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Wednesday, May 26, 2004
When fiction is truth
Just finished reading Executive Power by Vince Flynn after getting it out of the library yesterday. I logged on to amazon to check out when I can expect the next book by him and found that one came out in the beginning of May (at least back in the states), Memorial Day. Earlier I had been reading the news on cnn and their headline news story was about a terror threat for this summer. From Amazon's book description of Memorial Day: "It's just seven days before Memorial Day, and the nation's capital is buzzing with last-minute preparations for the unveiling of the magnificent new memorial honoring the men and women who fought in World War II. Despite the hopeful energy of the city, Mitch Rapp senses trouble. A spike in CIA intelligence has pointed to a major terrorist attack on the United States. Now it's up to Rapp to pull out all the stops. Rapp immediately leaves for Afghanistan, where he leads a special forces unit on a daring commando raid across the border into a remote Pakistani village. Their target: an al Qaeda stronghold. Within a subterranean room, Rapp and his team discover a treasure trove of maps, computers, files, and bills of lading for multiple freighters heading to U.S. ports -- all pointing to plans for a catastrophic nuclear attack on Washington, DC." And from the CNN article: "Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller will hold a news conference Wednesday amid intelligence that has increased concern over the possibility of a major terrorist attack on U.S. soil. The intelligence has indicated that a major terror attack could take place as early as this summer, several U.S. officials said Tuesday. For weeks, security officials have expressed concern about several upcoming high-profile events, including Saturday's dedication of the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C." With the exception of the nuclear aspect in Flynn's book, the book description could almost be an accurate portrayal of the current situation back home. It's just interesting that his book coincides almost exactly with what is playing out in America.
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Did I pick up on an old Tom Chapin thing there? You sneak these things in but we are getting them!!!!! Can't wait to read the new books. He is one of my favorites too!
Dad
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11:04 AM
This guy meaning me, Tom, or Vince? And look at the previous post for the aforementioned TC ref.
And if I can't get the book in the library here by the time you come down I may have to have you bring it dad.
The TC reference was in the previous post. That's what I was talking about. It appears your younger brother didn't get it!!!
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