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“Gone was the fear and terror that had once laced her veins. Aggression and determination seeped from every pore.”
― Adam Nicholls, You Saw Too Much

“It’s not as simple as that,â€� said Kiera. “What could be more simple? Peacekeepers are to keep the peace, non?â€� “Keep the peace, yes. Not make the peace. Our mandate presupposes a peace agreement is in place and the cessation of hostilities as a pre-condition of deployment. It’s down to the signatories to the agreement to maintain it.â€� “But if you are not going to use your weapons to keep the peace, why have peacekeepers at all?â€� “We’re here at the request of both sides â€� not imposed upon them â€� as a neutral party to observe the peace process they already negotiated and help create the conditions for lasting peace.â€� “But what if the peace process breaks down? You sit and watch?â€� “Honest answer? We get stuck in the middle. We’ve got no authority to intervene or take sides.â€� “But they intervened in Somalia.â€� “And look what happened there. Asking Western nations to contribute troops for a UN intervention force in Africa is nigh on impossible after what happened in Mogadishu. We’re lucky to have what we’ve got.”
― Adam Nicholls, Killer Thrillers