<shut up!

of course all of
jammi’s men were found
dead! this is the same
group that has been taking
our people for months ! >

<have you even recovered one of our

people alive?! of course not! what are
we paying these people for ?! >

<we have millions tied up in the basran--

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
<the connection is <what the hell is going
unstable! check the on ?? get that connection
hard lines.> up before he has us shot.>

<out! out!>
 <what’s happening ?>

<we are leaving, now!>

<everyone out of the basement!>

<destroy all the files! burn everything! > <americans ?! that is--

<what are you doing ? >

<americans! the americans

are attacking!>

impossible...>
<we are coming out now! exit 2, exit 2 !>
jet, got one pax. verifying id.

copy, moving on...

 control, gotham 2 is clear.

shit, it’s not him. wrap him up.

COPY THAT GOTHAM 2. ALL SEARCH

TEAMS, RELOCATE ITEMS TO LOBBY FOR
CATALOGING AND SHIPPING.
ready to move. roger that.

move.

that’s what I love about you, man.

 control, gotham actual - site barbara
we rich yet ? under positive control. multiple items
ready for shipping. negative on primary.

COPY GOTHAM ACTUAL. VULTUS AIR INBOUND YOUR

LOCATION FOR EXTRACTION.

he’s not here.

sir positive items at barbara,
but no qazali.

...
 get with whoever is babysitting “colonel” jammi
and see what else he’s got. if he gives them any
shit, remind him that his deal is only good if we
get azhar al qazali and that while we prefer to
honor our arrangement, we will cash him out to
the saudis in a heartbeat if we feel like he’s
wasting our fucking time.

yes, sir.

and sawyer...

sir ?

roll press.
my countrymen. right now, outside of our homes,
a war has begun. a war between soldiers of the
ayatollah al-sistani and agents of the iranian
tyrant, the ayatollah al-khamenei.
the ayatollah al-sistani teaches
that our people should be led by
a democratic government.
our nation has been hijacked by the iranians and
their servants, taking our natural resources
for their own and using our country as the
battlefield for their war against saudi arabia. we
cannot let basran become the next lebanon.
you trust his words and his
wisdom; trust us to restore the
promise of our nation.
control, gotham actual.

hold.
GO AHEAD GOTHAM.

we are at grey 213 with all

items, ready for pick up.

COPY THAT ACTUAL.

ETA COLLECTORS YOUR

LOCATION - 3 MICS.
collector, this is gotham actual,
items prepped and ready for pick up.

COPY GOTHAM ACTUAL. COLLECTOR HAS EYES ON

HLZ. FEET DOWN, CORNER OF BROADWAY IN 1 MIC.

copy that collector, setting sail.

air is here. take us up.

down.
 so, what now ?

control, this is gotham actual, be advised wait.

collector has taken delivery of all items.

COPY GOTHAM ACTUAL. STANDBY FOR NEW ORDERS.

GOTHAM ACTUAL, CONTROL, BE
ADVISED WE HAVE POSSIBLE
LOCATION ON BEE KEEPER, 10 MICS
FROM YOUR CURRENT LOCATION.
THREE BIRDS, CALL-SIGN PATRON,
EN ROUTE TO YOU FOR PICK-UP AND new digs. construction site - 10
RELOCATION TO TARGET. TRANSFER minutes out by air. our ride is
CONTROL OF ANY OUTSTANDING already en route.
PERSONNEL TO VANDAL MOBILE,
THEY ARE HOLDING BRIDGE SOUTH.

only 3 birds, so grinch, jet

and whisker get your cell
teams ready to fly. everyone
else is rolling with vandal.

copy that.
last man. take us up.

copy that.
 sir, three birds just lit across the border heading ?
out of an irgcn* base on the finger.

irgcn - the army of the guardians of the islamic revolution naval arm
 that’s encouraging. maybe qazali
is actually there. get the saudi
airforce to scramble a flight of
f35s and splash the helos before
they can do whatever it is they
are intending.

yes, sir.

they are bee-lining to the

location ided by jammi.
lz in 1 mic.
GOTHAM ACTUAL, BE ADVISED, 3 HINDS
HAVE JUST CROSSED THE IRANIAN BORDER
AND ARE MOVING INTO YOUR AREA.
MULTIPLE F-35S SCRAMBLED FOR INTERCEPT
AND OVERWATCH.

copy, control.

did he say multiple f35 joint strike

fighters ? fuck man, saudi prince
trust funds. never leave home
without one.

copy that.
control, gotham actual is feet down.

COPY THAT GOTHAM.

 GOTHAM ACTUAL, BE ADVISED WE HAVE SIGNAL TRAFFIC
BETWEEN INBOUND HELO TRAFFIC AND TARGET SITE.

SITE CONFIRMS THEY HAVE MULTIPLE

HVTS TO EXTRACT. FAST MOVERS
ARE 5 MICS FROM YOUR AIRSPACE.

priority on other hvts ? NEGATIVE. PRIORITY IS BEE KEEPER. ALL OTHER PRIORITIES RESCINDED.

copy - out.
GOTHAM ACTUAL, HINDS SPLASHED. HAVE A BETER ONE.
americans ! americans !
clear! clear! next building!
 clear.

stairs.
 pull biometrics and check their docs.

no love, token.
he’s not here

dump them.

roger that.
fuck, he’s not here.

control, be advised, site

clear, negative items.

GOTHAM ACTUAL, BE ADVISED. WE HAVE A PARTY

MOVING EAST OF YOUR LOCATION ON FOOT. POSSIBLE
TARGET SUBJECT. DROPPING A PIN TO YOUR CONSOLE.

roger control, target is on the move.

we’ve got him. let’s go!

here ! turn here !
 <americans !>

<amer--!!!!>

<run!!!>
ground teams en route to rally
point to link with cordon element.
<wait...>
<shit!>
 they are hunting us down!

i need an extraction now!!

 <down ! get down ! >

*ZZZZZZ*
control - gotham actual,
be advised, positive items.
say again, positive items.
COPY GOTHAM. STAND BY FOR EXTRACTION.
al-sistani ...
 ...
<people of basran, allah be
praised, the forces of the
ayatollah al-sistani have
been triumphant! his forces
have defeated many of the
iranian proxies and driven
their masters from hiding.>
<b ut even though the ayatollah’s
forces now control most of the
city, there are still many agents
of the iranians still in place. to
protect the ayatollah and his
family, they have been temporar-
ily moved to a secret location
where the iranians and their
agents cannot reach them.>
<inshallah, he shall be able
to return to his people
shortly...
...and this terrible conflict
will draw to an end.>
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
JOHN ZINN
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