Inauguration Day by Claude Salhani

Author:Claude Salhani
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yucca Publishing
Published: 2015-09-04T04:00:00+00:00

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WASHINGTON, DC

The borrowed passport and forged US visa given to him by Sean O’Connor got Omar through British security, and he was now about to test US airport security. But first he needed to rid himself of all other documents. As the aircraft entered North American airspace, Omar locked himself in one of the plane’s toilets and shredded all other documents before flushing them down the toilet. The next step of the operation was going to be critical. For about thirty minutes, Omar would be totally defenseless and at the complete mercy of United States Immigration officers. There was no other way. It had to be done if he was to enter the United States. But the Irishman in London was confident and seemed to know what he was talking about. Omar was confident that his plan would work. Besides, Omar had taken risks before. He knew he could fool the Americans. He had fooled them, and others, before. It seemed to be getting easier, fooling people, thought Omar. Deep inside him, he enjoyed raising the stakes every time. It had almost become a game between him and those chasing him. He had always managed to remain a step ahead of them. He was smarter than they were and he would continue to fool them. But it pushed him to go further and further every time.

There was always the risk that the Americans could turn him back, but Sean O’Connor’s information was solid. His Irish friend had told him that their man in immigration at Kennedy Airport would look out for him if there was a problem. Still, he had to be careful. But then again, Omar had always been careful. He laughed at the thought. How can one do the job he was doing and talk about being careful? That was how he survived. He had been careful to the extent that this could be at all possible. There were no photographs of him. They didn’t even know his real name. The only enemy agents to have seen his face had died in London. Or so he thought.

Omar queued up for passport control, along with hundreds of other arriving passengers, all foreigners. There was a separate line for US citizens and green card holders. Both lines were moving fairly quickly and within minutes Omar found himself in front of a US immigration officer who stamped his passport and waved him on.

Omar was relieved to walk out of the terminal building into the fresh air. He wiped his sweaty palms on his trousers and took a deep breath of afternoon air as he walked out into the open. Kennedy Airport was a mess and reminded Omar of an Arab souk. People were running around in every direction, pushing and shouting. Taxi drivers were screaming back at police officers who were screaming at them. Large buses were blocking roads already blocked by an armada of yellow taxis and other cars. Passengers pushed and shoved each other as they darted to catch their flights.

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