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By Way of Deception

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BY WAY OF DECEPTION 195proved to be significant later on. But at that time, the northerngroup set up two missiles next to their Fiat van in a field.However, it wasn't long before a Mossad security man combing thearea noticed them. He shouted. They opened fire. The scene wasone <strong>of</strong> great confusion. The Italian police arrived, and the Mossadman — not expecting them, since it was Kauly who had calledthem, nor wanting them to see him ran <strong>of</strong>f. In the commotion, one<strong>of</strong> the terrorists tried to get away, but Mossad <strong>of</strong>ficers who hadbeen observing the action soon caught up to him, tied him up,threw him into a car, and spirited him swiftly away to an airportstorage shed.Under brutal and persistent beating, the terrorist confessed thatthey'd planned to kill Golda Meir, and he boasted, "There isnothing you can do about it.""What do you mean nothing we can do? We got you!" an <strong>of</strong>ficerreplied, and the beating continued.Kauly had, meanwhile, heard over his walkie-talkie that a prisonerhad been taken. He immediately made his way to the storageshed. The <strong>of</strong>ficers told Kauly they had captured this terrorist, andthe Italians had nabbed some more, along with either nine or 10missiles.But Kauly remembered the telephone call from Brussels abouttaking "all 14 cakes." Not only did the Mossad still have a problem,only 30 minutes remained until Meir's plane landed. There mustbe more missiles. But where?<strong>By</strong> this time, the prisoner was unconscious. Kauly threw waterover him."It's finished for you," Kauly told him. "You blew it this time. She'slanding in four minutes. There's nothing you can do about it,""Your prime minister is dead," the terrorist taunted his captors."You didn't get us all."Kauly's worst fears were confirmed. Somewhere out there was aSoviet-made missile with Golda Meir's name on it.At that, a security man smashed the terrorist unconscious. Whenthey'd caught him, he'd been carrying an explosive device, called a"bouncing Betty," <strong>of</strong>ten used by

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