Me in a Superhuman World:
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Superhuman World 2007

The Socotra Incident

People in this world worry about terrorists in Iraq, and sometimes Yemen and Somalia. What about all those other places terrorists might hide - like in between Yemen and Somalia?

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February

The British military is planning to attack the island chain of Socotra near Arabia. I get to convey the orders to one officer "Flint Jack", who appreciates having me as a go-between. (19 Feb)

A woman is driving a van in the desert, while lions and tigers attack. She gets it into town for dinner and the beasts lay off. But dinner is boring with lots of kvetching, and some submarine staff won't let me talk. (20 Feb)

Some U.S. patriotic hero is telling a German how great it is to work with the U.S. Navy. (22 Feb)

A cyber-mystic has gone crazy and thinks he's a space heater. I get a djinn named Vesper to take him, hopefully for a cure. (27 Feb)

In the news, while I travel: A smuggler is loading up on synthetic British "boneless gas" at a dock near Dover. Four missile boats are attacking a tanker full of the gas, but the smuggler has orders to take his load to Gabon and synthesize it instead. (28 Feb)

March

Satanic Paris Day:


Me in a Superhuman World:
Startup Escalation 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Tabloids Others Me Socotra 2008 2009 .

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