The only hard data I could get was that the rebels had blown up an oil refinery off the coast near Veracruz—although the Azzies hastened to assure the viewing public that no lives were lost and that the rig would be back on line in three days’ time, at most. I smiled at that one—footage from UCAS newscasts showed the oil rig to be a twisted ruin, blazing fiercely and spreading a stain of oil over the surrounding ocean. I wondered if Rafael had played a part in its destruction.