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Qusay clenched his fists tightly. Iraq must participate in this operation, because only in the shortest possible time, before this incident has a bad impact on the Western world, can the incident be brought to an end. Only by solving it well can we maintain the side that is beneficial to us.

Of course, the hijacking of the cruise ship may have been done by a small organization in Palestine. Qusay knew that because of being oppressed by Israel for a long time, the state of Palestine could not be established, which led to the repressed hatred in the hearts of the people. This kind of hatred, at some point, will be used by some people to form a radical organization.

Qusay supports Palestine and Arafat, but he absolutely does not support those particularly radical organizations. Especially, Qusay firmly opposes suicide bombings. There are many ways to fight , that is the most stupid type of behavior, although there are many reasons for this kind of behavior, but now Qusay is actively working hard to avoid that kind of situation from happening.

Doing that can only make Israel cheaper, and let Israel receive more support in the international community. Look!The Palestinians are terrorists and they take revenge on our civilians!Israel will stand tall and stand on the commanding heights of justice. You know, this is very influential.

"The Messiah Bureau immediately went all out to find out all the details of the hijacking incident, determine the current location of the ship, the possible locations of the personnel on board, terrorists and hostages. We need to launch a strike!" Qusay said.

"Yes," Yourid immediately agreed. President Qusay did not call the hijackers Palestinian brothers, but directly called them terrorists, which means he has made his position clear.

"Inform Hades, I have a task for him." Qusay then said to his secretary: "Get me Egyptian President Mubarak."

Although Egypt is now in decline, its influence is far less than before, and it is not as good as Iraq at all, but it is still a big country in the Arab world. After withdrawing from the struggle with Israel, Egypt has been burying its head in enduring accusations from other Arab countries and even Reviled as a traitor, focusing on developing the economy of their own country, Egypt is tired and needs to rest.

The current leader of Egypt, Muhammad Hosni Mubarak, was born in a Muslim family in Manoufia Province in the Nile Delta in 1928. After graduating from high school, Mubarak, who was only 19 years old, was admitted to the military College, began a long military career.Later, he served in the Mechanical Infantry Brigade.He also joined the Air Force and became a fighter pilot. He successively served as the commander of the bomber brigade, the commander of the air force base, and the dean of the Air Force Academy, with the rank of major general. In 1969, he was entrusted with the important task of Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and three years later, he was promoted to Undersecretary of Defense and Commander of the Air Force.

The biggest victory in Mubarak's life was the October War. He participated in the formulation of the plan and the command of the entire war, fully demonstrating his military talents, especially the Egyptian air force played a key role. After this war, Mubarak Raq gradually became one of the central figures on the Egyptian political scene and was appointed vice president.

In 81, President Sadat was assassinated during a military parade.In this very severe situation, Mubarak resolutely took over the post of Sadat and became the president of Egypt. It was once predicted that the next person to be assassinated would be Mubarak, but he still Now that he has come to the present, he is the greatest president in the hearts of the Egyptian people.

However, in the past few years, the relationship between Egypt and other Arab countries has not been very good. As a traitor in the eyes of others, Egypt always suffers from blank stares at every Arab meeting. , and Iraq, as a newly rising leader in the Arab countries, has replaced Egypt's position. During this process, the relationship between Egypt and Iraq has not improved. At this time, Qusay's initiative issued this time Contact has various meanings.

Qusay got through to Mubarak on a dedicated line.

"Mr. President, we in Iraq are very concerned about this incident of ship hijacking that occurred on your side," Qusay said.

Knowing that it was Iraqi President Qusay who wanted to talk to him on the phone, Mubarak was very surprised. He had been thinking about improving relations with Iraq, but there was no chance.

At the beginning, the reason why Egypt chose to negotiate peace with Israel was because after years of war, Egypt finally discovered pessimistically that the Arab world had no possibility of winning the struggle against Israel with the support of Western countries. With strong military strength, they spared no effort to support Israel, and even the British Air Force attacked Egypt during the war.Since it is impossible to win on the battlefield, there is also a way to negotiate at the negotiating table. What they consider more is Egypt's own interests.

Why are they afraid of being infamous? They did this for Egypt.

However, after Qusay's sudden rise, the situation in the entire Middle East began to undergo earth-shaking changes. The once powerful Israel, the final winner of every Middle East war, actually occupied the entire Middle East under the attack of Iraq. It is not cheap, and more importantly, in every dispute, Iraq is on the side of justice. The entire Western world no longer supports Israel. This is also a key aspect of Iraq's victory. Even the United States and Iraq have maintained friendly relations, which makes Egypt, who has been watching from the sidelines, envious.

How did that young man do it!It has achieved victory in the struggle against Iran, won the strategic posture against Israel, and helped Syria regain the Golan Heights. Impossible miracles have all appeared.

Now, the first very meaningful conversation between the top leaders of the two sides began in the phone call initiated by Qusay. Qusay did not regard Egypt as a traitor to the Arab world. He was seeking Egypt's support.

Chapter 845 The host agrees

"Thank you very much for your country's attention. We will properly handle this incident of hijacking the ship." Mubarak said that although he admired the young man very much, this is still a matter of dignity in Egypt. In the event of terrorists hijacking a cruise ship, the Egyptian government must maintain its image.

"So, how do you plan to deal with this incident of hijacking the ship?" Qu Sai asked, his tone seemed to be homely.

If it was on a formal occasion, it seemed that there was an element of questioning if he asked this way, but now, he asked it like this, as if it was a question between two good friends.

"Create a lot of pressure on the terrorists to let them understand that the only way out for them to lay down their weapons and surrender in this shipjacking incident, and as long as they don't harm the hostages, we will guarantee their personal safety and avoid being attacked by Western countries." Punishment," Mubarak said.

In later generations, Egypt handled it like this, and it did work. When the terrorists discovered that if they did not succumb to Egypt, they would face attacks from Western countries, especially the special forces of the United States and Italy at any time. When they decided that even if the hostages were injured, they would carry out an armed attack on the terrorists who hijacked the ship, the terrorists finally compromised and surrendered to the Egyptian government, and the hostages were rescued.

However, Egypt did not punish the terrorists, because the terrorists were Palestinians, and they sheltered the armed men who hijacked the ship. As a result, when these men flew to Tunisia by plane, they were intercepted by American fighter planes.

Qusay does not agree with this approach. In this case, it will take too long. For the current situation, the sooner this incident is resolved, the more harmful the impact of this incident can be reduced, because this incident , will definitely be used by the Jews. For example, the news industry controlled by the Jews in the United States will definitely publicize this matter vigorously.

Qusay guessed right. Just 15 minutes after the shipjacking incident, major newspapers in the United States began to report on the incident. Among them, newspapers controlled by Jews began to publicize the atrocities committed by the Palestinians, claiming that the Palestinians were terrorists. Molecules, their existence is a threat to the Middle East, and Israel is the main force defending peace and security in the Middle East.

"Mr. President, what if the terrorists don't intend to lay down their weapons at all, and even start shooting hostages because their demands are not met?" Qusay asked.

"No, we expect that in a maximum of two days, when the hijackers realize that their demands cannot be met, and we can provide them with personal safety, they will recognize the situation." Mubarak said. "After all, after killing the hostages, they have no room for maneuver and must be punished by law. We in Egypt can also leave them a way out, and they will definitely understand."

Mubarak was very confident, as if he had sent the terrorists. Although Qusay knew that this incident had absolutely nothing to do with Egypt, Mubarak still dissatisfied Qusay with his way of handling the problem. Barack's thinking still rests on the basis that terrorists are normal people. In later generations, for those suicidal terrorist attacks, can we still use normal thinking to reason about them?

"Mr. President, this incident happened very strangely. At the same time, we can't wait until the people on the ship suddenly realize and start to regret, and then agree to these conditions you proposed. For the ship hijacking operation, we have only one way, let them Realizing that what they did was very wrong, and at the same time, they are not going to end well," Qusay said.

Hearing Qusay's words, Mubarak was a little shocked. Don't you know that these people are Palestinians. Although their methods are wrong, they are still patriotic and brave!

"President Qusay, you mean to attack them? Although their methods are a bit extreme, we can understand their motives," Mubarak said.

"It's wrong," Qusay said. "No matter what their motives are, it's a very wrong thing for them to do. Just because they are Palestinians and they are fighting for the liberation of Palestine Their actions can be allowed, and their actions will spoil the just cause of Palestine internationally. They are destroyers of the cause of Palestine's liberation. Their actions should not be encouraged, but banned! And , are you sure that they are really some righteous organization in Palestine?"

Hearing Qusay's words, Mubarak was stunned. Only then did he realize that although Qusay is young, since he has been able to rise rapidly in the past few years and lead Iraq to become stronger, then his vision must be very high , Looking at the problem, it must be more profound.

We cannot encourage them just because their motives are good, because this kind of behavior will be condemned by the whole world, unless Palestine has decided that it can be an enemy of the whole world like Iran. Otherwise, they will not be able to bear this reputation. This is a matter of principle, and this kind of behavior cannot be encouraged.

What's more, even Mubarak felt that their actions this time were a little ill-considered. If you hijacked a Jewish cruise ship, everyone would accept it. To hijack an Italian cruise ship, there are no Israelis on board, at most there are only a few Jews of other nationalities, and it was hijacked in Egypt, and Egypt was also brought in. This kind of behavior is a bit too despicable up.

Qusay's last words were more like a blow to the head. Was this operation really carried out by a Palestinian organization, or was there some other ulterior motive?

The occurrence of this incident was full of all kinds of questions that Mubarak couldn't figure out from the very beginning. He went to Egypt to hijack an Italian cruise ship and forced Israel to hand over the imprisoned prisoners. The movement was a bit too loud. ?Wouldn't it be easier for you to go to a big city or village in Israel and kidnap a few local Jews?

Qusay sharply pointed out that there may be something hidden in it.

Even the seasoned American high-level officials did not see this problem, not because they are not smart, but because they have preconceptions. They all believe that it is very possible for the Palestinians to engage in a hostage-taking incident to coerce Israeli zhèngfǔ to release people. , They have that kind of motivation, only Qusay can analyze it more thoroughly, because he knows that Palestine doesn't need this kind of motivation at all now!

"So, President Qusay, what do you mean?" Mubarak asked.

"We want to pre-emptively send special forces to board the ship to rescue the hostages just tonight," Qusay said.

tonight?Now, it is already past four o'clock in the afternoon, that is to say, in a few hours, they will launch an operation to rescue the hostages?How can this be?

This kind of hostage-taking incident by terrorists has always been very difficult to deal with, because if it is not handled properly, the hostages will be accidentally injured, and more than 400 people have been hijacked. Bringing huge diplomatic disputes, without full confidence, armed rescue cannot be carried out. Even the United States, which has the most powerful military strength, still fell into the sand in Iran, and the Delta Special Forces lost all face?

Egypt's special forces, were not prepared for that.

Hearing that there was no sound on the other side of the microphone, Qu Sai knew that the other party was hesitating whether to use force to strike.

"President, right now, the hostage issue is only secondary. The global attention and suspicion to Palestine is the main thing because of the hostage issue. The longer this matter drags on, the more pressure and doubts will be placed on Arafat. Great, we must resolve this incident as soon as possible. If the United States or even Israel intervene in this incident, for example, if the above terrorists fall into the hands of Israel, then, you think, What inside story will those terrorists confess?"

What Qusay said completely moved Mubarak, and he had already begun to admire Qusay in his heart. He was indeed more sophisticated than him when considering issues.

In this situation, the worst possibility is that Egypt did not take sufficient measures to allow Israel to take the lead. In that case, there is no doubt that all the dirty water will be poured on Arafat and on the cause of the just cause of the liberation of Palestine. For the Arab brothers, once the international community forms a prejudice against Palestine, then Arafat will be very passive in the future.

It's fine if Egypt doesn't fight Israel itself. It would be too irresponsible to sit back and watch and cause the situation in Palestine to deteriorate.

However, Egypt is not sure that it can solve this incident by force. Their special forces have not experienced this kind of training. How can they say such things to Qusay?Isn't that exposing your weakness?

"As long as your country's zhèngfǔ agrees, then we in Iraq are willing to deploy our own armed forces to help resolve this hostage incident. If the operation is successful, all the credit will be due to Egypt. We can say that this operation was completely planned by Egypt. If the operation fails, we in Iraq are willing to bear all the responsibilities, and the injured hostages will be compensated by us in Iraq." Qusay continued.

No matter how thick-skinned a person is, they will probably blush when they hear this. Qu Sai said this to dispel the other party's last doubts. Anyway, in the dark, no one from the outside world knows which army did it. The success and credit are all Egypt's. If the operation fails, Iraq will take responsibility. This proposal makes it impossible for the other party to refuse.

"Well, I agree. However, if the operation is successful, we will publicize the heroic help of your country's special forces. If it fails, we are willing to take responsibility for this time." Mubarak said, after all, Egypt was once the leader of the Middle East. Egypt will not agree to the conditions, and after that, Egypt will no longer be able to mix in the Arab world.

8Chapter 16 Marine Corps dispatched!

The Achille sailed quietly in the eastern Mediterranean. Originally, its journey was simply from Alexandria to Port Said. Now, it has left the coastline and entered the deep sea. However, it did not follow the plan of the hijackers. The order to sail to Lebanon, but due north, sailed to the waterway leading to the Aegean Sea.

Inside the ship, several hours had passed. All the hostages were crowded into the small karaoke hall. Although the place was big enough, when more than 400 people came in, the place immediately became smaller. Only one person was left here. The hijackers are watching, and the hijackers know that the operation will last for several days, and they are already changing shifts and resting their strength.