A story part 1

"It's been said that Roosevelt knew about the attack on Pearl Harbor before the Japanese struck. What I'm proposing is no different."

Harold Krenshaw adjusted his jacket lapels and tugged his sleeves out of his Armani suit. He cleared his throat and looked expectantly at the Chancellor. When no reply came, Krenshaw continued, "We have an opportunity here. If you decide to turn a blind eye here, we can gain the power needed toeradicate the growing threats from rising extremist groups."

The Chancellor looked at Krenshaw silently then turned his head to face the bookcase by the picture window of his office. He stared intensely at the spines of the books that had inspired him to reach his office. Could they offer him any moral guidance to such a pressing question? His eyes drifted off into the city beyond.