Hard Wired by J.B. Turner

Author:J.B. Turner
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Thriller
ISBN: 9781507524589
Published: 2015-04-10T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY NINE

The specter of the growing and pressing threat galvanized Meyerstein. She hooked up an emergency videoconference with the National Security Council in Washington, sitting alongside Belmont, as they started to get a handle on what and who they were dealing with. She scribbled notes as the faces of the President’s most senior military and intelligence advisers stared down from the big screens in a secure conference room on the Californian naval base.

Meyerstein listened as the arguments raged back and forth amongst the experts. She ordered her thoughts and plan of action before she made her first input. “I’d like to know what’s the latest from the NSA on tracking this call.”

Mitch Chivers an NSA senior analyst said, “Ma’am, this should be easy for us, but in this case, it’s not.”

Meyerstein said, “What do you mean?”

Chivers glanced at his laptop. “I’m just checking the latest from my team as we speak. We believe the call originated from California, specifically the Santa Monica area. We just can’t narrow it down any further. They must be using more advanced encryption.”

“How’s that possible? Never mind. What’s the latest on this cell?”

Counter terrorism expert Ronald McMaster put up his hand. “If I can jump in here Martha. My best analysts have been working on this. I’m afraid we don’t yet have verifiable intel …”

Meyerstein sighed. “Jesus! What do we know?”

“We are certain these are Iranian Quds Force operatives. And they seem prepared to up the ante. Tehran knows the ramifications if they conduct any terrorist acts on our soil.”

Meyerstein said, “I want names and the modus operandi of these Iranians. Is that clear?”

McMaster leaned forward and tapped a few keys on his laptop. Simultaneously images of five Quds Force operatives appeared on the middle split-screen. “We believe these are our guys. Still checking the voice analysis. The guy in the middle is the leader. Mohsen Sazegara. He’s here to avenge the death of his brother.”

“His brother?”

“Ali Sazegara, a nuclear fusion scientist who was blown up in Tehran six years ago.”

Meyerstein leaned back in her seat and shook her head. “So, it’s personal …” She turned and looked at Belmont. “You wanna jump in, Brigadier?”

Belmont sighed. “It is personal, Martha. Ali Sazegara was killed just yards from his home in a Tehran suburb. Reznick led that part of the mission. He was the trigger man.”

Meyerstein stood up and paced the room. “And when the hell were you going to tell me this?”

Belmont cleared his throat and looked up at the screens. “I’m sure you understand, gentlemen. It’s always on a need-to-know basis. And that’s how it is.”

Meyerstein turned and faced him. “Bullshit. You put my team and me at risk. Not to mention Reznick and his Delta crew.”

Belmont sighed. “You need to get the right perspective on this, Martha.”

Meyerstein ignored Belmont. She sat back down. “Ronald, do you think taking out Reznick is the most important hit?”

McMaster said, “Yeah. All that Shi-ite blood brother stuff. It’s personal and it’s bad for Reznick. But it’s very worrying for America.

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