The Montevideo Game by J.E. Higgins

Author:J.E. Higgins [Higgins, J.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mercenary Publishing
Published: 2018-11-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 29

Oskar Straudner rolled the fat Monte Cristo between his lips as the news report splashed across his computer screen. The headline stories all focused on the terrible bombing at the union rally in downtown Montevideo ─ the assassination of Elonzo Mazzina, the president of the PIT-CNT, the massacre of his entire entourage and several hundred other deaths, involving nearly a thousand people.

Things could not have been better, he thought, reading the details with a sense of jubilation. Laudman had executed the operation perfectly. The overall objective was to create the appearance of a right-wing movement emerging as a response to the outbreak of left-wing terrorism, paving the way for new leadership in the labor movement.

Recent meetings of the Ministry of Interior resulted in a hardline refusal by the administration to take stiffer measures against the terrorists. Straudner had guessed this would happen. Some right-wing vigilante mayhem was required to create all-around panic. The Iranians had deferred to his better grasp of the political situation.

Straudner had begun planning months in advance ─ after his first meeting with his new foreign backers. He had sent Laudman to ply his trade, organizing all the necessary preparations. In truth, he would have carried out the operation whether the Iranians agreed or not, knowing that a response to the terrorism would be needed to get the whole country on edge. This planned response helped secure his own power base for when the coup was actually executed. However, it was still wise to let his backers believe they were holding all the control.

He reviewed the mission in his head. Laudman had recruited his operatives from intelligence and military units in Mexico and Guatemala. These organizations tended to do side work for various criminal organizations and, occasionally, other foreign powers. The van was placed at the rally, weighted down heavily with dynamite. The bombing was planned, using a high-grade Semtex. It had exploded close to the edge of the tightly packed crowd. Reviewing the day’s activities in his home office, Straudner settled back onto his cool leather couch savoring his success.

The old Stasi man had pointed out that the success of the operation lay in the skill of hiding behind simplicity. The explosive used was dynamite, conveniently stolen from local mines and construction sites. After all, to be too organized, professional, and sophisticated, would be too suspicious and defeat the intended purpose. The operatives hired for the assassination team on Mazzina had carried out their mission with brutal efficiency. Then all the participants involved had been quickly and quietly whisked out of the country on a waiting cargo ship, heading for somewhere in Central America; the same way they had been brought into the country. There was no record of entering or exiting ─ no trace for anyone to investigate.

The next part of the plan was to bring the hysteria of these attacks to a boil. That came in two forms: first, a note attached to the knife that was grotesquely plunged into the eye of Sẽnor Mazzina, which when translated into English read: Soldiers of Retribution.

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