nothing going on in Yemen except a civil war. As you might imagine, that’s limited our options in crafting a plausible cover story for you.”

Delaney raised her hand, and, although Kellerman looked surprised at this gesture, he nodded at her.

“What do you mean the civil war limited your options?” she asked.

“I meant most people are fleeing the country, so any strangers coming into Yemen are heavily scrutinized.”

He paused while Olivia brought up a second set of photographs.

These images showed journalists and news correspondents in various locations around the country who were reporting on the bombings, the refugees, and all the other horrific aspects of Yemen’s civil war.

Kellerman continued, “However, there is an exception to that. A certain group of people are entering the country on a daily basis. News organizations are sending television crews to cover the civil war in Yemen, and that’s why a crew from the Global News Service will be traveling to Aden next Friday to do a story about the refugee camp near Somahi.”

The GNS logo from the Global News Service appeared on the screen. Although the logo, a series of blue concentric circles with the initials GNS in the center, wasn’t as recognizable as the logos from the major news organizations, the GNS news service was well known among independent news organizations.

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