The Nostradamus Secret (Danforth Saga Book 3) by Badal Joseph

Author:Badal, Joseph [Badal, Joseph]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2015-01-13T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 64

“So, tell me, Sylvia, what’s your opinion of Mr. Naimzadeh now that you’ve met with him again?” President Garvin asked, holding up a quarter-inch thick dossier Sylvia Goodman had given him when she’d entered the Oval Office.

Sylvia Goodman took a sip of tea and placed her cup on the table in front of the couch. “You want the good news or the bad news first?”

Garvin narrowed his eyes. “No games, Sylvia.”

“Sorry, Mr. President. Ali Reza Naimzadeh is a member of an influential Persian family tracing its roots back hundreds of years. The family has somehow not just survived, but thrived through over four hundred years of turmoil in what is now Iran. These people are survivors of the first order and they have amassed a world-class fortune that makes the Rothschilds and the Rockefellers look second class. He has international banking, manufacturing, real estate, and shipping interests, among others.

“Ali Reza is forty years old, single, and the head of the family. An only child whose father passed away in 1996.”

“Why haven’t I heard of the Naimzadehs before?” Garvin asked.

“Apparently, no one really had, other than the successive leaders in Iran,” Goodman answered. “Unlike some other wealthy families, the Naimzadehs have for centuries been satisfied with playing a behind-the-scenes role. They didn’t aspire to be kings, just king-makers. They aren’t jet-setters and don’t put the family name on their enterprises, the way many of the world-class rich do.”

“If they are so private, why does Naimzadeh want to be the new Iranian leader?”

Goodman took a moment to answer. When she did, Garvin noticed the worry in her voice. “That’s part of the bad news. His eagerness to claim the position is so out of character for the family I can’t help but be skeptical.”

“Can he pull it off?”

“Yes, sir, I think he can. He’s got the contacts, the knowledge, the education, and the resources. And I assume he’s got our support.”

“Didn’t you say earlier Marshall at State brought him to our attention?”

“That’s correct.”

“How does Marshall know him?”

“Marshall has friends at The Council for Foreign Relations. Apparently, those friends introduced Naimzadeh to Marshall.”

“What’s the rest of the bad news?”

Goodman leaned forward. “Don’t laugh, Mr. President, but I don’t like the look in the man’s eyes.”

“What look?”

“You know, that . . . lean and hungry look.”

Garvin chuckled. “Haven’t you noticed, Sylvia, that all ambitious men and women have that look? This city’s full of the lean and hungry breed.”

“Of course, Mr. President. But Naimzadeh has the look of a predator, sir, a blood-thirsty carnivore.”

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