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night," Shelby said.
    "Shit. How the hell could this have happened right under your peoples' noses? They were under surveillance, right?" Jacob Remy snapped.
    "Easy, Jacob," the president said.
    "Simultaneous strikes around 2:30 in the morning. This is surveillance, not protective duty. These groups never move at night. They follow unvarying routines throughout the day and wake up in the middle of the night to pray. We listen to every conversation they have and analyze every aspect of their lives."
    "But someone can walk inside and kill them without anyone knowing?" the White House chief pressed.
    "We can figure this out later. Do you have any leads? Anything that can move us in the right direction?" the president said.
    "We got lucky at one of the sites," Shelby said.
    Jacob Remy huffed at this comment.
    "One of the killers removed his mask prematurely, within view of our cameras. We're working on identifying him. Surveillance records indicate that all of the sites received multiple FedEx packages yesterday," Shelby said.
    "Are you fucking kidding me?" Jacobs yelled. "How long would it have taken for that information to raise an alarm? This is unreal!"
    "Maybe if you'd quit withholding funds from my agency, I could hire more agents to watch these pricks…and upgrade the systems used by our analysts to filter through the thousands of reports that are filed on an hourly basis from law enforcement agencies nationwide."
    "Now this is my fault?" Jacobs said.
    "It's Al Qaeda's fault, gentlemen. That's it. Let's get the investigation moving with the new information," the president said.
    He turned to Director Copley. "I still want your people moving on the medical supply company in Germany. Seven cells with suspicious activity isn't the full extent of this. There would have to be more. We need to figure out who hit them."
    "Probably the domestic group referenced by our intelligence source," the CIA director interrupted.
    "Let's figure that out. I can't imagine this domestic group got every canister. We need to approach this from both angles," the president said.
    "General Gordon, I am invoking my authority under the Insurrection Act to deploy active military units in support of domestic law enforcement agencies. My own counsel and the attorney general agree that this level of coordinated terrorist activity on U.S. soil warrants my authority in this case."
    "What did you have in mind, Mr. President?"
    "Special Forces. Tier One units and all other direct action capable Special Forces teams. Full helicopter support. I want our best teams available to support Task Force Scorpion."
    "Sir, we have the same capabilities within the FBI. Coupled with local SWAT assets, this should be more than enough to cover any possible contingencies," Director Shelby said.
    "I'm not casting any doubt on your agency's capabilities. I want to plan for the worst-case scenario. We get all of our best operators into the game. I will only authorize the use of U.S. Special Forces as a last option."
    "I'll get the units ready and coordinate with Task Force Scorpion regarding geographic deployment. If you don't mind, Director Shelby, I'd like to assign a liaison to your task force," Lieutenant General Gordon said.
    "The more the merrier," Shelby said, not really meaning what he said.
    "We have a long day ahead of us. I don't want to hold any of you up any longer. Make sure you coordinate your agency's press releases with my office. We need to be on the same page when communicating to the press and the public. Any last concerns?
    "Good. Get to it," the president said.
    He immediately left the room with his entourage, which included the chief of staff, his secret service detail, a few aides and the director of the CIA. Major General Bob Kearney and Rear Admiral DeSantos vanished just as quickly out of a door on the other side of the conference room. The noise level instantly rose to a level making it nearly impossible to carry on a conversation.
    Shelby yelled