Chapter Eight: The Crash

CHAPTER EIGHT: THE CRASH

 EVERY THING HAD GONE AS PLANNED AS THE TWO STEALTH HAWKS DESCENDED, BUT THEN, IT HAPPENED. THE FIRST STEALTH HAWK THAT WAS GOING TO BE LANDING ON THE GROUND, HAD CLIPPED THE COMPOUND’S 10 FOOT HIGH WALL, AND SEVERED ITS BACK TAIL-WING. NOW, THE WHOLE OPERATION THAT TOOK MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF PLANNING WAS IN JEOPARDY. ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE SEALS ON BOARD THE CRASHED STEALTH HAWK, IT WAS “THIS IS GONNA BE LIKE IT,” REFERRING TO THE MOVIE BLACK HAWK DOWN. FOR THE US NATIONAL TERRORISM ADMINISTRATION GATHERED AROUND IN THE WHITE HOUSE’S SITUATION ROOM, IT WAS AN “OH S***” MOMENT.