Chapter 411: Benghazi's Secret Soldier (1)
The fifth watch, and two more watches will be released at night
The efficiency of the C.I.A. was so amazing that a week after they had drawn up their plan for the dawn of the crescent moon when an article entitled "Soviet Punishment" circulated and appeared in newspapers in dozens of countries and in different languages at the same time, as if premeditated. This article on religion illustrates the Soviet Union's repression of religion and uses false pictures of how the Soviet Union treated these believers.
To the disappointment of the CIA, however, the article did not make a splash around the world. I don't see a single religious group running to the local Soviet embassy to protest, because these people know very well what the Soviet government is like. In the past, there were Sunni groups in East Asian countries to protest against the Soviet Union's disrespect for religion, and even tried to attack local Soviet diplomatic institutions, but the crowd that tried to start a riot was subdued by the police in time, and there was no large-scale riot.
A week later, Red guerrillas who were hostile to government forces attacked the local Sunni colony, and these well-armed and specially trained guerrillas carried out a horrific massacre in the congregation, killing all the leaders of the disturbance and, after plundering everything, simply burning down the village, killing hundreds of religious people. In the aftermath of that major attack, even government forces, which had always been at odds with anti-government guerrillas, rarely kept their mouths shut and ignored them. There was also a news blackout on reporting on the massacres in the villages.
From then on, the local Sunnis avoided Soviet diplomats from afar. And received a terrible nickname. Red Devil. Even in the religious world. The USSR also went sideways. I don't care about other people's opinions, I can respect your customs, but it's better not to point fingers in front of me when I'm going to do something, you love to see, don't look at it.
As for Syria, Iranian countries that have colluded interests with the Soviet Union will naturally not say anything about such reports, and Iran has even banned the "Soviet Punishment" outright, not allowing any media to mention it. For the Middle East. The united front is the most important thing, and everyone knows that it is the United States that has caused actual damage to its interests, and that it will never sow discord among its allies if it can encircle an adversary.
The Soviets also responded resolutely to newspapers that tried to attack the Soviet Union, saying that it would be better for the religious population to recognize the current mentality and understand their position. The Soviet Union had a powerful war machine, and religious groups who dared to dictate to the Soviets could be pulled out wherever they were hiding. Several protest groups are also listed at the end of the report.
And as soon as the Soviet Union said this, those who were blacklisted immediately did not dare to protest.
Of course, the Su Propaganda Department is not a vegetarian. Immediately after the publication of "The Punishment of the Soviets", they also published an article entitled "The Shamelessness of America." However, this film was not written in Russian, but was specially translated into Arabic and promoted in the Middle Eastern world. The content of the story is the dirty deeds that the United States has done since the Gulf War in recent years.
This time, the Iranian government did not choose to ban it, but instead made a big propaganda at home, saying that the enemy of the enemy is the ally, and the allies should take care of each other. However, the U.S. move still caught Yanayev's attention, and he specifically told Kryuchkov's KGB to pay attention to the recent CIA movements in the first game.
"They're going to make a big story now, and I don't believe the CIA went to great lengths to publish a story in more than a dozen languages just to disgust the Soviet Union." Yanayev said, pointing to the world map, on which all the places where the Soviet forces have intervened have been marked by him, most of the war-torn countries in Africa have shown a red trend, the Soviet power has penetrated into the local high-level, whether it is the opposition or the government, the Soviet agents are almost pervasive.
"There are two places in the world where the situation is most difficult to estimate, and they are also the focus of KGB intelligence infiltration, one is Iraq in war, and the other is Libya, which is also unstable. It's just that the former Soviet Union is playing games with the United States, and the latter is playing games with European countries. ”
"So what?" Yanayev asked, "Are you saying that the target of the CIA operation will be Iraq?" But apart from al-Baghdadi, we have no clear support for the forces. ”
"This is just an estimate, maybe the actual target of the operation is Libya, so we better be prepared for both. The first is to send GRU agents to strengthen the protection of the Libyan embassy and ensure the security of the Libyan ambassador. After all, the ambassador still has a lot of Libyan intelligence in his hands, and we must not let the Libyan ambassador fall into the hands of the enemy. ”
The KGB has no right to intervene in the security of embassies abroad, because the security of embassies abroad has been included in the GRU's accusations.
"The second is to strengthen the protection of the supporting force al-Baghdadi, who does have the potential to become a religious leader, whether it is Shia or Sunni, can unite and form a powerful armed force." Kryuchkov proposed two sets of proposals, which were immediately agreed by Yanayev.
"Immediately order, be sure to ensure the safety of the ambassador to Benghazi and al-Baghdadi, now the enemy is in the dark, and we are in the open, the situation is not in our favor."
"So you have to be more cautious, the CIA's actions will be in these days." ”
The ambassador of Benghazi did not seem to heed Moscow's warnings, after all, this is the safest place in Benghazi and all of Libya. Although there are still sporadic clashes in many places, on the whole, it is a paradise compared to other full-day suicide bomb attacks. Both the Libyan United Revolutionary Front and the Red Crescent Brigade had a group of soldiers guarding the Soviet embassy in Libya, as well as a group of GRU agents. According to this formation, unless more than 100 armed men attacked, this impregnable cage could be breached.
Moreover, there was also a series of heavy weapons inside the Soviet Ambassador's Tube, which were bought at the local arms market. For fighting peoples, the embassy is more of an impregnable fortress than a civilian who works in a weapons training program and can effectively defend themselves in a war environment.
But every day a different person makes a short stop in front of the fort, or stands on the upper floors of a nearby building and takes a look down on the entire building, figuring out how many guards are inside, patrolling the area, and attacking at the best time. It was an elaborate conspiracy, in which some people tried to carry out a savage looting of the Soviet embassy with the help of an anti-Soviet plot on a small scale. The CIA, on the other hand, helped them actively plan through local agents, but did not directly intervene in the situation. This hand borrowed a knife to kill people vividly.
The Soviet ambassador to Benghazi, Comrade Belenko, sat by the pool, comfortably feeling the warm sun, unlike Moscow, which is extremely cold for most of the year, and the right temperature always made him feel like he was on vacation by the Black Sea.
Standing behind him with a Kalashnikov rifle was Mazerkov, who was in charge of the ambassador's security, and the stout Cossack had not put down his gun since he entered Libya, even during breaks, and placed the rifle beside him.
"Comrade Mazerkov, I think it is completely redundant for Moscow to send additional manpower." Belenko stirred the pool with his hands, pointed to the slowly setting sunset and sighed, "Everyone in the Foreign Ministry avoids Libya, but the scenery here is beautiful. And no matter how safe it is, no one will dare to attack the embassy in Benghazi unless he is willing to go against a large country with the largest land area in the world. ”
Mazerkov twitched his lips and did not speak, he did not want to disturb the poetry of the Libyan ambassador at this time, he ruled everyone with the walkie-talkie, and after confirming that the surroundings were safe, he removed his hand from the safety and sat on the bench and waited for Ambassador Belenko to come out of the pool.
While the embassy was in a peaceful atmosphere, armed militias from the pro-American Libyan Freedom Battalion were quietly gathering in an attempt to launch a surprise attack on the embassy, the target of which was Benghazi Ambassador Belenko. (To be continued.) )