Clouds of Deception

On the second ring, the man raised the phone to his ear and in a low voice, said, "e;Proceed."e; A few seconds later, he placed the phone back in its cradle and turned to his visitor. With no emotion in his voice, he said, "e;It seems we have lost the team. All but the driver of the vehicle are probably dead. Is there any way our operatives can be identified?"e;"e;No, Sir,"e; the visitor replied. "e;All the assassins have had plastic surgery and finger prints cannot be obtained, because there are none. DNA testing is a possibility, but would take more time than they have available."e;"e;Well, we knew when we started this that it wouldn't be easy, but we can't afford any more debacles."e; His voice became harder, "e;Within two weeks, our mission will be completed, and, if the president is still alive under that mountain, he's to stay there-at least for the next fourteen days. After that, it won't matter. See to it!"e;