Assignment Name Is Ari Levinson

4

A couple of days have passed and I'm still bored and having trouble sleeping so I'm not botherd by the sound of my telephone ring at 0300 hours.

"Cohen." I say answering it.

"I need you at a meeting tomorrow at HQ."

"Pleasantries are definitely not your strong points are they Ethan."

"Don't act like I'm interupting something."

"You know me to well Ethan anyway Did the famous Levinson hatch a plan?"

"He did so I need you at the office at dawn!"

"Yes Sir." And with that he ended the call.

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I'm waiting patiently in Barak Isaacs office as he is out to get Ari and Ethan.

The second Ari walks in his eyes meet mine he smiles and I nod. He places his paperwork on the desk, everyone sits down and Ari starts talking about his plan.

"The majority are coming in from Gondar and Tigray right there, but we can't land our planes anywhere near there."

"Why?" Isaacs asks Ari.

"The Derg brought in the Russians and Cubans. It's limiting everyone's mobility. The chance of landing a plane
without being noticed is non-existent. The only way to get a substantial number out is by sea."

"Ethiopia's practically landlocked." And Isaacs points at the map that's in front of him.

Ari looks at Ethan then back at Isaacs "But Sudan isn't."

Barak looks at me and I start to speak. "I think I'm getting where Ari is going and in my opinion it's looking interesting."

From here one more people are getting involved in the meeting and listening to Ari's plan.

"How long does it take to get from Sudan to Sinai by boat?" Is another one of Isaacs questions.

"It takes three days..." Ethan begins to say until he is cutt off by Isaacs.

"Just a... Hold on a sec. ........ Even if this could work, you'd need a team of agents on the ground. A team with international background. How are you gonna keep our agents that long inside an enemy state?"

"This is where it gets really good." Ethan says helping Ari sell his plan.

"Red Sea Diving Resort. It's a hotel built by an Italian company in the early '70s.
Fifty kilometers north of Port Sudan. The Italian company abandoned it five years ago. Now the Sudanese government is looking to lease it, to boost tourism." Both Ari and Ethan are now looking at Barak

"What do you think Cohen." Isaacs asks me

I scan the room seeing everyone looking at me as my eyes meet Ari's I see he has a pleading look. "You want me to be honest sir?" I ask looking back at Isaacs.

"Yes please." Isaacs replies.

"Well to be fair it sounds like a good plan I don't think you can get a better one. Yes is it risky? for sure, is it dangerous? It could be but there are always risks and danger with any mission but organizing this good can substantially minimize that."

"Are you going on this mission?" Before I can answer Ethan does.

"Yes she is!"

"Wait what?" Ari says and looks at me seeing that it wasn't a surprise for me.

"It's happening period." Ethan states harshly.

"Good because I won't approve it otherwise." Isaacs says firmly looking at Ari.