Chapter 84

“I’m getting pretty much the same from my contacts,” confirmed Jared. “The whole military is upset that something like this was allowed. What really pisses them off is that the CIA hasn’t asked for any help, or even backup, from the Rangers or Seals already in Iraq. They’re all more than willing to walk into hell to make this right, but they’ve been given no orders.”

“I finally found someone that had a hunch about what was going on,” revealed Jason. “I had my brother make some inquiries. He’s a colonel now and has a few connections. He’s been given the impression, unofficially of course, that the CIA isn’t trying too hard to get Steve back. If he’s killed by these terrorists, Congress will allocate all sorts of funds to have the group destroyed. The CIA will be in high clover if that happens.”

“What! They’d allow those bastards to just kill Steve to pad their budget? The government doesn’t work that way, does it?” demanded Kate. “President Hanson wouldn’t do that to Stev