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144 BY WAY OF DECEPTIONbleeding. When you pull it out, the flesh closes back. Theadvantage <strong>of</strong> this is you can stick it between the ribs, and thenwhen it's inside, you can twist it so that it tends to rip everythingapart. Then you just pull it out."Finally, he took out a claw with a special glove that held one bladealong the thumb and another along the index finger. He put it on,attached the two blades — one could be compacted like a Swissarmy knife, the other looked like a carpet knife and he attachedthe claw, saying, "This is what Amikan likes. to use. You catch theguy on his throat and just close your hand. It's like scissors. Itcuts everything. It keeps the guy quiet. It's total, yet it's notimmediate, which makes Amikan happy. It will take the guy awhile to die. But to use this, you have to be a very strong person— like Amikan."I knew immediately I didn't want to meet this guy Amikan. He wasa very hands-on person.Amikan, as a deeply religious man, insisted on always wearing hisyarmelke. Since his work was undercover, and normally inunfriendly places, Amikan could hardly wear a traditionalyarmelke without attracting some unwelcome attention. So heshaved a bald spot on the top <strong>of</strong> his head at the back and wove ina yarmelke made <strong>of</strong> hair — a hairpiece that served as hisundercover yarmelke.When their instructions came to get the two PLO men, Drory,Amikan, and the rest <strong>of</strong> their team went to Athens. The two targetswere located. Both men had apartments in the city, and while theyheld regular strategy meetings, they did not socialize with eachother.Because the Institute was still hurting at the time from theembarrassing publicity <strong>of</strong> the Lillehammer debacle, where thewrong man had been killed, the new head <strong>of</strong> Mossad, Yitzhak H<strong>of</strong>i,wanted personally to verify the hits and give final approval on site.He wanted to see the victims before they were shot.For simplicity's sake, I'll call the station chief Abdul, and hisassistant Said. After the situation was studied, it was decided thejob could not be done at Abdul's apartment. How-

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