Your friend from the Pentagon Special Intelligence Unit came to see me.
Poundstone?
Yeah, Poundstone.
Poundstone's unit pushed all that WMD intel you've been chasing your tail on.
What? You mean Magellan?
Who is Magellan? Have you ever met him?
No.
Poundstone's got him locked up tight.
That's why we gotta find out what's going on.
Here's the deal.
We checked the notebook.
It's a list of addresses around Baghdad, mostly Adhamiya.
It's a Sunni stronghold, very sympathetic to the army.
More than likely, that's where Al Rawi is.
The notebook's probably his line to his battalion commanders.
We all set?
Not yet. We're waiting on military support.
Push them hard. I want to get every address in that book.
So, what do you think that meeting was about?
What would you be talking about if you just got invaded?
You think Al Rawi wants to fight?
If we don't make him an offer, he will.
What? You're going to cut a deal?
You're going to cut a deal with the Jack of Clubs?
What do you think you're doing here, Miller?
You're off reservation for a reason. What is it?
Well, I came to find weapons and save lives.
And I didn't find shit.
I want to know why.
There are no easy answers. If you want that, go work with Poundstone.
All we got is hard choices.
You want to know what happened to the weapons?
We gotta find Al Rawi and bring him in.
He'll give us the truth about WMD
and give us a shot at standing this country up without a bloodbath.
Do you want the job or not?
Yeah, I want it. Good.
Hamza's being held at the high-value target wing at Camp Cropper.
Poundstone's unit have him under wraps.
So, how are you going to get to him?
I'm not. You are.
Here's a pass.
We've got another prisoner there we can use to get you in.
Low-level Republican Guard, way below their radar.
Use him as an excuse to get to Hamza.
Here's a million dollars in cash.
Tell Hamza the money's his if he gives us what we need.
You tell him if he gives Al Rawi to me,
keeps his mouth shut over there until I bring him in,
I'll have him and his family out of the country by the end of the week.
You want me to tell him to not talk to the American interrogators?
That's right.
I thought we were all on the same side.
Don't be naive.
Miller.
Pentagon just revoked your transfer.
You're being released back to your unit, effective immediately.
You chose the wrong side.
Follow me, Freddy. We gotta move fast.
Where do you think you're going?
Let us through. Step aside, please.
What the hell are you playing at? Get me Langley.
You are required to hand over all information.
White House authorization. I want the book.
DC's got too much riding on this to have you and some Ba'athist generals fuck it up.
Martin.
Langley confirms.
I've got it!
Let's go. Stay out of this, Marty.
You all right here? Yeah.
Use local assets.
It's high priority.
Stay close to me, Freddy.
Put him down.
OGA.
I'm here to see a prisoner.
Heads up, Sarge. Hey, Sergeant.
Hello, sir.
I'm here to see Abdullah Ferat.
I'm gonna have to search your bag.
What's up with Hajji?
He's my translator.
Arms up, legs apart.
Check it out.
What's that in your pocket?
It's my cigarettes.
Good to go. Here you go, sir.
Go ahead and take them back to IR-1.
Right here.
That's not necessary, Sergeant.
Standard procedure, sir.
Sergeant, I have to have a classified conversation with the prisoner.
You can go on and step outside.
Roger, sir. Be right outside.
Do you know why they brought him here?
He's here because he's in the Republican Guard, Freddy.
Hey, Sergeant.
Hey, listen, this guy just gave us a piece of intel.
You apparently have a prisoner in your HVT wing here named Seyyed Hamza.
He can ID him for me.
I gotta get him down here and ID him real quick.
You're going to need an EJ-75 for that, man.
Guys, I got a live op going.
I got a team in place ready to move on a target. I gotta do this now.
How long will it take?
2 minutes.
Just 2 minutes? That's it. 2 minutes. Come on.
All right. Good, let's go. Hey, Freddy.
Put those bags on their heads.
OGA coming in for an ID check.
Hey, Hamza.
Get up.
Shit.
Get a medic!
I said, get a medic!
Hey, get the medics on the phone. We've got a situation here.
He say, "Why did you do this to me?"
He say the general did everything you ask of him in the meeting.
What do you... What meeting?
He just say Jordan.
Clear the way! Clear the way!
What is going on here, Miller?
Coming through! Okay.
What does he mean, "Jordan"?
We gotta stop the bleeding. His pulse is weak.
I need to talk to you about Magellan.
I'm going to call you right back.
What you got?
I read your articles.
You said an Iraqi WMD source named Magellan
met with US officials prior to the war.
I need to know about that meeting.
No. Come on, Miller. I can't discuss my sources with you.
Well, did you ever meet the guy? Do you know who he is?
Of course I didn't meet him. He's an Iraqi internal, for Christ's sake.
Then how do you know what he's saying is true?
Because I made contact through a reliable intermediary.
Reliable? Yes.
Have you ever even been to any of Magellan's sites?
You ever been to Diwaniya? Tikrit?
No.
There's nothing there.
Magellan's intel is bullshit.
Who's the intermediary?
No. I'm not discussing sources, Miller.
Jesus Christ! This is the reason we went to war!
All right, then at least tell me how it happened.
How does this happen?
How does somebody like you write something that's not true?
Tell me!
What do you know?
Look, I got a phone call one day from a senior official in DC.
He says, "I've got a story for you.
"The truth about Saddam's WMD programs."
So I go to meet him.
He puts the source report in my hands.
Magellan's product, the raw intel.
But when do you check the story?
He was a senior official, for Christ's sake.
He had access to Magellan's debrief.
All he asked was that I not disclose the location of the meeting.
The location.
Yes, in case I'd compromise the source.
It was Jordan, wasn't it?
The meeting was in Jordan.
Yes.
You can keep your million dollars.
Al Rawi's Magellan.
They're debriefing Magellan. They've got him held tight.
Supposing they don't?
John, take care of the money.
Hamza said Al Rawi met US officials in Jordan.
Now Dayne said the same thing about Magellan.
That's more than a coincidence.
Maybe. It doesn't make any sense.
If Poundstone met Al Rawi in Jordan, what's he hiding?
Well, what if he told him something he didn't wanna hear?
What if he told him there were no WMD?
I want Al Rawi's movements outside Iraq.
January, February, 2003. Anything you got.
I'm on it.
It all makes sense. The bad intel.
Why our teams came up empty at those sites.
Maybe we're looking at this thing the wrong way around.
It's a theory.
You've got no proof.
Don't be naive.
Sir, Mohammed Al Rawi was in Amman, Jordan on February 5th, 2003.
That's 3 days before Magellan came online.
Give me Clark Poundstone's movements, same period.
Sir, we've got a DOD Gulfstream on the same date.
Passenger Clark Poundstone routed Washington, DC to Amman, Jordan.
Martin, we're getting reports of an attack on an Al Rawi safe house.
South Adhamiya.
Poundstone's hunting Al Rawi. He doesn't want the truth to get out.
I need to know where the next safe house is.
All clear, Chief.
Send Freddy!
Yes, sir! Freddy, on the move.
Freddy, I need you to translate.
Tell him I need to get a message to General Al Rawi.
Tell him I need to meet Al Rawi tonight.
Chief Miller on the phone for you, sir.
Yeah? I got him.
Tahir al-Malik, one of Al Rawi's battalion commanders.
Where is he? I let him go.
Look, I told him to get a message to Al Rawi.
I told him I'd meet him at the Adhamiya bus station tonight.
If I can bring him in alive, then we'll have our proof.
If he talks, then we'll get the truth about WMD.
All right, if you get in front of Al Rawi, offer him whatever you have to.
If you pull this off,
there's still a chance we can hold this place together.
I'm headed there now.
You are serious to do a deal with Mohammed Al Rawi?
You know what already he do to this country?
We're just trying to save lives, Freddy.
There are people who think he can stop an insurgency.
All right, listen up, we're going to Adhamiya.
But look, we're going alone, so weapons check, comms check.
Make sure you're 100%. We got no support.
Hooah? Hooah!
You okay? Sergeant P, can I get a radio check?
Go to 1. Miller, what you are doing?
Channel 1. Roger that.
Look at what's happening.
I just need you to do your job tonight, Freddy.
Let's roll!
Thank you all very much. Admiral Kelly, Captain Card,
officers and sailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln,
my fellow Americans.
Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.
In the battle of Iraq,
the United States and our allies have prevailed.
All right!
Yeah? This is Briggs.
We got a problem.
My local assets are down.
I got a report saying it was US Army took them out and nobody called it in.
Where's Miller?
Stand by.
All right, listen up. I need everybody on a Blue Force Tracker.
Met-Delta 85th, XTF.
Sir.
He's moving northwest towards Adhamiya.
ETA? 12 minutes, sir.
ETA, 12 minutes.
He's meeting with Al Rawi.
Son of a bitch. He's on his way there right now.
All right, what do you want me to do?
Follow Miller. He'll lead you right to him.
And when you find Al Rawi, you take that son of a bitch out.
What about Miller?
He's off reservation. Miller can't bring in Al Rawi.
Don't let him get in the way.
I want to make that announcement.
Now? Just make it happen!
This is Vanguard 6 on the airborne command.
I need a C-2 bird with eyes over Adhamiya.
I want an ISO on all military radio
and cell phone transmissions for a 3-mile radius.
Alpha 1, this is Vanguard 6. Alpha 1, this is Vanguard 6.
Vanguard 6, this is Alpha 1.
Alpha 1, I need you to divert to Adhamiya Central immediately.
We have a high-value target identified, Mohammed Al Rawi.
This is a kill, no capture mission.
Roger that.
Here they are.
Yeah, I'll tell him. We're on our way.
Poundstone's just called a press briefing downstairs.
It's something big, Marty.
This is the bus station. It's just over there.
Stagger 2 teams.
I'm going to move across to the kiosk.
You give me 30 seconds to get across, then follow.
Someone just showed up. I'm going to follow.
2 minutes, people. 2 minutes to the announcement.
He's going out the central alley, west.
Thank you all for coming at such short notice.
We have a major announcement.
This follows in lockstep with our commitment
to eliminate the tyranny of Saddam Hussein
and expeditiously transform Iraq into a modern, functioning democracy.
Ambassador Bremer has just signed an order
immediately disbanding Iraq's remaining military forces.
The Coalition Provisional Authority hereby dissolves
the entirety of Iraq's military and paramilitary forces,
ministries of defense,
information, military affairs, intelligence and national security.
All officers, soldiers, conscripts
and other military figures are relieved of duty.
All military ranks, titles and status are canceled.
In addition, Iraq's ruling Ba'ath Party is dissolved with immediate effect.
Party members will be summarily fired from central and local government offices,
hospitals, universities, schools and other public institutions.
This is the dawn of new leadership in Iraq, and let the world take note,
change is coming to the Middle East at last.
Still moving southwest. Southwest.
Copy that.
You got him?
Yeah, I see him.
I lost contact.
Fuck! Get an angle!
Fuck, he's in the vehicle.
God damn it! Stay on Chief!
Where the fuck did they go?
Did he get in the vehicle?
Let's go! Let's go! This is MET Team "D."
We need help. American soldier kidnapped!
We need help down here!
All units, we need help in the Adhamiya district.
Copy that, MET Team. This is Vanguard 6 and TF221.
What's your position and status?
Vanguard 6, we're 5 blocks south of the Adhamiya bus station.
Kidnappers heading east in 2 small cars.
Roger that. Met-D, I am en route.
I need you to return to your vehicles and await further instructions.
Falcon 16, this is Vanguard 6.
We have a US soldier abducted. We need eyes on those vehicles now!
Vanguard 6, this is Falcon 16.
Currently 2 klicks northeast of Adhamiya.
Establishing an area of perimeter and sweeping Adhamiya.
AOR 87, Alpha Tango.
We gotta get him out of there.
Get me Chief Miller now.
They've taken him. God damn it! They've taken him.
Vanguard 6, this is Falcon 16.
I've got your 2 vehicles moving rapidly.
The 2 vehicles just entered a garage.
There's a large water tower on top of the building.
Grid Kilo-Zulu-8732-6428.
Alpha 1, I'm going in on foot. Continue to target. Acknowledge.
This is Alpha 1. We're 3 klicks from target area.
All right, put us down. Find an LZ a klick from here.
Who are you?
General, my name's Roy Miller.
I'm a chief warrant officer with the US Army.
What do you want?
I came here to bring you in.
General, I'm aware that you had contact with a US official
in the weeks leading up to the war.
I know you were ready to tell them everything about Iraq's WMD programs.
What programs?
There are no programs.
I told your official.
We dismantled everything after '91.
He told my government that you confirmed that the programs were still active.
He lied about what you said. That's why we're here.
Did anyone verify his story?
No.
Your government wanted to hear the lie, Mr. Miller.
They wanted Saddam out, and they did exactly what they had to do.
This is why you are here.
Go.
Alpha 1, this is Vanguard 6. Give me your location.
Vanguard 6, this is Alpha 1.
We're half a klick away. Split up.
Alpha team, take the west side,
Bravo team, take the east side of the objective.
I got north-south. Move to assault positions. Wait for my go.
Roger that.
So, do you have a message for me?
General, if you come in with me,
there are still people in Washington who will work with you.
People who understand that we still need the Iraqi army
to hold this place together.
Then why is your government disbanding the Army?
Making us outlaws.
Why take Iraq apart piece by piece?
Why?
I risked my life
to tell you the truth about WMD.
"Tell the truth and you'll have a place in the new Iraq," they said.
So where is my place, Mr. Miller?
On a deck of cards?
Why are you really here, Miller?
You were supposed to lead me into a trap.
You will tell me now how they are planning to take me.
Everybody in position?
Vanguard Bravo in position.
Vanguard 6, this is Bravo 1. We're ready.
Vanguard 6, this is Alpha 1. We're in position.
You have to come in with me, General.
You will get nothing if you fight us.
You have to come in now before it's too late.
You think the war is over
just because you are in Baghdad?
You will see.
It has only just begun.
Let's go.
Grenade!
Go! Go!
Come on! Move!
Let's go. Let's go.
Man down! Hit the rooftop!
Go!
Clear! Stack on Dutch!
Go!
"B" Team, go left. Last guy with me. Let's go!
I've got something.
Sir, I've got 2 hostiles headed east.
Sir, I got one more. There's one friendly in pursuit.
Hold!
Vanguard 6, this is Falcon 16.
2 hostiles and one friendly have exited target site
and are now moving through alley northeast of your location.
Keep the area clear.
I'm activating my transponder.
Bring me in. I want to cut them off.
Down, get down! Get the fuck down!
Vanguard 6, this is Falcon 16.
The targets have lost the friendly. Targets are now moving north.
Turn 45 degrees to your left, maintain intercepting course.
Turn! Turn!
I've lost visual contact.
I've got them!
Vanguard 6, this is Falcon 16.
Keep going your current direction.
The target is crossing open ground, headed north.
RPG! Shit!
Walk over.
Stop there.
You sure this is what they want back in Washington?
Put that weapon down!
Now, Freddy!
What the fuck did you do?
It is not for you to decide what happens here.
Get out of here, Freddy. Go home.
We're gonna be locking this area down.
There are gonna be soldiers everywhere.
Go home now,
while you can.
Do you think you can form a successful government without Sunni involvement?
This is a new beginning for Iraq.
This is the end of tyranny and the beginning of freedom.
How long will US forces be in Iraq?
As long as they are needed.
Thank you. That's it.
Clark. Mr. Zubaidi.
It's a great day.
Indeed, indeed. Good to see you.
Welcome. Welcome.
How are you, gentlemen? How are you? Good, good.
So, does this mean there's going to be an election soon?
There's been a democracy deficit.
Can you comment about the action last night in Adhamiya?
Chief Miller.
It's a copy of my intel report. I wanted to give it to you personally.
Thank you. Is this Al Rawi?
Yeah.
Yeah, I heard about this.
There's some pretty strong language here.
But what's the point, Miller?
Do you think anybody's going to listen to you?
I know what you did.
What did you say?
You made him up to get what you needed.
Magellan. You made him up.
I don't know what you're talking about, Miller.
When you peddled that shit in DC, did they know it was a lie?
Or did they just never bother to ask?
Okay, okay.
Come on, none of this matters anymore. WMD? This doesn't matter.
What the fuck are you talking about? Of course, it fucking matters.
The reasons we go to war always matter!
It's all that fucking matters. It fucking matters.
At ease, soldier.
Do you have any idea what you've done here?
What's going to happen next time we need people to trust us?
Clark!
We're not turning back, Miller.
We won.
Clark!
Son of a bitch. What?
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