Chapter 332: Release the First Hostages
Arafat! Many people exclaimed, and even the commander of the US fleet, who was rushing to the Mediterranean, was a little incredulous after hearing this forwarded dialogue, and this hijacker was definitely not sent by Arafat, so there would be no justification for these military pressures on his own side.
Arafat's personal dialogue with the hijackers frustrated the United States' desire to stay out of the situation and deflect the political risk by putting pressure on the PLO.
The two hijackers, their brains also short-circuited in an instant, and the goal of their hijacking was to say what to say to let Israel get back to its own land and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Palestine.
How do you answer yourself?
"No! We were originally peace-loving Arabs, but the unfair treatment of Arab countries by the Western world, who supported Israel and slaughtered our Arab brothers, and who imposed rude sanctions on Iran and provoked war between us in the Iran-Iraq war, are doing this now only to challenge the Western world led by the United States! And to prove that we can strike American targets from anywhere and by any means, that the United States must abandon its support for Israel, that the Israeli army must retreat to the line of UN resolutions, and that the United States must lift sanctions against Iran! These words were memorized by them, and this time, they repeated them again.
Arafat had mixed feelings in his heart, and he suddenly felt that all his words were pale and weak, because the first few words were actually what he wanted to say.
Americans, we must give up our support for Israel, Israel, we must withdraw from the land of Palestine!
The purpose is good, but the way is wrong, at any time, under any circumstances, terrorist attacks should not be advocated or encouraged, and once this Pandora's box is opened, then, it will be an endless disaster.
"Brother," Arafat said in a different tone, "those people are just ordinary people, and among them, there are women, children and old people, Allah is above, and we do not want to see this kind of thing happen, and in our Middle Eastern land, despite the frequent violence, we absolutely do not want to see innocent people suffered, especially women and children and the elderly, they have not done anything wrong, as if we have not done anything wrong, they are just on that flight, just like us, just on this land." ”
Arafat's words, although very ordinary, were very contagious, and those who listened to the public channel were moved.
Because, that's just the way it is. Anyone who has an in-depth knowledge of the history of the Middle East and a concrete analysis of the current situation knows the sorrow of the Palestinians because they live on this land.
The two hijackers also felt that there were too many people on the plane to be difficult to control, and that as time went on, the energy of both of them would become weaker and weaker, and if there were too many people in care, it would be easy to be negligent.
"Fill up the plane with fuel first." The tall hijacker said, "We'll consider whether to release the hostages." ”
"Let's take the hostages first." Arafat's attitude is also resolute.
At this time, he has to set this example in order to gain more prestige in the world, and it is also good for the prestige of Palestine, anyway, if the other party really kills hostages, he will not feel distressed.
"Let's put ten hostages first, fill us with oil, and we'll put ten more." Said the short hijacker.
The agreement was finally reached.
As long as the other party is willing to release the hostages, even if there are only these ten, Arafat will do his best.
Through the huge glass of the control tower, Arafat looked at the Boeing 707 plane on the runway, and Arafat knew that although the people inside may be inappropriate, they are fighting for the interests of Palestine, but the other party does not know that such a method will only be counterproductive.
The plane door opened, and the first to come out were a few old people, leading a few children, exactly ten people.
The armed men of the PLO in the distance next to them immediately protected these people, but they did not dare to get too close to the plane, for fear that the hijackers would act excessively.
A fuel truck drove over and began to refuel the plane.
If in the future, there are specially trained anti-terrorist commandos, there is a complete set of countermeasures for terrorist hijacking, and the other side can take advantage of the gap between the release of the hostages, which is enough to complete the task of killing the hostages, if they are fully prepared, it is very likely that all the hostages will be rescued, and there will be no subsequent development.
However, Arafat's armed men, even in frontal combat, do not have particularly high tactical literacy, let alone this kind of combat that requires special training.
Not only Arafat's armed personnel, but also the Americans, I am afraid that there is no such very professional anti-hijacking training at this time, and only after the bearded Ben in later generations made that scene, all parties have done intensive training in this regard.
Similarly, the special forces under Zhang Feng are not omnipotent, and he has never thought of sending people to take the initiative to rescue this kind of action. Once a few hostages die, it won't end well.
In the same way, Arafat will never do armed rescue.
Besides, if he rescued a few, he did his best, and then, when he sent these plague gods away, he thanked Allah.
The fuel truck was filled with fuel, and several more women were released on the passenger plane, but the people who were released were all non-American nationals, and none of the flight attendants were released.
"Now take off and go to Tehran!" Said the tall hijacker. Seek Arafat's support, no way! Then there is only one last option, to go to Tehran.
The captain's body trembled, and the most terrible thing still came.
"Our planes do not have night flight equipment, and we have not flown the Tehran route, so it is easy to have an accident if we fly rashly." The captain said.
"Really?" The tall hijacker pointed a gun to the captain's head, "Take off or die, the choice is yours!" ”
The captain knew that there could be no more delay, and he and the crew "honestly" made all kinds of preparations before takeoff.
"Mr. President." CIA Director William called Reagan and said: "There has been progress in the hijacking, and the terrorists have released twenty hostages. ”
Reagan was overjoyed to hear this, and compared to Carter's slow pace, they were already fast, and within twenty-four hours of the hijacking, twenty hostages had been rescued.
However, when he heard it afterwards, he was not so happy.
"This incident, Arafat in Palestine, made a very important contribution, and it is necessary for us to make a statement to express our gratitude, and also, the rest of the hostages, have been on the route to Tehran with the plane."
Tehran! Damn Arafat, why didn't you save them all, how did you refuel the plane? Reagan was furious that the plane was already out of fuel, and as long as the ground did not refuel, they could not fly.
Tehran, it's terrible!
Remembering Carter's embarrassment, Reagan had a feeling, God forbid, don't let yourself follow in Carter's footsteps!
"Thank you very much for this dinner at my uncle's house." Before leaving, Zhang Feng said.
"When you come to Baghdad in the future, you can simply live in your uncle's house, and you don't have any relatives in that house on the outskirts." Adnan said.
Zhang Feng said goodbye to the Minister of Defense and returned to his villa.
His thoughts are already thousands.
Ajelina waited carefully, and today's Lord Qusay seemed to be in a good mood.
This dinner at Adnan's house was definitely not an ordinary dinner, and this was a very strong signal: Iraq's defense minister, Lieutenant General Adnan, was already approaching him, and they had completely abandoned Uday, and at the same time that His Excellency the President was relying more and more on him, he showed their attitude.
With the support of the military, especially the support of the top level of the Northern Military Region, it will be easier for Zhang Feng to display his ambitions in the future.
Moreover, his meeting with Adnan this time will definitely be known by Uday, and he will definitely be furious, and if he is stimulated a few more times, he will definitely make mistakes.
When the time comes, I must not be soft, and I will not have time to play with him anymore.
Zhang Feng was thinking about it, when he received a call from Yurid, Arafat personally negotiated with the hijackers to release the twenty Americans, and then the other party flew away from Beirut.
Putting down the phone and looking at Ajelina's buttocks, Zhang Feng said, "Ajelina, have you heard about this hijacking?" ”
"Yes." "It's one of the biggest news stories in the world right now," Ajelina said. ”
"Then you also know that Arafat heroically negotiated with the hijackers?" Zhang Feng asked.
Ajelina nodded, her long hair falling to her eyes, and she flicked it behind her ears again.
"Arafat has made a significant contribution to this incident, although the Americans have been supporting Israel, but, regardless of his previous suspicions, he rescued 20 hostages on the American plane, showing his contribution to maintaining world peace, it is really unfair that the Nobel Peace Prize will not be awarded to him, is it time for AFP to publish a news report?"
"I can write a newsletter, but whether it can be sent out or not is not certain."
"France is a free country, it must be, and I believe that this press release of yours can become one of the top ten press releases of AFP this year." Zhang Feng said, gesturing with his hand.
Accidentally, my hand just rubbed against a round soft thing.
As soon as Zhang Feng looked up, he saw that in front of the white suspender shirt, two little beans loomed, this woman was not wearing a bra! The plump breasts were so obviously exposed in front of Zhang Feng's eyes.
Therefore, when Zhang Feng's hand touched it, he suddenly felt like an electric shock, and this feeling was really familiar.
In his previous life, Zhang Feng talked about a girlfriend when he was in college, although there are many regulations in the military school, but after all, he is a post-90s, a boy in restless adolescence, so in the first summer vacation of college, he has already eaten the forbidden fruit with his girlfriend.
Later, when they joined the special forces, the two finally separated due to the lack of gathering and separation.
(To be continued)