"Clancy, Tom - Net Force 02 - Hidden Agendas" - читать интересную книгу автора (Clancy Tom)

"Besides, I have dedicated and trained men like you to do
all my light fighting," Michaels said.
"Good thing," Fernandez said, but quietly enough so
Michaels probably didn't catch it.
"I'll let you get back to your practice,"
Michaels said.
"Have a good day, gentlemen." He walked to the end
of the long row of shooting boxes and began to set up for
his session.
Sarge shook his head, then looked at Howard.
"Tasers, nightgowns, sticky foam, photon
cannons, beanbag shooters, what are the feebs
gonna come up with next? Sugar-and-spice spray?
Flower-petal launchers? Seems like a lotta
effort for not much gain."
"We live in politically correct
times. Sergeant. Subgunning a mob is bad
PR, even if all of the people in the mob are
terrorists with pockets full of hand grenades. It
looks bad on the evening news."
"Bleeding-heart liberals are gonna take all
the fun out of being a soldier someday, sir."
"I expect they will. Sergeant."
"You know the definition of a conservative, sir?"
"I am afraid to ask."
"A liberal who's been mugged."
Howard grinned.
"Light up your target. Sergeant, and let's
see if you can shoot as well as you talk."
"Little side bet. Colonel?"
"I hate to take your money, but if you've got
so much you can afford to lose it, you're on."
The two men laughed.
At the end of the row of shooting boxes, Michaels
heard the colonel and sergeant laughing. Probably
at him and his laser.
Well, not everybody was a soldier. His father had
been a career Army man and that had been enough to sour
Michaels on it He knew he could kill
somebody, if it was self-defense, or to protect
somebody he loved.
He had done so when the assassin had slipped
into Net Force HQ and used Toni to ambush him in
the gym's locker room. He'd shot the woman
known as the Selkie after she had shot him and tried
to stab Toni. It was necessary, but it was not an experience
he wanted to repeat.
He set his computer for a practice run on the
taser qualification scenario, checked to make sure
the spare compressed gas cartridge holder was on the