Chapter 17: Rubbish Military Supplies

  It was coincidental that yesterday, Alton and Laim had agreed to meet. He wanted to tell Laim that a shipment of arms had arrived. Laim also wanted to discuss an arms client with him.

  However, he called Lem several times and couldn't get through. What surprised him even more was that many things had happened in just one day.

  Something has changed. Lime actually killed Breeze. How did Lime know that Breeze betrayed? Why did Breeze betray? Why become an insider

  What? If he hadn't seen the battle report, Alton wouldn't have believed it. The person who usually looked like he was gnashing his teeth at Saddam had actually joined the anti-American armed forces? What's more, he had secretly sold a large batch of military supplies to Briza without telling Laim, and those military supplies had become the weapons used by the anti-American factions to attack the American army. If this were to be investigated, would the congressmen let him off? "Is Briza really a traitor? Has he joined the anti-American armed forces?" Alton asked unwillingly. "Yes, indeed. Not only him, but his daughter as well, and she's an important leader of the base organization." "How could this be?" "Who cares, they're all dead, and we can rest easy." Looking at Alton's tense expression, Laim said lightly, "We're not here for Briza, are we?" "No," Alton wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, "Three days later, a transport ship carrying Iraqi war supplies will arrive at Basra port. There's a container that belongs to you, and you need to pick it up on time. The remaining payment also needs to be made on time." He handed Laim several delivery orders. This was another collaboration between Alton and original Laim in smuggling military supplies. Alton handled the export of military supplies, taking out the weapons that the military giants had stockpiled in their warehouses for many years, and through Laim's connections, selling them to the Kurdish armed forces in northern Iraq. "Arabs have good credit, and there's never been a problem with payments." Laim took the delivery orders, glanced at them, folded them up, and put them in his pocket.

  "The documents say it's all scrap metal, leftovers from the US military. The Middle Eastern arms market has become a dumping ground for American trash."????"Orton chuckled: "Even if it is trash, to some people..."

  The Arab who plays with guns and cannons is also a treasure. What did that Kuwaiti buyer say?" "Kuwaiti buyer" was the focus of Alden's conversation. A few days ago, Laim revealed that someone in Kuwait had invested $1 billion to purchase a large quantity of weapons. Laim said: "This is an oil tycoon and also a waste enthusiast. He has a big mouth, and he wants as much as you can satisfy his appetite." "Can he buy all the waste in America?" Alden was excited, with a smile on his face, "Great, this guy is crazy." "You're right, he's really crazy. What he wants is a bit different. For example, drones, Tomahawk cruise missiles, Sidewinder missiles, F-16 fighter jets... You can say that including aircraft carriers and space shuttles, as long as you can get them, he wants them all." "This... Is this waste?" Alden's smile faded. "Yes, it's waste. What he wants is the military garbage we've discarded and scrapped. In the desert of Tucson, Arizona, there are thousands of retired aircraft, and even the USS Kitty Hawk and USS Kennedy will be scrapped and destroyed, or sunk to the bottom of the sea. Can you get these wastes and sell them? The buyer is willing to pay a high price. It's hundreds of times more profitable than selling guns and bullets in the Middle East market. For example, if you can get C-17s or F-22s, even if they're broken into pieces, you'll immediately have hundreds of millions of dollars in your account." "The profit is big, but the money is not easy to earn." Alden dared not agree. The retired military equipment Laim mentioned was garbage in the United States, but it was also high-end weapons, some of which were even strategic weapons. American law clearly states that these weapons cannot be sold to other countries.

  It's hard to get out, even if you smuggle it out of the country, few people dare to do it. What does this Kuwaiti oil king want these things for? In the arms market, most buyers demand guns, artillery and bullets, at most rockets, missiles, tanks and other conventional weapons. Only some national governments attempt to purchase high-tech weapons.???? Orton added a layer of meaning, saying: "General Laim, I heard that you have been getting close to a Chinese company these past two days. Yesterday, when we eliminated the anti-American armed forces in Buriza, this Chinese company also helped out."???? Orton still didn't underestimate him, and his movements were indeed

  Pay attention.???? Lyme smiled slightly: "Do you know why we need to establish a relationship with China? It's simple. We have different ideologies from China and need to understand them comprehensively. To understand, we must make contact and establish relationships. Do you know the annual report of the Ministry of National Defense? Without our collection

  "Report: Are those idiots sitting in the Pentagon capable of writing this?" "You're not going to give China the weapons and get theirs instead, are you?"

  "What about it?" Orton's expression was grave. "These so-called junk weapons flowing into China, violated the US arms embargo against China."

  If this matter is violated, even the president can't save me, I don't want to stay in prison.

  "Son." "?????" "Mr. Alden, you underestimate China too much, according to what I have grasped..."

  "They've already mastered stealth technology, and even the production of large aircraft engines has made a breakthrough. China doesn't care about these garbage weapons." "What does the Kuwaiti buyer want with these high-end weapons?" "According to the rules, there's no need to ask about the buyer's purpose." "As long as it doesn't flow into China, I can think of a way. However, you'll need approval from the Ministry of Defense for these things, even if they are just garbage." "Do you know Mr. Coleman?" "I do," Oulton said with some confusion, "You also know Mr. Coleman?" "No, I've heard of him. He's very influential and has connections in the Pentagon. Can he be invited to Baghdad? The buyer wants to meet him." Coleman was a well-connected arms dealer, senator, and a famous hawk in Congress who had contributed greatly to Bush's presidential campaign and became an important advisor to the president. Policies such as attacking Iraq, taking a hardline stance against China, and changing the construction relationship with China into a competitive one all bore his shadow. "I can talk to Mr. Coleman, but he probably won't come to Baghdad himself." Oulton said. "Also, I need some other things here, don't know if they can be obtained, the buyer is willing to pay an even higher price." Laim handed over a piece of paper. "Aircraft composite material manufacturing technology?" Oulton took a look, this was even more deadly stuff. Advanced aircraft...

  To a considerable extent dependent on the advancement of materials

  The two giants, Airbus and Boeing, were engaged in a fierce competition, with their technological showdown centered on the application of advanced composite materials. Alton's eyes widened as he asked, "Who wants this stuff?" "It's Kuwait's oil king." "Even the President doesn't have the authority to approve the export of aircraft composite material technology." "I guess President Bourne didn't authorize the sale of US-made weapons to anti-American armed groups either?" "What...do you mean?" Rhyme handed Alton an earplug, which he put on, and a recording of last night's interrogation of Hashib began playing. The recording revealed that Hashib had confessed that the anti-American armed group's weapons came from Briza. Alton was stunned, sweat beading on his forehead again as he looked at Rhyme tensely: "How did you get this?" "What do you think?" "But...it's not easy to get aircraft material technology..." "Mr. Coleman has a close relationship with Lockheed. You can discuss it with him. If he says yes, then it's okay. If he says no, then that's it. Once the goods are in hand, $100 million will be transferred to your Swiss bank account immediately." "Okay...alright." Alton had no choice but to agree, and he also had doubts: what was Rhyme trying to do? As a CIA agent, why was he helping a Kuwaiti arms dealer obtain advanced weapons and technology? Wouldn't this harm US national interests if it leaked out? Didn't Rhyme even understand this simple logic? This matter must be reported to Coleman. What Rhyme didn't know was that Coleman was Alton's wife's uncle, and Alton had become the ambassador to Iraq mainly due to Coleman's efforts. In Chinese terms, Coleman was Alton's backstage boss. With such a powerful backer, Alton wasn't afraid of being blackmailed by a recording.