"Slowly, Aziz began to regain his composure. He reminded himself of how far he had come, and of how close he was to obtaining everything he had struggled for. He needed the president to come to him. He needed to be patient. Aziz had waited this long; another minute would be nothing. When the president went to shake his hand, it would begin." Chapter 8, p. 84.

"He studied her for a second and then asked, 'Ms. Tutwiler, have you ever been to Beirut?' Rapp waited a moment for her response and then said, 'I didn't think so. Just in case you were wondering, that's where Rafique Aziz is from. How about Iran? Have you ever been there?' Rapp gave her less than a second to answer. 'I didn't think so. I was in Iran last night,' Rapp added casually. 'Actually, I spent most of the last...