They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to angerwith their vanities; and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I willprovoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
KJV, Deuteronomy, 32:21, cf. Romans 10:19
…make the town see that he was an enemy of the people, and that the guerillas shot him becausethe guerillas recognized as their first duty the protection of the citizens.
Central Intelligence Agency Instruction Manual, Psychological Operations in Guerilla Wars CHAPTER ONE
Guatemala, near the Mexican Border
From the front seat of the Range Rover, the small fat man with the sawed-off shotgun reached back and pulled the hood from his passenger’s head. “Too hot, senor?” the fat man asked. His breath smelled of TicTacs but that did not conceal the miasma of bad teeth.
The Nortamericano‘s short sandy blond hair bristled with sweat. He took a deep breath and looked out at the red brick courtyard and the surrounding lush trees. His eyes were wild before they settled. “A little.”
“I am sorry, and also it is so humid today. It will be nice and cool inside. Senor Guerrero is a man of much hospitality, once he knows he is safe.”
“Without that assurance,” the fat man continued, “he can be moody.”
