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FBI Director Stephen Latent was four floors below ground level at FBI headquarters in Washington. The darkened war room looked like a control center; a myriad of massive computer monitors painted the wall where all eyes were locked. The secure satellite uplink to the scene in Atlanta provided instantaneous intel of what was happening at the Thoughtstorm building, the site of the biggest terrorism case since 9/11. Not a word was spoken. The concentration level was thick enough to taste.
As director of the FBI, Latent had full authority to control everything taking place. But he insisted from the first day he stepped into his post, he would never, ever play armchair quarterback with the Hostage Rescue Team. He would let the experts on the ground control what was happening.
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