Hostage Crisis (6 page)
Authors: Craig Simpson
fentanyl lollipop
pain relief in the form of a medical lollipop
GPS
short for Global Positioning System, which uses satellites to track things on Earth
IEDs
Improvised Explosive Devices, home-made bombs triggered by remote control
infidel
refers to someone without faith, in this case, a non-Muslim
intel
short for intelligence
polio
a disease which affects muscles and movement
ransom
money paid for the return of something
reconnaissance
scouting or searching for information about something
senator
a member of the US Senate, the upper house of the US government
More explosive action in Book 3, when the Taliban launch a deadly attack.
Major Nathan Connor and his Delta Force team are assigned
to strike back at a Taliban leader called Mullah Khan.
Connor leaned forward and studied the photo of a plump, bearded man, wearing a black turban and with a patch over his left eye.
“Do we know where and when the meet will take place, sir?”
“No. If we did there’d be no need for me to be talking to you, Major. Instead, I’d be arranging an air strike.” Rogers returned to the map of the Hindu Kush Mountains and pointed vaguely. “Most likely, they’ll get together somewhere around here. There are lots of old silver mines. Perfect for hiding out.”
“Let me get this straight, sir,” Connor interrupted. “You want us to locate this Mullah Khan and find out when and where the meeting will take place, so you can then arrange a targeted air strike.”
Colonel Rogers nodded. “Got it in one, Major.”
Continued in: Task Force Delta — First Strike
