tc.patriotgames-第51部分

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nto　a　crowd　of　demonstrators；　killing　fourteen　people；　none　of　whom　had　been　proven　to　have　a　gun。
　　　　〃There's　a　coincidence；〃　Ryan　whispered　to　himself。　The　paratroopers　still　claimed　that　they'd　been　fired　upon　from　someone　in　the　crowd　and　merely　returned　fire　to　defend　themselves。　An　official　government　report　done　by　the　British　backed　this　up　　of　course；　what　else　could　they　say？　Ryan　shrugged。　It　might　even　have　been　true。　The　biggest　mistake　the　English　had　ever　made　was　to　send　troops　into　Northern　Ireland。　What　they'd　needed　were　good　cops　to　reestablish　law　and　order；　not　an　army　of　occupation。　But　with　the　RUC　out　of　control　then；　and　supplemented　by　the　B…Special　thugs；　there　hadn't　been　a　real　alternative。　So　soldiers　had　been　sent　in；　to　a　situation　for　which　they　were　unsuited　by　training　。　。　。　and　vulnerable　to　provocation。　
　　　　Ryan's　antennae　twitched　at　that。
　　　　Political…science　major；　heavy　course…load　in　Marxism。　O'Donnell　had　dropped　out　of　sight；　then　reappeared　about　a　year　later　immediately　after　the　Bloody　Sunday　disaster；　and　soon　thereafter　was　identified　by　an　informer　as　the　PIRA's　chief　of　internal　security。　He　didn't　get　that　job　on　the　basis　of　college　classwork。　He'd　had　to　work　to　earn　that。　Terrorism；　like　any　other　profession；　has　its　apprenticeship。　Somehow　this　Kevin　Joseph　O'Donnell　had　earned　his　spurs。　How　did　you　do　that？　Were　you　one　of　the　guys　who　stage…managed　the　provocations？　If　so；　where　did　you　learn　how；　and　does　that　missing　year　have　anything　to　do　with　it？　Were　you　trained　in　urban　insurgency　tactics　。　。　。　in　the　Crimea　maybe　。　。　。？
　　　　Too　much　of　a　coincidence；　Jack　told　himself。　The　idea　of　Soviet　training　for　the　hard…core　members　of　the　PIRA　and　INLA　had　been　bandied　about　so　much　that　it　had　lost　credibility。　Besides；　it　didn't　have　to　be　something　that　dramatic。　They　might　just　have　figured　out　the　proper　tactics　for　themselves；　or　read　them　in　books。　There　were　plenty　of　books　on　the　subject　of　how　to　be　an　urban　guerrilla。　Jack　had　read　several　of　them。
　　　　He　flipped　forward　in　time　to　O'Donnell's　second　disappearance。　Here　the　information　from　British　sources　was　fairly　plete　for　once。　O'Donnell　had　been　remarkably　effective　as　chief　of　internal　security。　Nearly　half　the　people　he'd　killed　really　had　been　informers　of　one　sort　or　another；　not　a　bad　percentage　in　this　sort　of　business。　He　found　a　couple　of　new　pages　at　the　end　of　the　report；　and　read　the　information　that　David　Ashley　had　gathered　a　few　months　before　in　Dublin　。　。　。　He　got　a　little　carried　away　。　。　。　O'Donnell　had　used　his　position　to　eliminate　Proves　whose　politics　didn't　quite　agree　with　his。　It　had　been　discovered；　and　he'd　vanished　for　a　second　time。　Again　the　data　was　speculative；　but　it　tracked　with　what　Murray　had　told　him　in　London。　O'Donnell　had　gone　somewhere。
　　　　Surely　he'd　convinced　someone　to　provide　his　nascent　organization　with　financing；　training；　and　support。　His　nascent　organization；　Ryan　thought。　Where　had　it　e　from？　There　was　a　lapse　of　two　years　before　O'Donnell's　disappearance　from　Ulster　and　the　first　positively　identified　operation　of　the　ULA。　Two　plete　years。　The　Brit　intel　data　suggested　plastic　surgery。　Where？　Who　paid　for　it？　He　didn't　do　that　in　some　jerkwater　third…world　country；　Ryan　told　himself。　He　wondered　if　Cathy　could　ask　her　colleagues　at　Hopkins　about　the　availability　of　good　face…cutters。　Two　years　to　change　his　face；　get　financial　backing；　recruit　his　troops；　establish　a　base　of　operations；　and　begin　to　make　his　impact　。　。　。　Not　bad；　Ryan　thought　with　grudging　admiration。　All　that　in　two　years。
　　　　Another　year　before　the　name　of　the　outfit　surfaces　。　。　。　
　　　　Ryan　turned　when　he　heard　someone　working　the　lock　on　his　office　door。　It　was　Marty　Cantor。
　　　　〃I　thought　you　stopped　smoking。〃　He　pointed　at　the　cigarette。
　　　　Ryan　crushed　it　out。　〃So　does　my　wife。　Have　you　seen　all　this　stuff？〃
　　　　〃Yeah。〃　Cantor　nodded。　〃The　boss　had　me　run　through　it　over　the　weekend。　What　do　you　think？〃
　　　　〃I　think　this　O'Donnell　character　is　one　formidable　son　of　a　bitch。　He's　got　his　outfit　organized　and　trained　like　a　real　army。　It's　small　enough　that　he　knows　every　one　of　them。　His　ideological　background　tells　me　he's　a　careful　recruiter。　He　has　an　unusually　high　degree　of　trust　in　his　troops。　He's　a　political　animal；　but　he　knows　how　to　think　and　plan　like　a　soldier。　Who　trained　him？〃
　　　　〃Nobody　knows；〃　Cantor　replied。　〃I　think　you　can　overestimate　that　factor；　though。〃
　　　　〃I　know　that；〃　Ryan　agreed。　〃What　I'm　looking　for　is　。　。　。　flavor；　I　guess。　I'm　trying　to　get　a　feel　for　how　he　thinks。　It　would　also　be　nice　to　know　who's　bankrolling　him。〃　Ryan　paused；　and　something　else　leaped　into　his　mind。　〃What　are　the　chances　that　he　has　people　inside　the　PIRA？〃　
　　　　〃What　do　you　mean？〃
　　　　〃He　runs　for　his　life　when　he　finds　out　that　the　PIRA　leadership　is　out　for　his　ass。　Two　years　later；　he's　back　in　business　with　his　own　organization。　Where　did　the　troops　e　from？〃　
　　　　〃Some　pals　from　inside　the　PIRA；　obviously；〃　Cantor　said。
　　　　〃Sure。〃　Jack　nodded。　〃People　he　knew　to　be　reliable。　But　we　also　know　that　he's　a　counterintelligence　type；　right？〃　
　　　　〃What　do　you　mean？〃　Cantor　hadn't　been　down　this　road　yet。
　　　　〃Who's　the　main　threat　to　O'Donnell？〃　
　　　　〃Everybody　wants　him　〃
　　　　〃Who　wants　to　kill　him？〃　Jack　refocused　the　question。　〃The　Brits　don't　have　capital　punishment　　but　the　PIRA　does。〃　
　　　　〃So？〃
　　　　〃So　if　you　were　O'Donnell；　and　you　recruited　people　from　inside　the　PIRA；　and　you　knew　that　the　PIRA　was　interested　in　having　your　head　on　a　wall　plaque；　you　think　you'd　leave　people　inside　to　cue　you　in？〃　
　　　　〃Makes　sense；〃　Cantor　said　thoughtfully。　
　　　　〃Next；　who　is　the　ULA's　political　target？〃　
　　　　〃We　don't　know　that。〃
　　　　〃Don't　give　me　that　crap；　Marty！〃　Ryan　snapped。　〃Most　of　the　information　in　these　documents　es　from　inside　the　Proves；　doesn't　it？　How　the　hell　do　these　people　know　what　the　ULA　is　up　to？　How　does　the　data　get　to　them？〃
　　　　〃You're　pushing；　Jack；〃　Cantor　warned。　〃I've　seen　the　data；　too。　It's　mainly　negative。　The　Proves　who　had　the　information　sweated　out　of　them　mainly　said　that　certain　operations　weren't　theirs。　The　conclusion　that　ULA　did　'em　is　inferential　　circumstantial。　I　don't　think　that　this　stuff　is　as　clear　as　you　do。〃　
　　　　〃No；　the　two　guys　who　did　this　report　make　a　good　case　for　putting　the　ULA　fingerprint　on　these　ops。　What　the　ULA　has　is　its　own　style；　Marty！　We　can　identify　that；　can't　we？〃　
　　　　〃You've　constructed　a　circular　argument；〃　Cantor　pointed　out。　〃O'Donnell　es　from　the　Proves；　therefore　he　must　have　recruited　from　there；　therefore　he　must　have　people　in　there；　et　cetera。　Your　basic　arguments　are　logical；　but　try　to　remember　that　they're　based　on　a　very　shaky　foundation。　What　if　the　ULA　really　is　a　special…action　group　of　the　Provisionals？　Isn't　it　in　their　interest　to　have　something　like　that？〃　Cantor　was　a　splendid　devil's　advocate；　one　of　the　reasons　he　was　Greer's　executive　assistant。
　　　　〃Okay；　there　is　some　truth　to　that；〃　Ryan　admitted。　〃Still；　everything　I　say　makes　sense；　assuming　that　the　ULA　is　real。〃　
　　　　〃Granted　that　it's　logical。　But　not　proven。〃
　　　　〃So　it's　the　first　logical　thing　we　have　for　these　characters。　What　else　does　that　tell　us？〃　
　　　　Cantor　grinned。　〃Let　me　know　when　you　figure　it　out。〃　
　　　　〃Can　I　talk　to　anybody　about　this？〃　
　　　　〃Like　who　　I　just　want　to　ask　before　I　say　no。〃　
　　　　〃The　Legal　Attache　in　London　　Dan　Murray；〃　Ryan　said。　〃He's　supposed　to　be　cleared　all　the　way　on　this　material；　isn't　he？〃
　　　　〃Yeah；　he　is；　and　he　works　with　our　people；　too。　Okay；　you　can　talk　with　him。　That　keeps　it　in　the　family。〃　
　　　　〃Thanks。〃

　　　　Five　minutes　later　Cantor　was　sitting　across　from　Admiral　Greer's　desk。　　〃He　really　knows　how　to　ask　the　right　questions。〃　
　　　　〃So　what　did　he　tumble　to？〃　the　Admiral　asked。
　　　　〃The　same　questions　that　Emil　Jacobs　and　his　team　have　been　asking：　What's　O'Donnell　up　to？　Does　he　have　the　PIRA　infiltrated？　If　so；　why？〃　
　　　　〃And　Jack　says　。　。　。？〃
　　　　〃Same　as　Jacobs　and　the　FBI　evaluation：　O'Donnell　is　a　counterintelligence　type　by　training。　The　Proves　want　his　hide　on　the　barn　door；　and　the　best　way　to　keep　his　hide　where　it　belongs　is　to　have　people　inside　to　warn　him　if　they　get　too　close。〃　
　　　　The　Admiral　nodded　agreement；　then　looked　away　for　a　moment。　That　was　only　part　of　an　answer；　his　instincts　told　him。　There　had　to　be　more。　〃Anything　else？〃
　　　　〃The　training　stuff。　He　hasn't　sifted　through　all　the　data　yet。　I　think　we　should　give　him　some　time。　But　you　were　right；　sir。　He's　pretty　sharp。〃

　　　　Murray　lifted　his　phone　and　pushed　the　right　button　without　paying　much　attention。　〃Yeah？〃　
　　　　〃Dan？　This　is　Jack　Ryan；〃　the　voice　on　the　phone　said。　
　　　　〃How's　it　going；　teacher？〃　
　　　　〃Not　bad。　Something　I　want　to　talk　over　with　you。〃　
　　　　〃Shoot。〃　
　　　　〃I　think　the　ULA　has　the　PIRA　infiltrated。〃
　　　　〃What？〃　Murray　snapped　upright　in　his　chair。　〃Hey；　ace；　I　can't　〃　He　looked　at　the　telephone。　The　line　he　was　talking　on　was　　〃What　the　hell　are　you　doing　on　a　secure　line？〃　
　　　　〃Let's　say　that　I'm　back　in　government　service；〃　Ryan　replied　coyly。
　　　　〃Nobody　told　me。〃　
　　　　〃So　what　do　you　think？〃
　　　　〃I　think　it's　a　possibility。　Jimmy　came　up　with　the　idea　about　three　months　back。　The　Bureau　agrees　that　it　makes　sense。　There　is　no　objective　evidence　to　support　the　theory；　but　everybody　thinks　it's　a　logical　　I　mean；　it　would　be　a　smart　thing　for　our　friend　Kevin　to　do；　if　he　can。　Remember　that　the　PIRA　has　very　good　internal　security；　Jack。〃
　　　　〃You　told　me　that　most　of　what　we　know　about　the　ULA　es　from　PIRA　sources。　How　do　they　get　the　info？〃　Ryan　asked　rapidly。
　　　　〃What？　You　lost　me。〃　
　　　　〃How　does　the　PIRA　find　out　what　the　ULA　is　doing？〃　
　　　　〃Oh；　okay。　That　we　don't　know。〃　It　was　something　that　bothered　Murray；　and　James　Owens；　but　cops　deal　all　the　time　with　anonymous　information　sources。　
　　　　〃Why　would　they　be　doing　that？〃
　　　　〃Telling　the　Proves　what　they're　up　to？　We　have　no　idea。　If　you　have　a　suggestion；　I'm　open　to　it。〃
　　　　〃How　about　recruiting　new　members　for　his　team？〃　Ryan　asked。
　　　　〃Why　don't　you　think　that　one　over　for　a　few　seconds；〃　Murray　replied　immediately。　Ryan　had　just　redisco