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Tom Clancy’s Op-Center 4: Acts of War
created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik ISBN No. 0-425-
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Monday, 11:00 a.m., Qamishli, Syria
Ibrahim al-Rashid raised his sunglasses. He peered through the
dirty window of the 1963 Ford Galaxy.
The young Syrian kept his eyes open, and enjoyed the jolt of
sunlight as it bounced off the golden desert. He enjoyed the
pain just as he enjoyed the heat on his face, the hot air in his
lungs, the warm perspiration on his back. He enjoyed the
discomfort as the Prophets must have enjoyed it, the men who
came to the desert to be hammered on the anvil of God, made
ready for His great purpose.
Anyway, he thought, enjoy it or not, most of Syria is a furnace in
the summer. The car’s struggling fan did little to relieve the heat,
and the presence of three other men raised it even higher.
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