Chapter 6Namlah Badawee—a name meaning nomad ant in Arabic—was writing on the white board affixed on the opposite wall to his desk. On it, he usually wrote a bullet-point list of the matters or items that presented problems or issues that needed clarification. The fine features of his coffee-color face and his upper lip adorned of a trimmed mustache gave one the impression the man was a stranger in these parts, which he was. Originally from Syria, Namlah had immigrated with his parents to Canada when he was only a teenager. After years of schooling and much studies devoted to foreign laws and political intrigues, Namlah saw his way to being appointed legal advisor in international law at CSIS, where he soon acquired the reputation of being a wizard at his trade. The Sadir Affair had occupi
