A group of high-level officials from the U.S. government gathered in the conference room, but all of them had pale faces.
President Ravelson's shamelessness exceeded their imagination. He actually tried to use the lives of 300,000 people to blackmail Congress into immediately ending the impeachment investigation against him.
Raphson is not afraid of boiling water now. He has figured it out. He does not seek re-election, but just wants to survive this crisis smoothly. Since his political future has been ruined, he has nothing to worry about. The last paragraph
Time, he must use the power in his hands to gain something for himself.
"Al, give the order, we can't let him joke with the lives of 300,000 people..."
On the big screen, Frank Hammer looked angry. He shouted to the Secretary of Defense that since the president is a bastard, someone must do something.
Defense Minister El Kalaimo shrugged helplessly: "Khanmo, you know I can't. As long as he is still the President of the United States, I can't leave him alone and give orders..."
The helplessness in the Secretary of Defense's tone could be heard by everyone, but the elites in the room had nothing to do with the rogue Rafelson. The Secretary of Defense was right, as long as Rafelson is still the president, he is the nominal supreme commander of the United States.
, nothing can get around him.
It’s not that they have done nothing, at least they have notified Congress that whether it is to end impeachment or remove the president, Congress needs to vote. This is the most fucked up part of damn democracy.
"Everyone had better calm down. Sheffield has not contacted us so far, which means that at least he has no intention of using these missiles to attack the United States. This should be considered good news..."
National security adviser Sinclair tried to ease tensions in the conference room, but to little effect.
During the stalemate, they had done everything they needed to do. SEAL Team 6 was on standby, the Marine and Land Forces Reconnaissance Company was on standby, and two plans ab were finalized.
Plan a is to use a small force to raid Alcatraz Island, trying to capture the Sheffield and poison gas missiles before the opponent reacts. Plan b is a supplementary plan to plan a. If nothing can be done, the military will dispatch military aircraft to use aluminum as soon as possible.
When bombing Alcatraz with thermal agents, it is necessary to nip the opponent's ability to attack the United States in the cradle, even if all the hostages and raiders are sacrificed.
Unfortunately, all of this had to wait until the results of the vote in Congress came out. Watching the precious time go by, Frank Khan couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness for the hostages and the United States.
Didi didi~~
The Minister of Defense's personal phone rang, and the ringing sound was unusually abrupt in the stagnant conference room. Minister Kalermo glanced at the caller ID, stood up and walked out of the conference room.
"General Khanmer?"
"Your Excellency, Minister, I cannot allow this to continue. We know that the traitor is on Alcatraz Island, but we just watch the opportunity go in vain. This is not what a soldier should do..."
"General Khan, I'm sorry, but please understand me. The president is the highest commander of a country, and only Congress has the power..."
"I know, so I decided to do it myself, and I will bear all the consequences..."
Khan Mo interrupted the Minister of Defense before he finished speaking. When he heard that Khan Mo was preparing to take action privately, the Minister's face became hot for no reason. I don't know when he started to lose this bloody spirit and always think about things.
It's all gains and losses.
"General Khanmer, your decision makes me feel ashamed. What can I do for you?"
"I selected thirty elites from the strong reconnaissance company to complete this mission with me. Regardless of success or failure, they are using their lives to be loyal to the United States. I will not allow these soldiers to be the same as my 81 fallen men.
I request that no matter what the final outcome is, they are not allowed to be held accountable. The entire responsibility is borne by me alone. In addition, they must be compensated, one million U.S. dollars each, as well as the 81 subordinates I have sacrificed.
And the members of the Alloy Team, this is my only request..."
"The issue of compensation..."
"Don't tell me you have no money. I think you know very well what the Pentagon's account in the Cayman Islands is used for..."
The Secretary of Defense did not expect that Frank Hammer actually knew the Pentagon's illegal arms sales account, and was horrified. However, since Khan said it, it at least meant that he had no intention of making it public, so he readily agreed.
"Okay, one million dollars each, the 81 men you sacrificed, the soldiers who participated in this operation and the deceased members of the Alloy Team, no problem..."
The Secretary of Defense regarded the more than 100 million as hush money. Although it hurt, it was better than the illegal arms sales being exposed. In the past few years, Frank Hammer has been fighting for his 81 fallen men.
Correspondingly, 81 of his men were killed in several foreign wars by the United States. However, due to the special nature of their missions, these men, like the Alloy Team, not only received no recognition, but also no corresponding pensions.
Hanmo has been working on this matter, but the effect is not good, because it is an old matter, and no one, whether it is the military or the government, is willing to intervene.
"Also, I need John Mason to take us into Alcatraz..."
"No problem, wait for my news..."
The Secretary of Defense did not return to the conference room immediately after hanging up the phone. Instead, he thought about it and called Womack from the FBI.
They had discussed various scenarios before, and one of them, Plan A, was to send people to secretly invade Alcatraz Island.
Ideal is full, the reality is very skinny.
Alcatraz Island has been renovated many times as a prison. The design drawings on the ground are still there, but the underground drawings have long been lost. If there is one person in the world who knows about it, it is John Mason.
John Mason is a British MI6 spy who was secretly captured and imprisoned by the CIA. He is the only prisoner in history to successfully escape from Alcatraz Prison. Only he knows about the criss-crossing tunnels under Alcatraz Island.
"Impossible, this person is too important..."
Womack refused without thinking. He admired Fran Hammer's actions, but John Mason held extremely important secrets. The CIA did not kill him for so many years but kept him locked up just for those secrets.
"I think you'd better discuss it with Affleck before making a decision..."
After hearing the minister's reminder, Womack hesitated and finally called Jonathan Affleck. Womack did not shy away from it. The FBI has always been a supporter of Jonathan Affleck. Today's matter has reached this point and has nothing to do with Jonathan.
If it matters, it's best to let the future president make this decision.
The call was connected, and Womack explained the matter in general. Jonathan on the other end of the phone immediately realized that this was an opportunity, a good opportunity to increase his reputation. He asked Womack to put the phone on speakerphone, and then said.
"I express my admiration for General Khan's actions. At a time when the country is in crisis, Raphson's actions have betrayed his declaration when he became President of the United States. Womack and I will fully cooperate. Please tell General Khan to let him
Go ahead and do it. Everything he did today was for the United States. Although it may lead to jail time, I guarantee my personality that when I become the president of the United States, I will use the power of presidential pardon to pardon him and those involved in this operation.
Every soldier..."
The attitude of the next president is clear, and several people have formed an alliance, an alliance that goes behind the back of the current president and uses illegal means to save the United States.
After hanging up the phone, the Secretary of Defense called Frank Hammer again and informed him of Jonathan's guarantee. At the same time, Womack also said on the other end of the phone: "Cell 308 of Norfolk Prison, I will wait for any irrelevant persons."