The Scent of Light

The National Security Administration has been unsuccessful in tracking down breaches in their communication systems. U.S. military satellites are being randomly accessed throughout the globe, but the true sources are always misdirected. Though various foreign governments wouldn't publicly admit it, their computer records have been modified or erased many times. After months of investigation, no one will agree on the reason. Transmission sources are always located at a dead-end, and the systems breaches corrected. The most alarming intrusions occurred at the T-13 Complex Systems Group at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and similar sites in Israel and Japan. A-Life researchers at Los Alamos suspect that the ultimate, artificial intelligence programs have been copied. Recent rumors about an intense investigation in Sweden implied their top secret AI program had also been compromised. Though nothing is being revealed to the public, the United States is very alarmed and it has committed extensive resources to resolving the situation. The specific intent of all the events has not been detected.
As far as Desport Longstreet is concerned, the activities are a minor part of a complex plan that will lead to his death, so that millions of lives around the world will be saved.