Chapter 270: Retaliation

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The deal with the Somali government was arguably the most humiliating act the United States has ever done, and after negotiations, they agreed to release Aideed's prisoners of war and not conduct military operations on the Somali state. After receiving assurances, Aideed returned the American pilots who had been captured by the militia, as well as the corpses of some Rangers who had not been taken away.

Although Director Woolsey made some mistakes in Somali intelligence, this does not mean that the CIA's efficiency will be reduced because of this, especially after the Soviet Union left such obvious clues, the CIA successfully found the South African parliamentarian from the existing clues, and dug up the source of the needle anti-aircraft missile.

"The arms were originally sold from the Soviet Union by an international arms dealer named Victor to the South African Defence Force, but for some reason the arms fell from the Wehrmacht to the mercenary group, EO Resource Cooperative, and then to Aideed." Woolsey was very efficient in reporting the CIA's findings to President Mario.

"EO Resources is arguably a dog raised by a right-wing Boer lawmaker in South Africa. And just before the war, the Soviet Union resold all the resources of Somalia to South Africa at an incredibly low price. It seems that even the Soviets had to be forced to withdraw from the competition under pressure from South Africa. ”

"Then the last obstacle to the South African parliamentarians is our military in South Africa, and they want us to get out of Somalia in its entirety so that we can take over all the interests in South Africa. The conflict in Mogadishu merely provides a viability for their plan. "Everybody knows that the Somali warlords don't have such a tall thing as flying machines, so it's no surprise who these weapons are aimed at." If this conflict had not occurred. I believe that they will also provide armored vehicles to the militia in Mogadishu. Even anti-tank guns. When the time comes...... It is quite possible that our soldiers will not only pay such a price. ”

Think of a group armed with Dow anti-tank missiles. The Mogadishu armed forces of SAM anti-aircraft missiles are facing far less firepower than the US military convoy to support a war, and what terrible casualties will be caused by this raid.

"Get all the information out there." Mario opened his eyes, his blue pupils showing anger, "Publish all the information the CIA has obtained and publish it in the newspaper under the name of a newspaper reporter." I'm going to expose those African Boers to the world's blame. ”

"I'll arrange it right away." Woolsey replied.

"Do you really think that giving up nuclear weapons will buy peace? We will not tolerate countries that dare to challenge the power of the United States, they like to oppose us, so let South Africa be ready to accept American sanctions now. ”

Three days later, inside the story of the sordid dealings between South African parliamentarians and Somali warlords was published in the newspapers. The CIA also fabricated some data to mislead the public into believing that the US military operation was the result of a single-handedly planned plan by a member of the South African government. Soon the anger of the population shifted from the operational mistakes against the government to the South African Boers.

Later, US President Mario held another press conference to condemn the actions of the South African government. He said he would make South Africa pay for what he had done. Poor De Klerk was subjected to more severe economic sanctions and political isolation from the United States before he could understand what was going on.

This time, the United States actually received the support of the Soviet government, and the day after the US government sanctioned it, the Soviet Union also reprinted and reported the secret transaction between the South African government for the first time. This time, however, instead of cynicism, they sympathized with and criticized the South African government for its peace-breaking behavior from the standpoint of the United States.

It was also a signal from the Soviet government that the U.S. government was willing to join forces with the U.S. to attack South Africa. After all, the enemy of the enemy is the friend, and the Soviet Union can choose South Africa as a friend. You can also choose to be friends with the United States.

After that, Yanayev received a presidential hotline from the White House. Mario offered to join forces with the Soviet Union to sanction South Africa. In addition to political isolation and economic blockade, South Africa has been brought down by a coalition of internal and external methods. Internally, the means is to nurture the opposition, which both countries are well versed in.

"It is a given fact that Mandela, the savior of the South African people, has come to power, so we might as well offer a deal with Mandela or De Klerk." "De Klerk has to work with us if he wants to change the bad state of the economy. What's more, the current Democratic Party has no way out. The crumbling economy coupled with the repeal of the apartheid laws,"

"Turning the finger at the white South Africans in Africa, although we don't like a group of blacks in power very much, it's better than being held in a country with potential by a group of white people who want to develop nuclear weapons all day long, right?"

Ironically, Mandela's prison life was also given to him by the CIA, and even his name is still on the list of terrorists in the United States. However, in the same way, in order to deal with the disobedient South Africa, even if it is a terrorist in their eyes, there is also a chance for cooperation.

Yanayev, of course, knew that this was just rhetoric, and that both the United States and the Soviet Union wanted South Africa to fall into turmoil and collapse, but only Yanayev understood what was going to happen to South Africa under Mandela.

"It is in our interest that President Mario wants to see the prolonged chaos and struggle between the two factions. A united, ambitious South Africa is not in our interest. "Rather than we put a straw on the South African government to hand over the right-wing members of Parliament and further harm their interests, what do you think will happen?" ”

"A coup d'état?" President Mario replied in disbelief, apparently having guessed with Yanayev. The results considered by politicians at the top are always very different.

The era of black rule in South Africa can be said to be an established fact, and the Boer party, which was not willing to accept defeat, naturally wanted to turn the tables, and if they were all cornered, then it was very likely that a coup d'état would break out within South Africa. On the one hand, the whites who have mastered the armed forces, and on the other hand, the blacks who demand the equality of the South African nation, once a conflict is triggered, then it will be a war that pulls the whole country into the abyss.

Anyway, for Yanayev, it doesn't matter whether the coup d'état will break out or not. Without the coup d'état and Mandela's smooth succession of regimes, South Africa would never have had a chance to rise. If there is a coup d'état, the civil war that breaks out in South Africa will divide the whole country, but the latter outcome will be more tragic than the former.

"That's right, a coup d'état is very likely." Yanayev said as he played with his pen. In the minds of the leaders of the two superpowers, the overthrow of one country is nothing more than a shuffle of power, and "once there is a coup d'état, then the situation in South Africa will develop in the direction we want to see." Even if you don't, it doesn't matter. After Mandela came to power, they had no way but to improve relations with the West. What's more, they are tired of the Boers' dream of developing nuclear weapons and wanting to be the first power in Africa. ”

"But we can't act on a conjecture, it's too risky." President Mario shook his head, he only wanted to take revenge on the South African regime, not like Yanayev, who was concerned about removing all the roadblocks in South Africa and allowing the Soviet Union to develop more unscrupulously in Africa.

"Opportunity and risk are the same probabilities, and although there is a small ideological-physical friction between the United States and the Soviet Union, in the final analysis, we are maintaining world order, aren't we?"

Yanayev put down the golden pen in his hand, and he replied in an unquestioning tone, "South Africa can only be more chaotic, and there must be no chance of rising again." ”

Because the Soviet Union still wants to control the whole of Africa by means of terror and violence, it is better to use fear to make the black people of Africa subjugated than to transform all the great and lofty ideals and beliefs.

We are never afraid of fear, because we create fear. (To be continued.) )