Purpose of Evasion by J. A. Walsh

Author:J. A. Walsh [Walsh, J. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: thriller, Spies, terrorism, Muslim, Espionage, Political, Gay, spy, terrorist
ISBN: 9781620061237
Publisher: Milford House Press
Published: 2019-05-19T22:00:00+00:00

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Andy latched and locked the door behind Sami. It could have been the lack of the sleep or the surrealism of the past 18 hours, but Sami heard Hasan’s voice echoing, as if in a dream. Then he placed it. It was real. The entire team was glued to the TV. This was why Andy came for him.

“The networks have all picked it up. About ten minutes ago,” Andy reported.

Hasan was standing before a plain wall. Neutral paint on drywall. Non-descript. It was the video that Yoda found on the computer and it was already transcribed and looping on every network over a text crawl of the most incendiary quotes.

Sami didn’t need to see anymore. He already knew Hasan claimed credit for the attack. He declared Karim Sulemani a martyr who was fed up with America’s hypocrisy, its bullying foreign policy, and “a life lived in the shadow war of domestic discrimination against Muslims.” And the coup de grace.

“If a normal American like Karim could attack, so might any devout Muslim. You will hear from me again,” he told millions of Americans in TV Land. “Allahu Akhbar!”

Sami knew Hasan was lying but he couldn’t help feeling gut-punched by the brilliant smugness of the presentation. Americans would be shaken.

“I don’t get it,” Alexa said. “Why put out the video? It directs law enforcement to Hasan’s known contacts. The FBI will be crawling all over the Islamic Center in Annapolis and they will have every one of the Council of Muhammad members in questioning.”

“Remember,” Sami replied, “Only we know Hasan right now. It will take a day or two for them to build a file.”

There was a file on Hasan. And there was one on the man that Hasan was calling Halif, but who he really knew as Zechariah. But not even Andy Rizzo knew that. The file had been close hold within the FBI and access was restricted completely once it crossed Gerald Seymour’s desk. As a result, Sami’s skepticism was understated. It would take days, or a week, to reconstitute basic information on Hasan. The Feds would be lucky to ever find Halif/Zechariah again.

“If what he told us is accurate – the blitzkrieg analogy – we don’t have long before the next attack.” Andy was speaking, trying to seem assertive and in control but Sami sensed a strange vibe in the room. “Guys, catch Sami up on what you discovered.”

Yoda began. “All we have on the other members of the Council is open source. I will try their emails now. We have the addresses from Hasan’s correspondence.”

“But if Hasan is telling us the truth, these guys don’t even know they are attackers,” Emily said, picking up the narrative. “We don’t expect the emails to tell us much.”

“It’s truthful,” Sami said authoritatively, not wanting to relitigate the earlier argument. “Not just based on what he told me. I was with Karim. I was looking in his eyes when he saw the bomb loaded into the truck. He had no idea— “

“Or,” Yoda was annoyed.

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