“We’ve got some news for you as well,” Curt said. He went on to describe the visit he and Steve had made to the Jacob Javits Federal Building that morning. He told Yuri that it was set up perfectly to put the bioweapon in the HVAC induction duct.

“Will you need an aerosolizer?” Yuri asked.

“No, not if the weapon comes in a fine powder,” Curt said. “We’ll use timed detonators to burst the packaging. The circulating fans will do the rest.”

“That means you’ll have to use the anthrax,” Yuri said.

“That’s all right by us,” Curt said. “Is that a problem? You told us both agents would be equally potent.”

“No, it’s not a problem,” Yuri said. “It’s just that I’m having trouble getting the bacteria that makes the botulinum toxin to grow fast enough. I’m less than a week away from having plenty of anthrax, but more than three weeks away from having enough botulinum toxin.”

“I don’t think we want to wait three weeks,” Curt said. “Not with the security problems we’ve been having.”

“Why not just go with the anthrax for both targets?” Steve said. “Forget the toxin if the bacteria aren’t cooperating.”

“Because with the amount of anthrax we’ll only have enough for one laydown, not two,” Yuri said.

“Maybe Providence is telling us we should only hit the federal building,” Curt said. “How about forgetting Central Park?”

“No!” Yuri said with emphasis. “I want to do the park.”

“But why?” Curt asked. “The federal building is going to make a much bigger statement against the government, and it’s going to get at least six or seven thousand people.”

“But it’s only government people,” Yuri said. “I want to strike just as much against the fake American culture, particularly all those Jewish businessmen and bankers who’ve caused all the economic turmoil in Russia today.”

Curt and Steve exchanged a disgruntled glance.

“This is a rootless culture,” Yuri continued. “People are supposed to be free, but they’re not. They’re all scrambling for status and identity. We Slavs may have had some trouble down through history but at least we know who we are.”

“I don’t believe I’m hearing this,” Curt said. “Why haven’t you voiced this before?”

“You never asked me,” Yuri said.

“America has some problems,” Curt agreed. “But it’s because of ZOG supporting gun control, miscegenation, nigger drug dealers, welfare cheats, and queers, all of who are eroding our original roots. That’s what we’re fighting against. We know we’ll have some civilian casualties in the struggle. It’s to be expected. But it’s the government we’re targeting.”