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Chapter One



"Good evening. This is Roger Greeley, and here is tonight's news. The
controversy over the arrest of Latin American strongman Desiderio Garcia
continues unabated. At a press conference earlier this afternoon, the White
House made its first official response to the protests over the capture of
General Garcia. For details on that story, we go to Connie Williams, in
Washington."
The camera cut to an attractive, dark-haired, extremely well-groomed woman
standing on the stairs in front of the State Department building.
"Roger, for the first time since the daring midnight raid on the private
fortress villa of General Desiderio Garcia by a crack team of Delta Force
commandos and agents of the CIA, the White House has issued a statement in
reply to protests lodged by several foreign governments concerning the manner
of General Garcia's capture. At four o'clock this afternoon, White House
Press secretary Walter Davies made a short statement concerning the arrest of
General Garcia and then took questions from the White House press corps."
The camera cut to a tape of the press conference. Press Secretary Davies, a
heavy-set, balding man in a dark blue suit, stood behind a bank of microphones
at the podium.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen," he said. "I will read a short
statement, and then I will take your questions. 'It is the position of the
government of the United States that the arrest of General Garcia was
conducted in a manner according to our laws and was entirely justified. In
addition to illegally nullifying the free and democratic elections of his
country, General Garcia is, and has been for quite some time, an international
drug-trafficker, with known connections to a number of terrorist
organizations, which he has not only supported with arms and funds from his
traffic in cocaine, but also provided with bases for use as training camps.
His arrest was executed in accordance with a federal warrant, citing his drug
smuggling and terrorist activities, as well as his direct involvement in a
plot involving a planned assassination attempt against a number of delegates
to the United Nations. Pending his trial in federal court at Gotham City,
General Garcia will be accorded the same rights and legal representation as
any American citizen, under due process of law.' That concludes the
statement. I will take your questions now."
"Mr. Davies, has the President made any response to the protests from China,
Cuba, and a number of the Mideast countries?"
"The President's position on the matter is reflected by the statement I've
just read," Davies replied.
"What about the claim that General Garcia was seized illegally, kidnapped on
his own soil?"
"Our laws give us the right to execute federal warrants on foreign soil when
it concerns terrorists who pose a threat to the security of the people and
government of the United States," said Davies.