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He actually knew about this?
"Your intelligence network is indeed well-informed," Song Heping said. "You know about my business?"
"Of course we know, don't think we Persians are vegetarians," Naxin remained arrogantly, "How was the CIA's waterboarding?"
"It was manageable, not much different than drowning training," Song Heping said.
Naxin said, "The matter you discussed with me before, I have reported it to my superiors. They are very interested in you. My boss said if you really want to have peaceful relations with us, we could set a time to talk."
Could they talk?
The "superiors" he spoke of were probably from the Persians' Special Forces, namely the legendary Guard.
Song Heping was clear that it was impossible to defend the two northern oil fields with mercenaries in the short term.
Only at least a year later, after Sadam was caught, or once Illiguo was completely controlled by the coalition forces, could the oil fields be truly safe.