115 transit point for pharmaceuticals: The drugs were to be obtained—ostensibly to service local communities in Galmudug—through a Somali import-export company that Klaussen and Liban had established together called GalSom Ltd. "We assure that local pharmacies and hospitals get medication and equip- ment in areas that are dangerous and almost impossible to supply," Klaussen wrote, signing as "Jack Anderson," in an official letter describing the compa- ny's pharmaceutical ambitions. In fact Le Roux planned to export the drugs. 115 corpulent Zimbabwean named Mischeck: Mischeck did not respond to a request for an interview. Details derive from Klaussen, as well as the U.N. Monitoring Group Report. 115 notorious Zimbabwean secret police: Moses Muchemwa, "CIO and Zanu(PF) Members Arrested for Extortion," The Zimbabwean, March 17, 2009. 116 a pair of colleagues: Neither the Brit nor the Australian responded to my requests for an interview, but I was able to confirm their participation inde- pendently through identity documents used in the organization, through Klaussen and two other mercenaries in Le Roux's organization, and through an anonymous agent in the Australian National Police. 116 feared catching the attention of al-Shabaab: Whether that fear was entirely warranted is, in hindsight, unclear. Klaussen recalls an increasingly dangerous environment in Galkayo, as does Jeffrey Gettleman. Sahal Abdulle thought that the size of the Southern Ace force seemed like "overkill." 116 emailed detailed instructions: All email excerpts derive from copies that I have personally viewed. 117 prone to conspiracy theories: Interview with Sahal Abdulle. 118 aligned with General Mohamed Aidid: Interview with Klaussen. See also Mark Mazzetti, The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth (New York: Penguin, 2013).

CHAPTER 12 119 he would flag the order: This is confirmed in USA v. Berkman, Document 900, at March 4, 2017, at 28. 120 He suggested they find a way: USA v. Berkman, Document 900, March 4, 2017, at 30. 121 he wrote in one email: USA v. Berkman, Document 1017, March 1, 2017, at 2644. 121 Anu Konakanchi: USA v. Anu Radha Konakanchi, E.D. Pa., 2:14-cr-00083, Document 1, February 20, 2014. 121 referred to her as "Akka" . . . Southern Ace: USA v. Berkman, Document 1009, February 15, 2017, at 1242–75, and Document 1010, February 10, 2017, at 1343–35. 121 eight other physicians: USA v. Berkman, Document 1003, February 7, 2017, at 80.