The Thar Incident - 8
Continued from Part 7.
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Matthew Wheeler seemed very ordinary. Those that knew him would probably find little to tell you about him because he really had few distinguishing features. To most he was just another of those fake academics that loiter the halls of various foundations that line the beltway in Washington D.C. Most people in the US Internal Revenue Service would be hard placed where these mysterious foundations got their money from, or how they managed to build such enormous buildings and pull together millions of dollars worth of media and information management equipment. A few people in Washington might be able to tell exactly how much money each foundation recieved and a handful of left leaning academics in US universities might be willing to swear on their mothers, that these foundations are the front for the CIA. Conspiracy theorists on the internet might even opine that the foundations are the footfall of the "real CIA", the one which does not answer to Congress and operates solely out of private slush funds created by trade in underworld economies.
All this ofcourse had no relevance to Matthew, a descendant of the second wave of immigrants from England, Matthew was all things American, a wide mixture of ethnicities constituted his ancestry and his forefathers had fought on both sides of American Civil War. The Wheeler family was reputedly invovled in rum running and sugar plantations in the south, but at the turn of the century the Wheelers had moved to Boston and settled into the legal profession. The geneology was cumerbsome but Matthew was a product of a long line of fake academics.
Matthew had served as a correspondent in Nicaragua and Honduras in the 80s when the Sandanista regime was challenged by the Contra rebels. Rumor has it that the Contras were actually growing coca leaves and were processing it into cocaine anhydride for sale on the US market. It was such rumors that had sparked the Iran-Contra investigation that paralysed the Reagan adminstration. Matthew however was simply a reporter in Tegucigalpa at the time, he was called the investigative commission to testify but they quickly found out that he had nothing to say. Years later he had turned up in Bosnia, as a researcher and then later in Kurdish Iraq as an advisor to the Kurdish forces. How a particular Indian consular official came to know of Matthew's connections to the innards of the US government is not well known, but somehow the two had become friends. It was this official who arranged Matthew's visit to India and set up a meeting with the NSA.
Matthew was upset at the NSA's response. The NSA had pretended he had no clue what Matthew was talking about, a fact Matthew knew was not true. So angry with the NSA's response, Matthew had requested an audience with the PM herself. She was quite busy and could only spare a few minutes for him but Matthew's friend the consular official had insisted and managed to get an actual audience. The NSA only heard about the development after the meeting was actually scheduled. The PM had suggested that the NSA continue to feign ignorance and allow her to handle it. With that said, there was little the NSA could do.
The PM met Matthew at the official residence on 7 Race Course Road. Matthew was ushered into the room by helpful Special Protection Group officers who disappeared almost as soon as they appeared.
Matthew now found himself seated before the PM who appeared to be reading a piece of paper before her and somewhat impatiently tapping her right foot.
"Hello" she said raising her eyes towards him and peering above her glasses.
"Hello Ma'am" responded Matthew,
"It seems you have something to say to me", she said quietly.
Matthew was a little unsure but then decided that he would get to the point. Unfortunately for Matthew, the PM was expecting that, having read the NSCS's file on Matthew.
Matthew began without preamble," I believe that your people have come upon an object of great value and significance. The object is not from earth and there is considerable history here that perhaps your people are not aware of."
The PM cut him off "And how does this concern you?"
Matthew was now on the back foot, "The issues are too wide in implication for us to ignore."
The PM replied in a more conciliatory fashion "What do you propose?"
That was Matthew's cue, "I would like to arrange the visit of a briefing delegation, they will inform..."
The PM cut him off again, "Sounds perfectly reasonable, please proceed with due speed."
Matthew suddenly realized that the meeting was over.
As Matthew was escorted out of the 7 RCR building, he realized that the Indians were being very cagey.
The NSA had been watching the whole meeting on the internal video surveillance system on the PPS' office. The two men trooped into the PM's office right after Matthew left. The PM read their minds and said, "we will wait and see what he brings us."
Matthew was on the earliest flight out of Delhi, and when he landed at Muscat's airport, a US military flight was awaiting his arrival. He landed in Washington D.C. some 10 hours later and a waiting car drove him to the White House.
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Matthew Wheeler seemed very ordinary. Those that knew him would probably find little to tell you about him because he really had few distinguishing features. To most he was just another of those fake academics that loiter the halls of various foundations that line the beltway in Washington D.C. Most people in the US Internal Revenue Service would be hard placed where these mysterious foundations got their money from, or how they managed to build such enormous buildings and pull together millions of dollars worth of media and information management equipment. A few people in Washington might be able to tell exactly how much money each foundation recieved and a handful of left leaning academics in US universities might be willing to swear on their mothers, that these foundations are the front for the CIA. Conspiracy theorists on the internet might even opine that the foundations are the footfall of the "real CIA", the one which does not answer to Congress and operates solely out of private slush funds created by trade in underworld economies.
All this ofcourse had no relevance to Matthew, a descendant of the second wave of immigrants from England, Matthew was all things American, a wide mixture of ethnicities constituted his ancestry and his forefathers had fought on both sides of American Civil War. The Wheeler family was reputedly invovled in rum running and sugar plantations in the south, but at the turn of the century the Wheelers had moved to Boston and settled into the legal profession. The geneology was cumerbsome but Matthew was a product of a long line of fake academics.
Matthew had served as a correspondent in Nicaragua and Honduras in the 80s when the Sandanista regime was challenged by the Contra rebels. Rumor has it that the Contras were actually growing coca leaves and were processing it into cocaine anhydride for sale on the US market. It was such rumors that had sparked the Iran-Contra investigation that paralysed the Reagan adminstration. Matthew however was simply a reporter in Tegucigalpa at the time, he was called the investigative commission to testify but they quickly found out that he had nothing to say. Years later he had turned up in Bosnia, as a researcher and then later in Kurdish Iraq as an advisor to the Kurdish forces. How a particular Indian consular official came to know of Matthew's connections to the innards of the US government is not well known, but somehow the two had become friends. It was this official who arranged Matthew's visit to India and set up a meeting with the NSA.
Matthew was upset at the NSA's response. The NSA had pretended he had no clue what Matthew was talking about, a fact Matthew knew was not true. So angry with the NSA's response, Matthew had requested an audience with the PM herself. She was quite busy and could only spare a few minutes for him but Matthew's friend the consular official had insisted and managed to get an actual audience. The NSA only heard about the development after the meeting was actually scheduled. The PM had suggested that the NSA continue to feign ignorance and allow her to handle it. With that said, there was little the NSA could do.
The PM met Matthew at the official residence on 7 Race Course Road. Matthew was ushered into the room by helpful Special Protection Group officers who disappeared almost as soon as they appeared.
Matthew now found himself seated before the PM who appeared to be reading a piece of paper before her and somewhat impatiently tapping her right foot.
"Hello" she said raising her eyes towards him and peering above her glasses.
"Hello Ma'am" responded Matthew,
"It seems you have something to say to me", she said quietly.
Matthew was a little unsure but then decided that he would get to the point. Unfortunately for Matthew, the PM was expecting that, having read the NSCS's file on Matthew.
Matthew began without preamble," I believe that your people have come upon an object of great value and significance. The object is not from earth and there is considerable history here that perhaps your people are not aware of."
The PM cut him off "And how does this concern you?"
Matthew was now on the back foot, "The issues are too wide in implication for us to ignore."
The PM replied in a more conciliatory fashion "What do you propose?"
That was Matthew's cue, "I would like to arrange the visit of a briefing delegation, they will inform..."
The PM cut him off again, "Sounds perfectly reasonable, please proceed with due speed."
Matthew suddenly realized that the meeting was over.
As Matthew was escorted out of the 7 RCR building, he realized that the Indians were being very cagey.
The NSA had been watching the whole meeting on the internal video surveillance system on the PPS' office. The two men trooped into the PM's office right after Matthew left. The PM read their minds and said, "we will wait and see what he brings us."
Matthew was on the earliest flight out of Delhi, and when he landed at Muscat's airport, a US military flight was awaiting his arrival. He landed in Washington D.C. some 10 hours later and a waiting car drove him to the White House.
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