Jack Ryan 02 – Patriot Games – Clancy, Tom

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When bad men combine, the good must associate;

else they wil fal one by one, an

unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.

Behind al the political rhetoric being hurled at us from abroad, we

are bringing home one unassailable fact — [terrorism is] a crime by any

civilized standard, committed against innocent people, away from the

of political conflict, and must be dealt with as a crime . . .

[I]n our recognition of the nature of terrorism as a crime lies our

best hope of dealing with it . . .

[L]et us use the tools that we have. Let us invoke the cooperation we

have the right to expect around the world, and with that cooperation let

us shrink the dark and dank areas of sanctuary until these cowardly

marauders are held to answer as criminals in an open and public trial for

the crimes they have committed, and receive the punishment they so

-WILLIAM H. WEBSTER, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation,

A Sunny Day in Londontown

Ryan was nearly kiled twice in half an hour. He left the taxi a few

blocks short of his destination. It was a fine, clear day, the sun already

low in the blue sky. Ryan had been sitting for hours in a series of

straight-back wooden chairs, and he wanted to walk a bit to work the


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