[ WP ] President Obama is secretly the world 's most feared assassin . His latest target is president Obama .

Barry read the order again. He paused for a moment, sucked in a slow breath between his teeth, and exhaled it with a low `` oh, *fuck me*''! 
 
 He already knew, of course, what this meant. He knew the game when he took office in the first place, but he always figured he'd just need to vanish from the spotlight when his term ended. And he could n't risk Michelle and the girls - **Damn** them! Too messy, from every angle. He should have kept his job at the state level, where he could at least have a basic knowledge of all the players in the game. Here, though? Any of 7 billion could do the job; no choice but to obey orders. 
 
 No time for regrets. This would take some planning, of course. He could n't just suicide, not without drawing too much *real* attention. No, it had to happen in a flashy, public way. That, and that alone, would get the `` right'' sort of attention, the superficial inquiries and investigation and eventual veneration that would leave him a patriot, rather than an ex-politician. 
 
 He lit up a Newport from his hidden stash - silly woman, like he had time to die of *cancer* - as he considered the situation, closing his eyes as he enjoyed the rush of menthol and nicotine. And in a flash, he opened his eyes as the answer came to him. 
 
 So simple. 
 
 So tidy. 
 
 And they'd make him a fucking **god** 500 years from now. 
 
 Now if he could just get Putin to answer the phone at this hour...
