How many of us really know the art of war and the tactics used over the years to play head games with the people being taken over, by the people doing the taking. I had heard about Putin's tactics over the years and so I knew what was likely coming as soon as the regular soldiers hit the city.
Being on staff in our embassy I knew we needed to get everyone out. But try as hard as I could no one would listen. The Ambassador and his wife would not leave nor would his two daughters. The oldest being 23 and the younger 21. The situation got much worse as we had six young women on staff who would not leave with out them Plus 3 wives of staff one being my own bull headed wife.
So the long and short of it is we have 12 American women age 46 the Ambassador's wife Nancy who is slightly over weight,but still very attractive at her age. His two girls Anne and Cindy. The six staff women who range from 40 down to 27 and very in how attractive they are. And our three wives Marsha Maxwell, Doug's wife who is just 25 and a very timid young woman. Linda Chambers, Brian's wife is 28 and very beautiful. And Kate my wife.
I set them all down as a group and explained bluntly the actions to be expected if they were caught out side of our Embassy and the fact that we could not hold it so we would be forced to move to some place else.
"Once we are forced to move We can not protect you unless you stay tight together. And if any of you women are caught out side or taken inside, you will be raped. And likely gang raped. Possibly to death. They will strip you and display you and then a large number of soldiers will rape you. Nancy you are the highest at risk. If caught they will rape and torture you to death. Your girls are subject to the same thing."
"They will really kill us?"
"You and your girls are the highest at risk. And getting any of you will be a huge factor for them. My own wife and Linda are probably next to try to get at us because we are your security."
"My Dave I am the oldest and least attractive of those of us here. I can't be the one they want the most?"
"But you are Nancy being Arron's wife you are number one."
By the fourth day of the War we were forced to move them and abandon the Embassy. We moved them to the basement of a big Church a few blocks away. It had only two ways in. By day twelve things were very dicey. We were low on food and the Enemy was very close. I knew they were looking for us. Kate came to me.
"David we need things and some one needs to go out and try to get them. The girls are talking about doing it, but Nancy has forbit it. I think she is about to sneak out and do it?"
"Good God Babe, it can't be her. They want her the most and she has no idea what is in store for her if she is caught."
"I know David, but I think she is about to do it."
"We'll go stop her, they will make her tell where the rest of us are if they catch her, before they do what they want with her."
Kate wasn't gone but a few minutes before she returned.
"She and Anne were both gone when I got back to them. Anne just returned and they caught her Mom."
I didn't ask all the questions I wanted to. I made it simple.
"Does she know where they took her? And what they were doing with her?"
"They were two blocks down and they took her another block into the old Hotel building Soldiers are staying there. One of them speaks English and he was yelling at her. Anne says they were stripping her and were beginning to rape her when she ran back here."
"How many of them are there?"
"There were five of them that caught her. But there are a lot of them that are staying there. So I can't help you."
"Ok go tell Brian what has happened and tell him to gear up ready to move. When I come back with or with out Nancy we need to move deeper into the city, be ready."