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Islamic scum, we have our own people to contend with."
    Talley stared at the SAS man, surprised at the strength of his anger.
    "You're angry, I know that. We all are," Brooks soothed.
    "When your people get killed unnecessarily, it makes you that way. Sir."
    Brooks grimaced. "I know that, Sergeant Welland. But this affair is now officially in the past as far as we're concerned. It's out of our hands. We're NATO not USAF. We need to get back to what we do best."
    "We were going on leave, Admiral," Talley reminded him.
    "Yeah, that's true, but things have changed. Besides, Echo Six took a hard fall back in Kashmir. We all know when you fall off a horse, you get right back in the saddle. I'm damned sorry it went down that way, but we're moving on."
    "We lost two men," Talley persisted, "They're not moving on. Nor their families."
    "I'm sorry, but we'll have to mourn them later."
    "And what about Wasim Aziz? He's still on the scene and killing our people."
    Brooks looked at his watch. "A few minutes ago the Brit Astute class submarine Aggressive, out in the Indian Ocean, launched a Tomahawk cruise missile. It took out the residence of Wasim Aziz." He held up a hand as the room buzzed with anger.
    "I know, I know. You're asking why we didn't do that in the first place. There are reasons, powerful political reasons. But we had to look past those, and that's why we committed the Tomahawk. As near as we can tell everyone inside is dead, as are the occupants of the three houses nearby. You should know the fallout from the Pakistanis will be, to put it mildly, terrible. They'll do everything short of declare war on the NATO Alliance. And remember, they're a nuclear power. It wasn't what we wanted, but the debacle you suffered tonight forced our hand."
    Someone from the back shouted, "Tell that to the families of Vartan and Fromm."
    He closed his eyes for a moment. "Again, I'm sorry."
    Talley rose to his feet, but at a sign from Brooks, sat down again.
    "I said when you fall off the horse, you get right back on. That's the way it's going to be. You have a few hours for a shower, change of underwear, and a hot meal. Then it's back in the saddle. You're going out again, another mission."
    They stared at him in silence.
    "You're joking!"
    He stared at Welland, the SAS man. "No, Sergeant, I'm not joking. While you were being shot at in Kashmir, a hot potato dropped into my lap. Echo Six just happened to be here, in the right place, at the right time to take on this mission."
    "We're due on leave. I have things I need to do," he protested, his voice sharp with anger, "Christ, my people are depending on me."
    Talley stared at him. People? Does he mean his family, or his race, the Chosen People? How can I get him to spell it out. Maybe I can help him.
    "I can't help that," Brooks overrode his objection, "I've been handed my orders, and those are to put Echo Six back into the field."
    "Where?" Guy pressed him.
    He seemed to be considering his answer, but eventually gave it to them in one word.
    "Tibet."
    Guy shook his head as if he'd been punched. "That's now part of China, Admiral! Communist China."
    He nodded. "Yes, so I've been told."
    "The last I heard, they have upward of three million troops. As well as their Ministry of State Security, Secret Police, Militia, Cops, and Christ knows what else."
    "Yep."
    "Fuck it."
    "Yep. I agree with you, but we can't. We've been handed this, and we're going in."
    Afterward, Talley took Guy Welland to one side and tried again.
    "What is it, what's eating you?"
    "Nothing."
    "That's crap, and you know it. Someone's in trouble. Who is it?"
    He sighed, a deep, long breath. Finally, he answered, "Did you know I have family in Egypt?"
    "No, I didn't. Jews?"
    Guy smiled. "What else? We may not all attend temple on a regular basis, but yes, that's our religion, our heritage, and our culture. My great-uncle, Abraham Weissman, lives in Cairo with his family."
    "I assume Weissman was the family name, before it