The Sum of All Fears.pdf - Delta Force

'Yes. You type, and it's crossloaded and encrypted before it goes out.'
A Marine sergeant made room for him. Jack sat down and lit a cigarette, ignoring
the signs prohibiting the vice. ANDREY IL'YCH, Ryan tapped in slowly, THIS IS
JACK RYAN. DO YOU STILL MAKE YOUR OWN FIRES IN THE DACHA?
'Okay?'
Rosselli nodded to the NCO sitting next to Ryan. 'Transmit.'
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'What is this?' the Defense Minister asked. Four men hovered over the terminal.
A Soviet Army major translated.
'Something's wrong here,' the communications officer said. 'This is – '
'Send back, "Do you remember who it was who bandaged your knee?"'
'What?'
'Send it!' Narmonov said.
They waited for two minutes.
YOUR BODYGUARD ANATOLIY ASSISTED ME, BUT MY TROUSERS WERE RUINED.
'It's Ryan.'
'Make sure,' Golovko said.
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The translator looked at his screen. 'It says, "And our friend is doing well?"'
Ryan typed: HE RECEIVED AN HONORABLE BURIAL AT CAMP DAVID.
'What the hell?' Rosselli asked.
'There aren't twenty people in the world who know this. He's making sure it's
really me,' Jack said. His fingers were poised over the keys.
'That looks like bullshit.'
'Okay, fine, it's bullshit, but does it hurt anything?' Ryan demanded.
'Send it.'
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'What the hell is this?' Fowler shouted. 'Who's doing this – '
'Sir, we have an incoming from the President. He's ordering us to – '
'Ignore it,' Jack said coldly.
'God damn it, I can't!'
'Captain, the President has lost control. If you allow him to shut me off, your
family, my family, a whole lot of people are going to die. Captain, your oath is
to the Constitution, not to the President. Now, you look over those messages
again and tell me that I'm wrong!'
'From Moscow,' the translator said. ' "'Ryan, what is happening?" '
PRESIDENT NARMONOV:
WE HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF A TERRORIST ACT. THERE WAS MUCH CONFUSION
HERE, BUT
WE NOW HAVE POSITIVE EVIDENCE AS TO THE ORIGIN OF THE WEAPON.
WE ARE CERTAIN THAT THE WEAPON WAS NOT SOVIET. I REPEAT WE ARE CERTAIN
THE
WEAPON WAS NOT SOVIET.
WE ARE NOW ATTEMPTING TO APPREHEND THE TERRORISTS. WE MAY HAVE THEM
WITHIN THE
NEXT FEW MINUTES.
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