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THE TERRORIST FACTORY Continued from page 45 going operational. This was where Julia's Special _ As she walked slowly back towards the Operations group was normally called in. Continued from page 45 going operational. This was where Julia's Special As she walked slowly back towards the Operations group was normally called in. the original and your translation." Oberoi Grand Hotel, Julia wondered about A conditioned Special Operations assassin Julia sat down at the table and decoded the extreme level of security. In the past it was trained to believe he could not fail in the message swiftly using a one-time-only had meant only one thing: a high profile his mission; that he was invincible. pad. All Cosmic International messages close-in assassination of a political target. Because of the exaggerated self-confidence were considered so sensitive they were No matter what, the forthcoming mission built in by electro-hypnotic programming, never transmitted by electronic means; not had to be very dangerous for Mike-Alpha- a conditioned assassin was the obvious even on the most secure cypher machines. Delta-3. Standard assassinations were nor- choice for close-in work. As she walked The coded message she held in her hand mally carried out by American 'patriots' or through the opulent foyer of the Oberoi had arrived that morning, carried personal- hired assassins for a fee ranging from Grand Hotel, Julia nodded her head deci- ly by a first secretary from the US Embassy $50,000 to $500,000 depending on the dif- sively: Otto had obviously been selected in New Delhi. Julia finished decoding and _ficulty of the shot and the overall impor- for a high-profile close-in assassination. looked at her neat but short translation. tance of the target—the latter factor also But who had to die, and where? Gordon Nobel was economical with words: _ reflecting the added level of risk to the —_ Based on the Special Operations adage, "Your client required Moroccan facility assassin from the political target's body- “in Cairo use an Egyptian, and in Tel Aviv latest 0600 hrs 10 April 1984. Operational guards. -an Israeli", everything pointed to designator Mike-Alpha-Delta-3. Get But there came a point where no matter Englishman 'Mike-Alpha-Delta-3' being American Express to fix his route. You how patriotic or greedy the assassin, the used in London or another British city. As return independently. Ends.” tisk of death or capture was so high that all the waiter showed her to a dinner table in Julia gave the original, her translation refused the contract. Killing a politician the Oberoi Grand’s Polynesian restaurant, and the used-one-time-only decoding from 500 yards with a rifle, then spending she shrugged off the problem. In less than coupon to Louis McCaul, who promptly _ the $500,000 fee in the Caribbean was fair three weeks’ time, Julia would learn the sealed them inside a small container. He game for most patriotic mercenaries, but truth in Morocco. 2 pressed a switch and the papers were _ shooting a high-profile political target from immediately incinerated in a flash of sear- less than 100 yards was attractive to no . . a ing heat. Julia Long lit a cigarette and one. There was little point having Part 3 will appear in the next edition leaned back comfortably in her chair. Otto $500,000 in a Swiss bank if you were lying of NEXUS Magazine. Jewell, now ‘Mike-Alpha-Delta-3', was six feet underground, unable to spend it. Part 3 will appear in the next edition of NEXUS Magazine. JUNE - JULY 1994 72¢NEXUS