Kyiv, Ukraine, November
I had him in my sights. Slowly I followed through the rifles telescopic sight. People got in the way, trees, and then they were gone. I had him in my sights, and I had blown it. I should have pulled the trigger, and bugger the consequences. I was going soft.
They were all there, in a park in Ukraine. The Chinese, Al Quada, Ahmed and Al-Hussein. It was the first time they had been seen together. Oh we had suspected the link, but there had been no proof. They were too clever for that.
Now though, here they were. And that could only mean one thing. Their task was here.
And then I saw him, Yushenko, striding towards the group who were trying to look like innocent tourists. I knew what was going on now, I knew I had one chance. But as I moved the sight again between the targets, which one? I hesitated over and over, and time passed. And finally, I made my choice, started to squeeze the trigger.....