Chapter 24 Chapter 22 Time Zones

Both the sheer size of the Earth and the location of those troubled regions have caused great inconvenience to the United States.Americans are going to sleep when the rest of the world is about to start their day, and those people who start their day early make decisions that affect the rest of the world, making it all the more difficult. Tricky, also makes the over-hyped CIA more difficult to predict the situation, but it gives Storm Path and the Palm Bowl a task of reporting back the local media reports.So, while the President of the United States was still sleeping, they worked hard to collect and analyze intelligence, and by the time he got the information, it was already one working day late.The best operatives in Washington are mostly past the night work age, after all, they all have families but they still speed up the action before the reports are presented, but these reports have to be discussed and debated, thus delaying the major national Submission of security information.In military terms, this is called taking the initiative, whether operationally, strategically, or psychologically.How nice it would be if the opponent started to act a third of a day later!

The situation is better in Moscow, which is only an hour away from Tehran and in the same time zone as Baghdad.But for the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (its predecessor was the Soviet Russian State Security Council), it is also in the same distressed situation as the CIA, because its intelligence network in those two countries has almost been wiped out. The biggest problem at this moment may be mediation.Iraqi television announced in the morning that the new government in Baghdad has informed the United Nations that all international inspection teams can visit all institutions in the country completely free and without interference. In fact, Iraq even asked those inspection teams to act as soon as possible and they will cooperate immediately; Baghdad The new government is eager to remove all obstacles to rebuilding its international trade.Neighboring Iran announced that it would send food to Iraq in accordance with the ancient teaching of Islam to help others, hoping to stimulate Iraq's willingness to reintegrate into the international community.Palm Bowl footage from Basra TV shows the first wheat trucks crossing the Iraqi border along the winding Shahabad road.Footage further showed Iraqi border guards removing their barricades and waving trucks through, while Iranian border guards stood calmly on the other side of the border.Neither side was armed.

The men at Rangley counted the number of trucks, the tons of goods, and the number of bread; Satellite observations can confirm that the cargo ship has been loaded at this moment.In Geneva, three hours behind here, UN officials readily accepted Baghdad's request and immediately ordered inspection teams to go.Finally, Iran asked the Security Council to convene a special meeting to consider lifting trade sanctions against Iraq.Within two weeks, the average Iraqi diet will have increased by at least 500 calories. It is not difficult to imagine the impact on people's hearts.And it was Iran, its erstwhile enemy, who led the way back to normal in oil-rich but isolated Iraq, who, as usual, offered aid in the name of religion.

Tomorrow we will see TV images of free bread being distributed in mosques.Major Sabah estimates.He could have quoted a passage from the Koran to explain this incident, but his American colleagues are not Islamic scholars, and may not understand the true meaning of the irony. What do you think it will be, sir?asked the senior American officer. The two countries will be united, Sabah replied solemnly, and soon. No need to ask why Iraq has released its surviving arsenal because Iran already has everything it needs. In fact, there is no such thing as magic, it is just a term used to refer to something marvelous and inexplicable.The simplest of these tricks is to use one conspicuously moving hand (often with a white glove) to engage the audience while the other hand does something else, including the state.While the trucks were moving, the ships were being loaded, and the diplomats were being summoned; it was night in Tehran when the Americans woke up to find out that something had happened.

Beide'an's connection is still as efficient as before, and what he can't do, Da Yelan will make up for it.The civilian-flagged commercial jet took off from Mehrabad and headed east, first over Afghanistan, then over Pakistan, and after a two-hour flight, finally landed in a little-known region near the Pakistan-India-Kashmir border. small town.This small town is located in the Kunlun Mountains of Palestine and is home to some Chinese Muslim populations; it has an air force base stationed with Chinese-made MiG fighter jets and a landing strip.The location is ideal for everyone, it's only 600 miles from New Delhi.Although the flying distance is nearly 2,000 miles for Beijing, this territory belongs to China.Shortly after sunset, the three planes landed one after another, stopped after taxiing to the far end of the tarmac, and were pulled by military vehicles to the MiG fleet's standby room.Ta Yelan is more used to tidy living quarters, but to make matters worse, he smelled cooking pork, which has always been a part of Chinese cuisine, and it disgusted him.Leave it alone, because he wasn't the first faithful to deal with heretics.

India's prime minister was warm and friendly, and she had met Tayelan at a regional trade conference and found him silent and withdrawn. The last to arrive was Zhang Hansan, whom the Prime Minister of India had also met.He was a chubby guy who seemed to be having a good time unless you looked him in the eye, and he even told jokes with some purpose.Of the three, he was the only one whose work was not really known to others.However, it is obvious that since his country is the most powerful among the three, he speaks with great authority, and they don't feel that such a minister without ministers is sent to deal with their heads of state. an insult.The entire meeting was conducted in English, except that Zhang Hansan used Chinese when he sent away the general in charge of the reception.

Please forgive me for not going to greet you in person, I am very sorry.The waiter brought tea and snacks, and it was not time to prepare dinner. It doesn't matter.Dayelan said that time is too tight.I personally would like to express my sincere thanks for your willingness to meet under such special circumstances.He turned his head, and you, Madam Prime Minister, thank you for participating.God bless this meeting.he said finally. I congratulate Iraq on its progress.Zhang Hansan's skillful evocation of the fact that he had called the meeting was very reassuring for these two long-standing estrangements.

Yes, thought the Prime Minister of India, as she took a sip of her tea.You were smart enough to murder that guy at such an anachronistic time.So what should we do?she asked, giving Tayelan and Iran the opportunity to speak. You've seen this Ryan recently, and I'd love to know what you think of him. A small role that can't take on a big role.She immediately replied that his speech at the funeral was an example.That speech was more appropriate for a private family ceremony.For a president, he should be doing something bigger.Later on at the reception, he looked a bit embarrassed, and his wife was a very haughty doctor, you know.They always do.

He is the same as when I saw him years ago.Da Yelan agreed. But he now rules a powerful country.Zhang Hansan said. Yeah?Is the US still strong, the Iranians ask?Apart from the ability of the leader, what else can the strength of a country depend on?The other two immediately understood that that was the purpose of the meeting. God, Ryan murmured, this place is so lonely.This thought kept coming to him again and again, especially when he was alone in this office, facing the streamlined walls and the three-inch-thick door.Now he wears his reading glasses all the time, which Kathy suggested, but that only eases his headache.He is not unaccustomed to reading. He has been involved in every job he has been doing for the past fifteen years, but the constant headache is unprecedented.Maybe he should talk to Casey or another doctor.No, Ren shook his head, it was just caused by work pressure, and he had to learn to overcome it.

That's right, it's just work stress, cancer is a disease. The immediate priority is policy.He was reading opinion pieces written by political reporters.But that was only for his entertainment, they didn't know what advice to offer him.Lane never belonged to any party, and he always registered himself as an independent, which kept him away from pleading letters from those parties.However, the president should not only be a member of a political party but also be the leader of that party.These two parties are now even more distraught than the three major branches of the government.People once thought that Ryan and Roger.Dooling is of the same party and the city was dumbfounded until a few days ago when the press revealed the truth to the Washington establishment.The opinion piece was predictably messed up; it was the work of four or five professional political analysts whose thoughts were as muddled as a tug-of-war.Even his intelligence officer could write better than that, and Lane threw it in the wastebasket, thinking about another cigarette.He knew that there must be too much pressure.

But he still had to attend a political conference. He never understood the meaning of the word to be involved in social activities, at least to give a speech or something.On this point, the opinion paper did not elaborate.He has gaffes on abortion, and yesterday Van Damme bluntly reiterated that lessons must be learned Now Lane must take a clear political stand on many issues: decisive decisions on matters, whether welfare Problems, taxes or environmental issues God knows what else.Once he's decided on a stand, Carly.Weston would write a series of speeches for him that would take him from Seattle to Miami God knows where else.But at least know that Hawaii and Alaska are the exceptions, because those two states are not important for political considerations, and they will only mess up the situation, which is what the submission said. Why can't I stay here and work, Arnie?Ren asked the chief of staff who had just arrived. Because there's work to be done out there, too, Mr. President.Van Damme sat down to teach the president his latest lesson.Because, like you said, it's a job of a leader, am I right?Van Damme asked in a sarcastic tone, and the leader indicated that he would go out and be with the troops, or be with the people.Are we clear on this issue, Mr. President? do you like this kind of thingRyan closed his eyes and rubbed them behind the lenses; he hated the damn glasses too. Pretty much same as you.This is basically a fair assessment. sorry. Most people who come here like to get out and meet real people; of course, this makes some people nervous.They'll probably agree that you stay here all day, but it's starting to feel like a prison, isn't it?asked Van Damme. Just when I'm sober. So get out there and meet people and tell them what's on your mind and what you need.They'll listen, they'll even tell you their take, and maybe you'll learn something from it.In any case, that's what being president is all about. Ren raised the submission he had just read and asked, "Have you seen this thing?" Van Damme nodded.Yes. Disorganized garbage.Ryan said. That is a political document.When did politics become reasonable and consistent?He paused.The people I've worked with over the past twenty years have learned this from breastfeeding. Maybe they're all bottle babies. What's the meaning? Go ask Cayce, this is one of the behavioral theories, a new product of a new age, that can be used to explain everything.Politicians are bottle-raised children who have never been cared for by their mothers, unable to bond with them, and feel abandoned.To make amends, they go out and lecture, telling people everywhere what they want to hear, hoping to get the love and attention from strangers that they lacked as children, let alone people like Kirti who look to women for comfort all day long. .And kids who are properly raised grow up to be oh doctor, I think, or JD What and what!The president almost roared.His chief of staff laughed. If you're a secondary character, so am I, aren't I?You know, Van Damme went on, I found out what we really missed when we started the country. OK, OK, I'll bite.Ren said, eyes still closed, finally found humor at this moment.But damn it, Van Damme started taking lessons with him again. A court jester has taken over the Cabinet.You know, a midget, uh, a man with tons of challenges in a colorful leotard and funny hat with bells on it.Give him a little stool in the corner Sure, there's no corner there, but whatever, every fifteen minutes or so he'll jump on your desk and shake his rattle in front of you, just to remind you once in a while It's time to take a piss, too, just like the rest of us.Do you understand now, Jack? not understand.The president admitted. You are so stupid!This job can be fun!Getting out and meeting your people is fun, but understanding their needs is important.They want to love you, Jack, they want to support you, they want to know what you think.They want to know you're one of them You know that?You are the first truly qualified President in a long time!So get out of the goddamn seat, order the air patrol planes to start spotting the big blue jays, and play the goddamn game with them.He didn't need to mention that the schedule was already scheduled, because he had no way out. Not everyone likes it and take my word for it, Arnie.If I lie to the people just to please or canvass, I will go to hell. Do you want everyone to love you?Again Van Damme asked sarcastically that most presidents would settle for fifty-one percent of the vote, and many would ask for less.I urge you to change your abortion statement quickly why?Because your statement is a mess. no it's not like that i Do you still want to listen to the teacher? please.the president said. At the beginning, about 40 percent of the voters voted for the Democrats and 40 percent for the Republicans, and most of these 80 percent would not change their positions unless they were Hitler ran with Lincoln or with Roosevelt Jr. but why Van Damme was a little annoyed.Why is the sky blue, Jack?Even if you could explain it, even if astronomers could explain it, the sky would still be blue, so let's just accept that, okay?The remaining 20% ​​are free votes.Maybe they are true independents like you, that is, they have the destiny of the country in their hands, so you have to win over those voters if you want to get your way.Now, the funny thing is, that twenty percent doesn't really care what you think.Van Damme ended the passage with a wry smile. Wait a moment Van Dam raised his hand and said: You always interrupt the teacher.Those 80 percent of committed party voters don't really care much about a candidate's character.They voted because they supported the party's policies or because their parents always voted that way; the reason doesn't matter.But there is something, it's a fact.Now, back to that 20 percent of voters that really matters.They don't care so much about what you believe, they care more about whether you are trustworthy or not.Your advantage lies here, Mr. President.Politically, you have as much power here as a three-year-old in a gun store, but you have a good character, and that's what we can use. Wren frowned at the word exploit, but this time he remained calm, nodding for Van Damme to continue. Tell people what you believe in simply and concisely, without complicating it.Good ideas should be expressed concisely and effectively, and should be coherent.That twenty percent of voters want to believe that you really walk the talk.Jack, do you respect a man who walks the talk, even if you don't agree with him? of course that is What a man should do, Van Damme spoke his mind, and so did those voters.They will respect you and support you, even if you disagree with some of your opinions.Why?Because they know you are a man of your word.They want a man of good character and integrity in the White House.Because then in times of crisis, they can at least rely on this person to do the right thing. oh. All that's left is the packaging.Don't take packaging and handling lightly, right?You should use your brains to see how you can get your opinion accepted.In your book about Halsey called The Brave Sailor, you choose your words very carefully to express your thoughts, don't you?The president nodded.Here too, the perceptions are even more important, so they must be packaged properly with higher skill, no?The course went very well, thought the chief of staff. Arnie, how much do you agree with me? Not all agree.I think you are wrong about abortion and women should have a choice.I dare say we don't see eye to eye on many things, but you know, Mr. President, I never doubted your integrity.I can't tell you what to believe, but you know how to listen.I love this country, Jack.When I was three years old, our family escaped from Holland and crossed the English Channel in a small boat.I still remember almost vomiting my bile. are you jewishRen asked in surprise.He had no recollection of what church, if any, Van Damme attended. No, my father participated in the Resistance Movement (Editor's Note: During World War II, under the circumstances of the German occupation of Europe, various anti-Nazi underground organizations formed everywhere), and was identified by a German spy.We escaped in time, otherwise he would have been shot, and my mother and I would have died in the concentration camp.His name was William, and after the war he decided to bring us to America.Growing up, I heard things about the old country and how different this land was.It's really different, and I've become a defender of the system.What makes America so different?I think it's the constitution.People change, governments change, ideologies change, but the Constitution remains the same.You and Pat.Martin swore, and so did I.Van Damme went on, except that my vows are for myself, my mother and my father.I don't have to agree with you on every issue, Jack, but I know you're going to try to do the right thing, and it's my job to protect you so you can let it go.This means that you will have to follow advice, and sometimes you will have to do things you would rather not do.But your job has its rules, Mr. President, and you must follow them.The chief of staff finished speaking calmly. How am I doing, Arnie?asked Ryan, who was absorbing the most important lesson of the week. Not bad, but you have to do better.Kirti wasn't so much a threat as a nuisance.Get out there and be Presidential and people will ignore him.Now, there's another thing as soon as you step out of here, people start asking you about reelection.what would you say Ren shook his head decisively.I don't want to be president, Arnie.let others come In doing so, you will be manipulated by others.No one will take you seriously, and you won't be able to bring the people you need into Congress, you won't be able to achieve your ideals, and you will have no political influence.America cannot afford this, Mr. President.Remember, those foreign governments run by politicians will no longer value you, and that will be closely related to the security of the country, whether it is immediate or long-term.So, when a reporter asks you that question, how do you answer it? The president felt like a third grader raising his hand to answer a question.I haven't decided yet? correct.You are embarking on the work of rebuilding the government, that question you can answer in due time.I would tip the scales that you are considering staying on and that you consider your national interest to be your first duty.When a reporter asks about it, all you have to do is reiterate your position.Foreign governments will understand and take this seriously, and the American people will understand and respect you.Although the presidential primaries of both parties will have enough candidates, people will also vote for people who have no party affiliation.We may have your opinion on this, and I'll look into that with Carly.Van Damme is doing everything he can to keep things simple.No matter what position Ryan takes, once he decides, there will be at least 40% of the people against him.It is interesting that the 20 percent of the electorate he keeps mentioning involves all political affiliations, like himself, less about ideology and more about character.Some of them will also dissent loudly because they are similar to other party supporters in particular positions, although they will still vote for this person in the end.They are men of integrity who put national interests ahead of personal prejudices, but sometimes pick the wrong people.Wren hadn't grasped the opportunity that was in his hands, and maybe it was better that way, because then he would think more about it, and would work hard to learn how to control everything.Over the past few weeks, Van Damme has learned that Wren is a real piece of presidential material.The chief of staff secretly made up his mind that it would be his responsibility to ensure that Renn stayed here. We can't do that.The Indian Prime Minister objected and admitted that we had just suffered a loss at the hands of the US Navy not long ago. A painful lesson.Zhang Hansan agreed, but no permanent damage was done.I believe the damaged ship can be repaired in at least two weeks.This sentence made the Indian Prime Minister turn her head aside, and she herself only knew about it a few days ago.The cost of repairing ships accounts for more than half of the Indian Navy's annual budget, and this is her main concern. The United States is a country that is strong on the outside and capable on the inside, Ta Yelan said, this is what you told us personally, Your Excellency Prime Minister.President Wren is a small player who can't do the heavy lifting. If we expand the incident, the United States will lose the ability to intervene in us, so that we have enough time to achieve our goals.The U.S. government is paralyzed, and it will be for a few more weeks, and all we have to do now is increase its paralysis. what should we do?asked the Prime Minister of India. This simply extends its obligations while destabilizing its interior.On your part, you only need to carry out demonstrations, and the rest is my business.I think it's better that you don't know. If he could do it, Zhang Hansan almost stopped breathing at this moment, so that he could better control his thoughts.He rarely met people who were more cruel than himself, no, he didn't want to know what was going on in Da Yelan's mind, it would be better for other countries to get involved in the war.Please go on.As he spoke, he reached into his coat and took out a cigarette. Each of us represents a nation with great capabilities and great needs.China and India have huge populations and both need space and resources.I will have the resources soon and the money will follow.The United Islamic Republic will be a big country, just like your two countries.The West has ruled the East for too long.Da Yelan looked directly at Zhang Hansan and said, in the north of us is a corrupt regime, and millions of faithful believers demand liberation.There is the space and resources your country needs.If you give me the land of these faithful believers, I will give you the space and resources in return.Then he set his sights on the Prime Minister of India, there is an idle continent to the south of you, with the space and resources you need.If you cooperate with us, I think the United Islamic Republic and China will be willing to provide you with protection.I just ask you to cooperate in secrecy without any immediate risk. The Prime Minister of India told herself that she had heard the rhetoric before, but her needs remained the same.China immediately figured out a low-risk way to distract attention.That's happened before.The so-called United Islamic Republic of Iran, of course, Zhang Hansan thought.Of course the United Islamic Republic took all the real risks, although it all seemed well planned.After returning to Beijing, he will personally measure the interrelationship between these three forces. I do not ask you to make any commitments, but I want you to be assured that I am serious about my abilities and intentions.I ask you to give careful consideration to my proposal for an informal alliance. Pakistan.said the Prime Minister of India. Pakistan has been an American puppet for too long to be trusted.Tayelan immediately replied that he had considered the issue long ago, although he did not really want India to join so soon.This woman hated America as much as he did.Well, the lesson she talked about must have hurt her a lot more than his diplomat told him.It's typical and vulnerable for a woman to take her self-esteem so seriously.great.He turned to Zhang Hansan. We only have a commercial agreement with Pakistan and that can be changed.Zhang Hansan said that he was also happy about India's weakness.It was her own fault for putting troops into the field, supporting Japan's impotent attack on the US while China did nothing, took no risk, and came out of the war unscathed.Even Zhang Hansan's most cautious superiors did not object to his activity, despite its failure.Now, someone else will take the risk that India will play the role of peace supporter, while China will have to do nothing but reaffirm earlier policies.That policy does not seem to have anything to do with the new United Islamic Republic, but it is indeed a test for the new US president.Moreover, Taiwan remains a nagging problem.Iran is motivated by religion, India is motivated by greed and anger, while China, as usual, takes the long view calmly and carefully judges what really matters.Iran's goals are self-evident, and if Tayelan is willing to risk war for it, why not just sit back and hope he succeeds?He will not involve his country now.Why be so eager?India is just too eager to ignore the obvious fact that if Tayalan succeeds, Pakistan will be on par with the new United Islamic Republic, or even join it, leaving India isolated and vulnerable.Being a vassal is dangerous, and it's even more dangerous if you have ambitions to move to a higher level but don't have the means to do so.The hearts of gratitude among countries are like flowers in a greenhouse. Once exposed to the real world, they will easily wither. After the Indian Prime Minister nodded and agreed that he was indeed stronger than Pakistan, he said no more. In that case, my friends, I sincerely thank you for your willingness to meet me, and I take my leave.All three stood up.After shaking hands with each other, they all walked towards the door.A few minutes later, Tayelan's plane left the bumpy fighter runway.Tayelan looked at the coffee pot, but then decided not to. He needed a few hours of sleep before morning prayers.but first Your prediction is exactly right. The Russians call these objective conditions, and they have always been atheists, but the way they analyze things is quite precise.This is why I know how to collect information carefully, Beidean explained. I see.Your next task is to consider certain actions.Thayelan said, pushing his seat back and closing his eyes, he wondered if he would dream of the dead lion again. Although he hopes to return to clinical medicine, in fact Pierre.Alexander didn't like it very much, at least not treating patients who couldn't be saved.The former U.S. Army officer knew that the defense of Bataan was like this thing, trying to shoot out all the bullets he could, but he knew that reinforcements would never come.At this time, there were three AIDS patients, all gay men, all in their thirties, and they all had less than a year to live.Alexander is a devout Christian, he does not approve of the gay way of life, but no one should die like this.How annoying, he thought, dictating his patient's condition on a mini-recorder as he stepped out of the elevator. It was part of the doctor's job to organize his own life, and he gave the tape to his secretary, and she would type it. Dr. Lorenz just called from Atlanta.She told him as he walked by.As soon as he sat down, he dialed the phone from memory. Hello? Gus?I'm Alex.The phone bill, he laughed, you pay for it.He heard laughter from the other end of the phone.Phone bills are probably the most annoying thing ever. How's the research going, Colonel? Do you believe I don't even stand a chance?Ralph kept me busy. You called me first when you had something to do with me, didn't you?Lorenz was not quite sure, and it could be seen from this that he was also very busy. That's right, Gus.Ralph told me you're going to start new research on the structure of the Saipora virus, are you? Yeah, I was going to do that, if someone didn't steal my monkey.'They told me another shipment was coming in a day or two,' the CDC director said dismayed. The monkey was stolen?Alexander asked.One of the troubles of the lab is that animal zealots break in from time to time to free the lab animals.If everyone is not paying attention, some madman may go out one day with a monkey in his arms and find that the monkey has a fever or something worse.How can doctors develop those nasty and damned viruses without using animals? Who ever said that a monkey's life is more important than a human's?The answer is simple: in the United States, there are people of all kinds of beliefs, and the Constitution protects everything.That's why the Centers for Disease Control, Johns Hopkins Medicine, and a few other labs have armed guards protecting monkey cages.Even the mouse cage had to be like this, which really made Alex laugh. They were robbed in Africa.Anyway, this delayed my progress by a week.It really pissed me off.I've been studying these little bastards for fifteen years. Is the sample new? Taken from the index patient, there was no doubt that it was the Mainega strain of Ebola virus.We also got another sample from the only other patient, but that patient is missing What?Alexander asked immediately in surprise. Missing when the plane crashed at sea, she was apparently to be transported to Paris to meet Rousseau.No new cases, Alex, a change of plan saved us this time.Lorenz said to his young colleagues. Better to be crushed in a plane crash than to have those little bastards sucked dry, Alexander thought, and he still thought like a soldier.yes. why did you call me polynomial.Lorenz heard such an answer. What's the meaning?asked the doctor in Atlanta. When you're done, let's do a mathematical analysis of this structure. I've been thinking about this idea for a while.However, now I want to check the reproductive cycle and That's right, Gus, the mathematical properties of interactions.I was talking to a co-worker about an ophthalmologist and she had some really interesting things to say.If amino acids have a definite mathematical value, the way they interact with the rest of the code will shed some light.Alexander paused for a moment to hear a match strike and Gus was smoking a cigar in the office again. go on. Still in the research phase, Gus.If it's what you think it is, is it an equation?How should we do it?Ralph told me you were working on time cycles and I think you've found some direction.If we find the RNA (ribonucleic acid) of the virus and also have the DNA of the host, then I see!From this interaction we can find out the values ​​of the elements of the polynomial. And also to know how those little bastards breed, and maybe How to fight them.He paused, and there was a sharp gasp on the other end of the microphone, Alexander, this is great. You're the perfect man for the job, Gus, and you've got to start the experiment anyway. However, something was missing. Always like this. Let me think about it and call you in a day or two.Really have you, Alex. thank you, sir.Professor Alexander put down the phone, knowing that he had completed today's medical tasks, not too much, and he missed one point.