Firebreak
“Tosh Pontowski said. She was out of bed and sitting in her favorite chair.
Pontowski laid down his read file and sipped his early-morning coffee. “Doesn’t happen often. Let me enjoy it.” His wife knew he wanted to talk. “Looks like the Middle East is settling down. The talks with the Egyptian ambassador are going well and he assures us that the Egyptians are going to cancel the military exercise in the Sinai.” “Is he reliable?” Tosh asked.
“Always has been in the past. Also, the Syrians are pul...ling back from their forward positions and the Israelis have relaxed their state of alert.” “What about the Russians?”
“The Kremlin Kapers are still in full swing. God only knows what’s going on over there. We are sure of two things. Rokossovsky is in a heap of trouble because their economy is in a shambles. He’s fighting for his life.”
“What’s the second?”
“The old guard led by the army is trying to kick him out and go back to the Brezhnev way of running the country.”MoreLess
Pontowski laid down his read file and sipped his early-morning coffee. “Doesn’t happen often. Let me enjoy it.” His wife knew he wanted to talk. “Looks like the Middle East is settling down. The talks with the Egyptian ambassador are going well and he assures us that the Egyptians are going to cancel the military exercise in the Sinai.” “Is he reliable?” Tosh asked.
“Always has been in the past. Also, the Syrians are pul...ling back from their forward positions and the Israelis have relaxed their state of alert.” “What about the Russians?”
“The Kremlin Kapers are still in full swing. God only knows what’s going on over there. We are sure of two things. Rokossovsky is in a heap of trouble because their economy is in a shambles. He’s fighting for his life.”
“What’s the second?”
“The old guard led by the army is trying to kick him out and go back to the Brezhnev way of running the country.”MoreLess
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