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bloom like a greenhouse.
тАЬIrrigation has not been a problem for decades,тАЭ the old man said. тАЬBut all that did
was make the sand wet. My formula, added to the water, fertilizes the sand.тАЭ
Buck was not a scientist, but he knew enough to shake his head at that simple
statement. Rosenzweig's formula was fast making Israel the richest nation on earth,
far more profitable than its oil-laden neighbors. Every inch of ground blossomed
with flowers and grains, including produce never before conceivable in Israel. The
Holy Land became an export capital, the envy of the world, with virtually zero
unemployment. Everyone prospered.
The prosperity brought about by the miracle formula changed the course of history
for Israel. Flush with cash and resources, Israel made peace with her neighbors. Free
trade and liberal passage allowed all who loved the nation to have access to it. What
they did not have access to, however, was the formula.
Buck had not even asked the old man to reveal the formula or the complicated
security process that protected it from any potential enemy. The very fact that Buck
was housed by the military evidenced the importance of security. Maintaining that
secret ensured the power and independence of the state of Israel. Never had Israel
enjoyed such tranquility. The walled city of Jerusalem was only a symbol now,
welcoming everyone who embraced peace. The old guard believed God had
rewarded them and compensated them for centuries of persecution.
Chaim Rosenzweig was honored throughout the world and revered in his own
country. Global leaders sought him out, and he was protected by security systems as
complex as those that protected heads of state. As heady as Israel became with
newfound glory, the nation's leaders were not stupid. A kidnapped and tortured
Rosenzweig could be forced to reveal a secret that would similarly revolutionize
any nation in the world.
Imagine what the formula might do if modified to work on the vast tundra of
Russia! Could regions bloom, though snow covered most of the year? Was this the
key to resurrecting that massive nation following the shattering of the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics?
Russia had become a great brooding giant with a devastated economy and regressed
technology. All the nation had was military might, every spare mark going into
weaponry. And the switch from rubles to marks had not been a smooth transition for
the struggling nation. Streamlining world finance to three major currencies had
taken years, but once the change was made, most were happy with it. All of Europe
and Russia dealt exclusively in marks. Asia, Africa, and the Middle East traded in
yen. North and South America and Australia dealt in dollars. A move was afoot to
go to one global currency, but those nations that had reluctantly switched once were
loath to do it again.
Frustrated at their inability to profit from Israel's fortune and determined to
dominate and occupy the Holy Land, the Russians had launched an attack against
Israel in the middle of the night. The assault became known as the Russian Pearl
Harbor, and because of his interview with Rosenzweig, Buck Williams was in Haifa
when it happened. The Russians sent intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear-
equipped MIG fighter-bombers into the region. The number of aircraft and
warheads made it clear their mission was annihilation.
To say the Israelis were caught off guard, Cameron Williams had written, was like
saying the Great Wall of China was long. When Israeli radar picked up the Russian
planes, they were nearly overhead. Israel's frantic plea for support from her
immediate neighbors and the United States was simultaneous with her demand to