He carefully considered his words before speaking out:
"General, with all due respect, we must exercise extreme caution. If... if the president's speech is indeed the truth, then any of our movements now will solidify the charge of rebellion."
What he said was the truth, and it actually hit the doubt in the hearts of everyone present.
The temperature in the conference room instantly dropped to freezing point.
Barzani stared fixedly at Colonel Ali, with the crazed light in his eyes growing stronger.
"Tor Khan?"
He squeezed out the name through gritted teeth, full of resentment.
"Colonel Hassan! Are you counting on that turncoat to inform you? He's either already colluding with those rebels; they're in league! Are you using your outdated caution to question my judgment of the situation, questioning the life and death of all of us now?!"
Colonel Hassan was silent for a few seconds.
