for?”
“Small pox vaccine,” Frank said. “I can understand that; glad they’re doing it.”
“Something’s bothering you,” the General said.
“Yeah,” Frank said. “It was manned by UN Peacekeepers.”
“What!” General Hogan asked, sounding alarmed. “I wasn’t informed of that.”
“I figured,” Frank said. “It gets worse. They were asking if they could search vehicles, and they were waving their guns around.”
“Son of a bitch,” the General said. “Did they say what they were looking for?”
“Yeah, guns and drugs,” Frank said. “I told them no way without a warrant from a US Judge.”
“Good,” General Hogan said. “They fight you on it?”
“They told me I had a bad attitude, but it was pretty obvious they couldn’t force us. One of them said they were
US authorities
.”
“That’s baloney,” the General said. “At least it’d better be.”
“Yeah, one of them remarked to the other that they didn’t have authority to force a search.
Yet.”
“I’ll call the Pentagon,” General Hogan said.
“You haven’t heard anything about this at all?” Jerry asked. “Not even rumors?”
“I’ve heard rumors, but the Joint Chiefs warned the Administration not to do that.”
“Then how can they get away with it?” Frank asked.
“The President probably used an executive order, and until it gets challenged in court, it’ll stand. Were they searching anybody?”
“Yeah, several cars were being searched when we pulled up,” Jerry said. “I suspect those people didn’t know they could refuse.”
“Probably,” General Hogan said. “I expected the idiots in DC to try to lock down the population somehow, but I didn’t think they’d go as far as bringing the UN to this country.”
“Yeah, especially when they’re having problems in the EU,” Jane said. “What’s up with that?”
“Good question,” General Hogan said. “I’m gonna call the Joint Chiefs and have a chat.”
“Good,” Frank said.
“You didn’t see any UN guys anywhere other than the roadblock, did you?”
“Nope, and I had one eye in my rear view mirror most of the time,” Frank said.
“Good,” General Hogan said. “I’ll get back to you. It’ll be sometime tomorrow morning, though. Won’t be able to raise the Chiefs this late.”
“Thanks,” Frank said. “We’ll let you know if we see any more.”
“Okay, you do that,” the General said. “Thanks for telling me.”
“Take care,” Frank said. He shut off the call.
“It really bothers me that he didn’t know about this,” Jane said.
“Me too,” Jerry said. “Why are they letting him hang out with us for so long? Why haven’t they called him back to headquarters?”
“I’m wondering the same thing,” Frank said. “I wonder if they’re trying to separate out the military leaders who might resist something like this.”
“If they are, we’re in trouble,” Jane said. “Remember that he doesn’t want to bring the armed forces into the situation in New Mexico. I figured it was just to avoid leaks. Maybe it’s a bigger problem.”
“Yeah, maybe,” Frank said. “Anybody ready for another drink?”
“Sure,” Jerry said.
“I’ll hold off,” Jane said. “Want to have a clear head.”
***
Dusk. Scott was sweaty, still breathing hard after a feverish session with Cindy. She had dozed off again, and was laying half atop him, her stale breath hitting him in the face. He’d finally had enough, and pushed her off so he could climb out of bed.
“Kerry?” he asked.
“I’m up here,” he said from the bunk.
“You go swimming?” he asked.
“Yeah, Scotty. It was nice. Nobody else was there. The spa is too hot, though.”
“Glad you had fun,” Scott said. “Hungry?”
“Yeah,” he said. “We still have some Kraft Dinner. Should I make some?”
“Sure,” Scott said. “We might as well try out the stove in the new coach. You can watch the TV, too, you know.”
“I was earlier,
“Small pox vaccine,” Frank said. “I can understand that; glad they’re doing it.”
“Something’s bothering you,” the General said.
“Yeah,” Frank said. “It was manned by UN Peacekeepers.”
“What!” General Hogan asked, sounding alarmed. “I wasn’t informed of that.”
“I figured,” Frank said. “It gets worse. They were asking if they could search vehicles, and they were waving their guns around.”
“Son of a bitch,” the General said. “Did they say what they were looking for?”
“Yeah, guns and drugs,” Frank said. “I told them no way without a warrant from a US Judge.”
“Good,” General Hogan said. “They fight you on it?”
“They told me I had a bad attitude, but it was pretty obvious they couldn’t force us. One of them said they were
US authorities
.”
“That’s baloney,” the General said. “At least it’d better be.”
“Yeah, one of them remarked to the other that they didn’t have authority to force a search.
Yet.”
“I’ll call the Pentagon,” General Hogan said.
“You haven’t heard anything about this at all?” Jerry asked. “Not even rumors?”
“I’ve heard rumors, but the Joint Chiefs warned the Administration not to do that.”
“Then how can they get away with it?” Frank asked.
“The President probably used an executive order, and until it gets challenged in court, it’ll stand. Were they searching anybody?”
“Yeah, several cars were being searched when we pulled up,” Jerry said. “I suspect those people didn’t know they could refuse.”
“Probably,” General Hogan said. “I expected the idiots in DC to try to lock down the population somehow, but I didn’t think they’d go as far as bringing the UN to this country.”
“Yeah, especially when they’re having problems in the EU,” Jane said. “What’s up with that?”
“Good question,” General Hogan said. “I’m gonna call the Joint Chiefs and have a chat.”
“Good,” Frank said.
“You didn’t see any UN guys anywhere other than the roadblock, did you?”
“Nope, and I had one eye in my rear view mirror most of the time,” Frank said.
“Good,” General Hogan said. “I’ll get back to you. It’ll be sometime tomorrow morning, though. Won’t be able to raise the Chiefs this late.”
“Thanks,” Frank said. “We’ll let you know if we see any more.”
“Okay, you do that,” the General said. “Thanks for telling me.”
“Take care,” Frank said. He shut off the call.
“It really bothers me that he didn’t know about this,” Jane said.
“Me too,” Jerry said. “Why are they letting him hang out with us for so long? Why haven’t they called him back to headquarters?”
“I’m wondering the same thing,” Frank said. “I wonder if they’re trying to separate out the military leaders who might resist something like this.”
“If they are, we’re in trouble,” Jane said. “Remember that he doesn’t want to bring the armed forces into the situation in New Mexico. I figured it was just to avoid leaks. Maybe it’s a bigger problem.”
“Yeah, maybe,” Frank said. “Anybody ready for another drink?”
“Sure,” Jerry said.
“I’ll hold off,” Jane said. “Want to have a clear head.”
***
Dusk. Scott was sweaty, still breathing hard after a feverish session with Cindy. She had dozed off again, and was laying half atop him, her stale breath hitting him in the face. He’d finally had enough, and pushed her off so he could climb out of bed.
“Kerry?” he asked.
“I’m up here,” he said from the bunk.
“You go swimming?” he asked.
“Yeah, Scotty. It was nice. Nobody else was there. The spa is too hot, though.”
“Glad you had fun,” Scott said. “Hungry?”
“Yeah,” he said. “We still have some Kraft Dinner. Should I make some?”
“Sure,” Scott said. “We might as well try out the stove in the new coach. You can watch the TV, too, you know.”
“I was earlier,
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