The Curtain. David T Maddox

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      “And you, as the ruler of a city, can order Tempters to attack humans so they can be used for our purposes?” Zaccur asked enviously, wanting to have this authority himself someday.

      “Absolutely,” Argon responded, again his pride causing him to ignore any possible future threat by Zaccur. “Look at this crowd trying to find the shooter. See the one that Lust has? Lust has been all over this human for years. He is so into pornography that it is beyond addiction. He can’t look at a woman – any woman – including Sally Johnson without a sexually explicit fantasy going off in his mind. Think about what interesting possibilities that offers,” he said smiling.

      “Yes, but don’t you see that she is not alone and she has the light inside,” Zaccur observed. “Can that be overcome?”

      “We will see what the strength of her faith is,¹³” Argon responded. “She must be the focus of the fight to control this group. She is a bad influence and will be a bad example. Perhaps we can motivate a rape. After all, she is only a woman.”

      Zaccur was right again to consider her a threat. The forces of light were not entirely unrepresented that afternoon. A Guardian was present, standing over Sally Johnson as she received her direction from the light within. Sally was also blessed to be under the influence of several Providers, members of the forces of light, who under the direction of the Holy Spirit both negate the Tempters and enable the servants of the light to accomplish His purposes by providing them with specific abilities. Like the Tempters, they took their names from what they were intended to accomplish in and through those to whom they had been given. Their names included Faith, Boldness, Wisdom, Discernment, Truth, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-Control, Purity, Contentment, Perseverance, Humility, Servant and Love.¹⁴

      The specific lineup at 1632 Washington Avenue that afternoon included several Tempters, named Doubt, Fear, Anger, Envy, Jealously, Lust and Pride, who had four targets to work with. But, also present were Providers for Sally Johnson named Wisdom, Peace, Faithfulness, Humility and Love. The Tempters tried to attach themselves to Sally Johnson but failed. Her faith was strong. Like Jesus had, she rejected their advances. The battle was on.

      “Johnson is the concern,” Argon continued, “but fortunately she is only one and she is a woman. She is not in charge of the investigation. Even so, the Dark Master must know” so Zaccur was off again to carry the news.

      Public events would be required to accomplish the investigators’ agenda, and thus, the teams headed by Sally Johnson and Troy Dallas would need to work together to some extent. It was agreed, as a goal, to set a press conference for next Tuesday to announce the new efforts, and a community forum for next Friday to initiate public involvement, hoping to begin to change public perception. Much would be out of their control between now and then, but they had to move forward and they couldn’t announce what wasn’t yet decided. Tomorrow’s meeting would be important – more important than they knew. They left to gather their new teams and to flesh out the details of their areas of responsibility.

       The Greater Threat

      In an old rent house off of Bell and 17^th, a group of eleven committed and trained Jihadists prepared for action. They were part of a much larger effort intending to bring America to its knees, but their charge was not to cripple the economy or kill millions. That assignment had been given to others. Their job was to create terror by removing any remaining sense of peace and safety, while targeting those among the infidels who were declared enemies of the faith, the Christians and Jews, and others whose death would so traumatize the masses that they would be paralyzed with fear for the safety of those they loved – and would demand their government bow to the requirements of the Jihad. It would be a glorious victory over America – the Great Satan.

      The house was rented by three college students who had been sent to enter the United States legally on student visas. This was all part of a new strategy intended to make discovery more difficult and to protect the greater plan if a portion failed or an individual was captured. The three students’ sole contribution to the effort was to provide a safe place for ten of the eleven warriors to sleep, plan and prepare their attacks. The three would never be told anything about the plans. They were not allowed to attend any of the planning meetings or to discuss operations with any of the eleven. They had been directed to attend classes, work hard, do well in school and stay out of trouble. They were to keep their Jihadists views to themselves. They were to socialize and seek to make non-Arab friends. They were to be Americans in dress, language and custom. The goal was to present themselves as secular Muslims to break the American stereotype of young Arab males being dangerous religious fanatics. They would be forgiven for what they did against the purity of the faith for it was only done to facilitate killing infidels.

      Of the eleven, one had remained in the country after finishing graduate school and now was teaching history in a local junior high. The ten had come into the country through America’s soft underbelly – the Mexican border. They were in Williams illegally but possessed ample identification, including multiple social security cards, drivers’ licenses, passports, credit cards, and lots of cash. With multiple identities, they had the security of movement and protection from a mistake using any particular ID. The credit card accounts were addressed to post office boxes in multiple cities other than Williams, but the bills were picked up online and paid by bank transfers.

      There were many such groups that had been sent in over the past two years as part of the greater plan. The goal was that no state containing a major city would be without such groups, each operating independently, yet simultaneously. Williams had been chosen as the place to test the operational concept and work through the bugs before it went national. For now, the others must wait.

      Of the eleven, only Abdul Farsi understood the outline of the greater plan, but few of the operational details. Those were known only to an elite council, meeting at that very moment far beneath the earth in a safe room constructed in a cave on the Pakistani/Afghan border. After the death of Osama bin Laden, the leadership had returned to the safety of the caves where the drones could not see or go. What Farsi knew was that cells were being established in college towns throughout the United States. Mosques were being constructed near all major college campuses by friendly Arab governments. Teachers were being sent to either convert young infidels or change opinions. Eyes were always to remain open, searching for recruitment possibilities.

      The other major effort Farsi knew of was in American prisons. This was the place to find angry, experienced men and women of violence who could be used almost immediately. Teaching hate and revenge would not be a problem, and it could be done under the flag of religion. Chaplains were recruited and trained to advance the cause of the faith and the agenda of the Jihad.

      The outline of the greater plan, as Farsi understood, was to establish two kinds of operational units in the United States. Others would target Americans and American interests outside. The first was a tactical terror unit, which was what Farsi headed in Williams. The second was an economic destruction unit which would use the selected domestically available weapon of choice to inflict significant damage on the economic infrastructure of America. Again, not a single attack, but a coordinated campaign. It would take patience, persistence, and much blood to bring America to its knees – but it could be done, and quickly.

      Farsi liked teaching school because it gave him a priority work permit, allowing him to remain in the United States and eventually become a citizen. He could travel in and out of the country without suspicion, as long as he chose his destinations carefully and used other ID for travels to meet with the Jihad leadership in countries that would raise concerns. It was really not that difficult. He СКАЧАТЬ