"Legal risk?"
"Authenticity verified, no legal risk."
"Understood."
Angel hung up and, by the time she walked back into the conference room, her expression had completely changed.
"Attention everyone: clear the entire front page. Activate the Red Emergency Coverage Plan. I want all senior editors, Middle East experts, and military analysts in the Situation Room within ten minutes. Now. Right now!"
4:19 p.m., the homepage of Horizon News Group's website switched its top headline to a deep red BREAKING NEWS banner.
4:22 p.m., the first news flash went out: [Breaking: US Military Base in Mosul, Iraq hit by heavy shelling, on-site video shows multiple buildings on fire]
