The Last Jihad
“Colonel Oakland clicked off the intercom at just before nine o’clock in the morning Colorado time. The refueling stop at Andrews Air Force Base outside of Washington had taken longer than expected. But the FBI-commandeered Gulfstream IV was finally arriving at its destination—Peterson Air Force Base—still flanked by two F-16s at the direct order of the president.
Bennett was just beginning to awaken. He checked his seatbelt and found it still fastened snuggly at his waist. He discreetly glanced... over at Black, who seemed to be typing up a report of some kind on his laptop—a report, no doubt, on his state-sponsored torture and near execution of a personal friend of the president—and at Maria Perez, the attractive flight attendant he wouldn’t mind seeing again.
As he slowly emerged from his drug-induced hypnotic state throughout the night, Bennett had talked at length with Black about the way he had been treated and why. But oddly enough, even after a few more hours of sleep, he couldn’t seem to muster the anger he wanted to feel.MoreLess
Bennett was just beginning to awaken. He checked his seatbelt and found it still fastened snuggly at his waist. He discreetly glanced... over at Black, who seemed to be typing up a report of some kind on his laptop—a report, no doubt, on his state-sponsored torture and near execution of a personal friend of the president—and at Maria Perez, the attractive flight attendant he wouldn’t mind seeing again.
As he slowly emerged from his drug-induced hypnotic state throughout the night, Bennett had talked at length with Black about the way he had been treated and why. But oddly enough, even after a few more hours of sleep, he couldn’t seem to muster the anger he wanted to feel.MoreLess
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