Chapter 330: The United States does not compromise with terrorists

The American flight was hijacked and landed at Beirut Airport? Zhang Feng intuitively knew that it must be abnormal.

"Do you know who did it? What did the United States react? How did Arafat treat it?" Zhang Feng asked in a row.

"So far, we only know that the hijacking was us Middle Eastern people. The Greek police arrested more than a dozen suspected accomplices at the airport, all of whom were Arab. The US Air Force dispatched fighter planes to intercept it, but it failed. The plane landed at Beirut International Airport. I don't know what Arafat's attitude is yet," Yurid said.

The hijackers are from the Middle East. Which force did they do it? When they landed in Beirut, was it done by the radical side of the PLO? That would be troublesome. Zhang Feng knew that such hijacking was despised by the whole society. If Israel took advantage of this opportunity and clamored for counter-terrorism, coupled with the support of the United States, the Soviet Union had no excuse to oppose it, and Arafat would have a hard time.

Even if you do this, you will never admit it! Zhang Feng felt that he should communicate with Arafat and asked about his attitude.

Due to Zhang Feng's selfless assistance to Arafat last time, a direct connection has been established between Zhang Feng and Arafat. Although the phone is easily eavesdropped by Iraqi intelligence agencies, especially in the Baghdad area now, Zhang Feng is not afraid of his father knowing this level of contact.

Arafat's voice came from the other end of the phone on the confidential communication line.

"Uncle Yasil, did an aircraft land in Beirut today?" Zhang Feng asked.

"No," said Arafat. "It was the terrorist who hijacked a US Trojan Airways passenger plane and landed at Beirut Airport."

"Do you know what kind of force the terrorists are?"

"It's not clear yet. I just know from the boarding record that there are two terrorists on it. They take all the aircraft as hostages and ask the West, led by the United States, to agree to their conditions."

"What conditions did they make?"

"Israel wants to withdraw its troops and retreat to the dividing line between the two sides stipulated by the United Nations." Arafat spoke in his mouth.

This condition obviously proves that they are Palestinians, but he has no news yet. None of the large and small organizations in the PLO have come out to claim that they did it. Fortunately, there is not. If it is true, it will be even more troublesome.

When Zhang Feng heard this, he thought so, and then asked: "What do Uncle Naosil think about the actions of these people?"

"No matter what, civilians are innocent, and such activities against civilians cannot be promoted. Otherwise, if this trend spreads, the situation will become out of control."

"Then you don't support it?"

"Absolutely no support. At present, the hijackers are asking for refueling the plane."

Come on? When Zhang Feng heard this, he felt that there was something else in it and asked, "Where do they want to fly?"

"I don't know, the hijacker didn't say this."

"Did they have asked for other conditions?"

"By the way, it seems that at the end, I was also dissatisfied with the sanctions imposed by Western countries on Iran." Arafat said.

Zhang Feng's mind was filled with inspiration. If this hijacking incident was not done by a small Palestine organization, it would definitely be done by the Iranians. It would be a good plan to kill two birds with one stone!

"Uncle Yasil, you can delay them, and send someone to negotiate with them, so that they can first release the elderly and children on the plane." Zhang Feng said: "This way, you can alleviate your suspicion, and then mediate with the United States. I think someone will definitely be impatient to surface."

"Blessed by Allah, I hope this incident can pass through peace." Arafat put down the phone. He was not timid, but his long-term vision and had seen the possible consequences of this incident, which were very serious.

If you release some people first, they can also have a way out. Moreover, if it is the elderly and children, there can also be sufficient excuses.

President Reagan canceled his leave in California and consulted with his think tank in an emergency.

"Everyone, you all know the situation." Reagan said: "Our Global Airlines flight 832 was hijacked by terrorists. Although the Air Force dispatched urgently, it did not force the passenger plane to land. Now, the passenger plane has landed at Beirut Airport. This is a serious terrorist attack. We must come up with a suitable method."

Everyone else already knew about this, and their minds all came to the Iranian hostage incident in the past few years. If it weren't for that incident, President Carter's actions would have dissatisfied the people of the whole country, and he would not have been re-election, and President Reagan's campaign would not have been successful.

And this kind of thing happened again during President Reagan's term. If this matter is not solved neatly, it would be very troublesome for those who are interested to make a fuss about it. In a democratic country, President Reagan is likely to greatly reduce the support rate among the people.

"I advocate that we should send troops to attack Beirut Airport, and small groups of troops airborne over, kill the hijackers and rescue our people. We will never compromise with terrorists and must be stopped by severe means, otherwise the same situation may occur in the future." Defense Minister Weinberg said.

"Don't forget the lessons of the Eagle Claw Operation. In an unfamiliar environment, how likely will our troops have to win?" said Secretary of State George.

In the last Iran hostage crisis, the US side carried out a secret cross-service rescue operation code-named Eagle Claw Operation. However, the US side at that time did not have experience in this area.

They had many problems in their preparation work in advance. Many of the required equipment did not exist at the time, and they also lacked a unified command and control system. More importantly, the entire plan could not find a suitable base within a distance. The transport aircraft at that time did not have the ability to refuel in the air, which made the entire rescue operation a very difficult special forces operation. In the end, the rescue operation of the special forces who were not familiar with the Middle East environment encountered a desert storm, and a helicopter collided with a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft and crashed, and 8 Americans died and failed.

"Since the last failure, we have conducted corresponding training, and established a joint command of the Special Operations Command and the Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. We are already able to complete the mission, and the American people, need the protection of his army!"

Although Weinberg took the initiative, others did not agree very much.

"They landed in Beirut. From the edge of the region, it is easier to operate than in Tehran last time. However, once our actions fail, the consequences may be serious." Vice President Bush said: "The other side has two militants on the plane, with grenades and pistols. Once the other side takes risks, as long as our people get hurt, the public opinion in society will become unfavorable to us. If these militants are aroused to lose their minds and detonate the entire plane, it will be even more unfavorable to us. Maybe everyone has to go out in shame from here."

"So, to resolve this incident, we must show our strong force, but while showing force, we must also seek a peaceful solution to the problem." Poindexter said.

"No, we will never compromise with terrorists!" Weinberg said: "In this case, we will be even more despised by the people!"

"We are not compromising, we are just looking for the right solution to the problem," said James, the White House Chief of Staff. "I think the most important thing at the moment is Beirut's attitude."

Reagan's eyes lit up: "Speak."

At present, the passenger planes hijacked by terrorists have landed in Beirut. So, whether these terrorists are related to Arafat is very important. We should put pressure on Arafat to make him stand up for us. If he refuses, then we will support more on the Israeli issue in the future. This is something he absolutely does not want. Moreover, as long as he refuses, it means that the hostages were sent by him. The entire PLO is terrorist. Israel will occupy all the territory of Palestine and only fight terrorism, which is even more excuse. "When James says this, everyone will be interested.

The hostages in the United States were taken by Arafat. No one would believe it when he said it, because Arafat was not that stupid and had no motive. If Israel invaded Lebanon, it would be possible, now, it was completely unnecessary.

However, the hijackers were indeed Arabs, and they landed in Beirut. The United States did not directly put pressure on terrorists, but put pressure on Arafat, because the Beirut International Airport is currently controlled by the PLO, which is their territory. Therefore, if Arafat does not do it well and does not rescue the hostages, or simply does nothing, any shit can be placed on the PLO.

Pass the crisis!

President Reagan finally made the decision: "The SEALs immediately entered the Larnaca Air Force Base in Cyprus and were ready to take action at any time; the aircraft carrier formation in the Gibraltar region sailed into the eastern Mediterranean waters, ready to launch a raid on Lebanon, and put pressure on the PLO through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If he does not resolve the hostages taken by the hijackers as soon as possible, then our army will board Beirut and rescue them in person at any time!"

Just as the world's attention was focused here, Arafat, located in the center of the storm, had already begun his operation: negotiating with the hijackers!

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Chapter completed!