“With all manner of restricted American... “With all manner of restricted American technology, as well as armaments, matériel, spare parts
for aircraft and weapons systems—even the aircraft and the weapons systems them selves on
various occasions through the bloc countriesI tell you this knowing that you know I’d vehemently
deny ever having said it
“Understood,” nodded Conklin“What’s the name of this enterprise?”
“There’s no single nameInstead, there are fifty or sixty companies apparently under one
umbrella but with so many different titles and origins it’s impossible to determine the specific
relationships
“There’s a name and Ogilvie runs it,” said Alex
“That crossed my mind,” said Krupkin, his eyes suddenly glass-cold, his expression that of an
unrelenting zealot“However, what appears to disturb you so about your American attorney, I can
assure you is far, far outweighed by our own concerns Dimitri turned to the television set and the
shakily stationary picture, his eyes now filled with anger“The Soviet intelligence officer on that
screen
louis vuitton, imitation is General Rodchenko, second in command of the KGB and close adviser to the premier of
the Soviet UnionMany things may be done in the name of Russian interests and without the
premier’s knowledge, but in this day and age not in the areas you describeMy God, the supreme
commander of NATO! And never—never—using the services of Carlos the Jackal! These
embarrassments are no less than dangerous and frightening catastrophes
“Have you got any suggestions?” asked Conklin
“A foolish question,” answered the colonel gruffly“Arrest, then the Lubyanka
“There’s a problem with that solution,” said Alex“The Central Intelligence Agency knows
Ogilvie’s in Moscow
“So where is the problem? We rid us both of an unhealthy person and his crimes and go about
our business
“It may seem strange to you, but the problem isn’t only with the unhealthy person and his
crimes, even where the Soviet Union is concernedIt’s with the cover-up—where Washington’s
concerned
The Komitet officer looked at Krupkin and spoke in Russian“What
fake rolex is this one talking about?”
“It’s difficult for us to understand,” answered Dimitri in his native language, “still, for them it is
a problemLet me try to explain
“What’s he saying?” asked Bourne, annoyed
“I think he’s about to give a civics lesson, U
“Such lessons more often than not fall on deaf ears in Washington,” interrupted Krupkin in
English, then immediately resuming Russian, he addressed his KGB superior“You see, comrade,
no one in America would blame us for taking advantage of this Ogilvie’s criminal activitiesThey
have a proverb they repeat so frequently that it covers oceans of guilt: ‘One does not look a gift
horse in the mouth ”
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“What has a horse’s mouth got to do with gifts? From its tail comes manure for the farms; from
its mouth, only spittle
“It loses something in the translationNevertheless, this attorney, Ogilvie, obviously had a
great many government connections, officials who overlooked his questionable practices for large
sums of
louis vuitton multicolor money, practices that entailed millions upon millions of dollarsLaws were circumvented,
men killed, lies accepted as the truth; in essence, there was considerable corruption, and, as we
know, the Americans are obsessed with corruptionThey even label every progressive
accommodation as potentially ‘corrupt,’ and there’s nothing older, more knowledgeable peoples
can do about itThey hang out their soiled linen for all the world to see like a badge of honor
“Because it is,” broke in Alex, speaking English“That’s something a lot of people here
wouldn’t understand because you cover every accommodation you make, every crime you commit,
every mouth you shut with a basket of rosesHowever, considering pots and kettles and odious
comparisons, I’ll dispense with a lectureI’m just telling you that Ogilvie has to be sent back and
all the accounts settled; that’s the ‘progressive accommodation’ you have to make
“I’m sure we’ll take it under advisement
“Not good enough,” said Conklin“Let’s put it this wayBeyond
rolex sales uk accountability, there’s simply
too much known—or will be in a matter of days—about his enterprise, including the connection to
Teagarten’s death, for you to keep him hereNot only Washington, but the entire European
community would dump on youTalk of embarrassments, this is a beaut, to say nothing about the
effects on trade, or your imports and exports—”
“You’ve made your point, Aleksei,” interrupted Krupkin“Assuming this accommodation can
be made, will it be clear that Moscow cooperated fully in bringing this American criminal back to
American justice?”
“We obviously couldn’t do it without youAs the temporary field officer of record, I’ll swear to
it before both intelligence committees of Congress, if need be
“And that we had nothing—absolutely nothing to do with the killings you mentioned,
specifically the assassination of the supreme commander of NATOIt was one of the major reasons for your cooperationYour government was
horrified by the assassination
Krupkin looked hard at Alex, his voice lower but stronger
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