Joanne's federal government employment history had been hidden very efficiently, of course. DuBois hadn't found anything specific about what the woman or her coworkers did. But you could deduce their mission from what my protegee did uncover: the group's funding (lavish and murkily channeled through nonexistent government agencies) and jurisdiction--in the U.S. only (office leasing and travel authorizations). Its history was enlightening too. The organization was created two weeks after the first Trade Towers bombing in New York in the 1990s, and their budget and personnel were doubled after the African embassy bombings and tripled after the attack on the Cole. After