It was in the late afternoon when Johnny B. Marciano woke up to the voice of a crying baby. He ran to the front door to see what was going on, only to find out that the world was in trouble. Marciano asks his neighbors that are outside crying and yelling about how the biggest nuclear bomb might go off because it has gotten in the wrong hands. A gang named “The Snakes” stole the bomb and is planning to blow up the northern part of the United States of America. Marciano is frustrated; he is an undercover federal agent who is an expert in nuclear bombs. Marciano knows how lethal the bomb is and knows what the nuclear bomb is capable of. He is very afraid, but he knows his mission at this point; he has to save his country and be the hero of his great nation. It was a tragic day for Johnny, even though he stayed focused and confident. When Marciano looked at profile of The Snakes, he found out that they were extremely violent, deadly, harmful, psychotic, and on the FBI’s most wanted list. They have a record of holding hostages, killing innocent people, robbing, arson, identity theft, hacking websites, stealing credit cards, and having large amounts of cocaine. Though this time, it is even worse; they have the United States on its knees with the stolen bomb. The people of the country are depending on the very brave men and women who are dedicated to recover the nuclear bomb and put the country back to rest. The Snakes have every intention of letting the bomb go off, but they want to make a trade with the Federal Government. They wanted to trade the bomb back for one-hundred million dollars. Marciano heard about what is going on; ever since he was a kid, he waited an opportunity to save the world, but never thought it wo... ... middle of paper ... ...ises. What fun, to explore a terrorist secret base. Johnny, although wounded, wanted to be the first one to explore the place from top to bottom. After opening the main underground entrance, low and behold: a nuclear bomb sitting there, with the speed-dial at two locations: the junkyard and the police station. The terrorists planned to launch the nuke to one of the two locations the same night. The police then disarmed the nuke and cremate it. Also found in the terrorist base was the personal information of all of the terrorists. After a long list of arrests, investigations, and criminal interviews, Johnny heard the truth about his parents… it was them, The Snakes. The Snakes killed his parents in the armed robbery. Johnny appeared during the mass-trial of The Snakes, and suggested a “special” prison location for The Snakes. They all now reside in Guantanamo Bay.
* Duncan, Vinny, and Wayne are all friends working - or wasting time - the summer before senior year in high school. Duncan is the soul, Vinny the brains, and Wayne the muscle. At the end of the previous summer, Duncan tried to save a drowning girl and failed. Not being a hero has really affected his life, particularly his relationship with his girlfriend Kim. Also, he is now terrified of swimming, especially when the nightmares come back. Duncan's summer job is with the public transit lost and found. While trying to make the hours go faster, Duncan looks through the items, especially the books and golf clubs. One day he discovers an unmarked journal with no name, which depicts sadistic animal torture experiments, boasts of arson fires, and the planning for the serial killings of three women. Duncan decides to make amends for his failure last summer by tracking down the owner of the journal by using clues left hidden in the diary. After talking with his friend Vinny, Duncan decides to turn the journal over to the police, but they do not take him seriously, so he decides to get help from Vinny, do some research at the local library, and find out where the killer works and lives so they can prove to the police the diary is for real. But in the process when Duncan finds the house of the serial killer, he decides to take a look in it but unfortunately at that very time the serial killer appears and chases Duncan to the subway station. They get into fight there and they both fell on the subway tracks in the station where they get hit by the train. Duncan luckily survives but the serial killer dies.
The black comedy follows the story of a paranoid U.S. Air Force Commander, General Ripper, who irrationally orders a group of patrol B-52 bombers to attack their targets in Russia. This character’s full name, Jack D. Ripper, is a parody of the notorious murderer of prostitutes, Jack The Ripper. The duration of the narrative involves the President and military personnel’s frantic effort to abort the attack. In conclusion, a single bomber follows through with the attack, triggering the detonation of Russia’s secret “Doomsday Device” and ending civilization.
The Ugly American was written in 1958 and was meant to be an indictment on the U.S. government’s failures in foreign policy. The book provides valuable lessons that we can learn from today as special operators. I will use several stories and characters in this book and my own personal stories to explore if the Special Operatives (SO) Imperatives were applied and analyze if we as Special Operations Forces (SOF) are applying them well today. We, as SOF, should never be afraid of learning new principals or examining principals from the past to see if they are applicable. The Ugly American is a good example of a work from the past, even though it is fiction, which we can learn from today.
If there is one thing on which critics agree when discussing this book, it is that Kotlowitz is a brilliant narrator. He has a keen eye for the daily particulars of this dangerous neighborhood. Adding to this strength is the fact that he spent years in one particular Chicago project, earning the trust of his informants. What ensues is a story that is told masterfully.
The first 30 pages establish the protagonist’s ordinary life, as he rises in ranks within a brutal drug cartel organization. This domain is depicted as violent and seduction. There’s betrayal, double crosses, romance, and murder. All of these elements fit appropriately for this type of world.
Kelly had us watching this man for the past month, what time he leaves his house, to what time he gets to his house. We had to know what time he went to bed to what time he was mostly alone in his mansion. His name was Charles Urschel, wealthy tycoon and businessman but to us he was just a way to get money. James Connor and I accompanied Kelly when he plotted to raid the wealthy man’s home and kidnap him for ransom money. It was a very still calm night, light breeze. It was as if I could sense the nervousness on my partners face but for Kelly I saw nothing. Just the cold, hard, terrifying look that was always on Kelly’s face unless he was with his wife. We waited...
Smith, Emily E. "How Did the CIA Find Bin Laden? A Phone Call, a Courier, and Years of Detective Work."
Strange things began to happen the next couple days. First, Joey was in the living room of Grandma’s house making a jig saw puzzle. He heard the sound of a horses hooves walking slowly on the street then the sound stopped in front of the house and heard someone put something in Grandma’s mail box. Joey heard the horse walk away and a little while later Grandma’s mailbox blew up. Next, Ms. Wilcox’s outhouse was destroyed by a cherry bomb. Then, a dead mouse was found floating in the bottle of milk that was delivered to the front
On February 7, 1985 two special agents are abducted; Enrique Camarena and Alfredo Zavala. These trigger series of events as one of the largest investigations and most extensive one. Unusual forensic problems
The first mistake is when 3 military pilots walk into a bar without permission from their supervisors. This makes them vulnerable to attack. They were attacked and this then causes a military base to be captured. Hostages are held in the military base which lets the antagonists have “bargain” materials. The antagonists start making threats, to the president of the United States of America, for other certain people.
Bobby Dodge had been out for another night on the job when they got the call from Catherine Gagnon. Bobby was a very well respected member of the Massachusetts State Police Special Tactics and Operations (STOP) Team for six years. He was good at his job and this call was just another routine night for him, or so he thought. Catherine Gagnon had a very disturbing childhood. She was kidnapped and kept in a man-made four-by-six prison built just for her. She stayed in the silence and in the dark for twenty-eight days wondering when her keeper would come back and she would be tossed around and played with like a rag doll. She was rescued on November 18, by hunters, and was dubbed the Thanksgiving Miracle. Catherine grew up but keeping this deep secret with her all along. She married Jimmy Gagnon, the son of a very powerful judge in Boston. Their marriage had not been all it was made out to be. When Bobby arrived at their house it appeared that Jimmy had been holding Catherine and their son, Nathan, hostage in their house and had a gun. Bobby was good at his job; he saw the signs of danger and fired. The threat was over. But for Bobby, the trouble was just beginning. Judge Gagnon was not very happy with the news of his son being shot and was going to try to press charges on Bobby for murder. He did not like his daughter-in-law and was convinced she was hurting his grandchild, Nathan. Nathan always seemed to be sick. Bobby had no idea who he was shooting when he pulled that trigger, he just knew he was saving a life.
The lead investigator was Tom Agnos. He, nor anybody in the state, had ever had to process such a terrible and devastating crime against humanity. According...
Venom Snake, in the attempt to find the leader of a child soldiers group, ends up in a facility where they are conducting human experiments. After a short encounter with Skull Face, Venom Snake is attacked by Man on Fire and Tretij, but eventually manages to escape.
“But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life” Sun Tzu in The Art of War. The importance of this quote is that it points out how some actions in war can never be reversed. The point of history is not to undo the actions of the past but learn from them. One of the most influential events in history mankind must learn from is the dropping of the atomic bombs. The use of the atomic bomb has been argued over for two main reasons, the first reason is it arguably started the arms race with the Soviet Union and in turn the Cold War. The second reason is because of its inhuman effects which can be compared to that of a chemical weapon. A weapon like the atomic bomb cannot
Tommy scuffles through the front door, drops his book bag on the floor and plops down on the couch with a scowl across his face. As his PlayStation fires to life, he replays scenes from the day in his head of being shoved into the lockers by Billy, unable to form the words to impress Sussie, and sitting alone at lunch listening to the popular kids laugh and joke, ignoring him as if he did not exist. No one understands him. No one cares about him, because he is not strong, charming, or popular. All that is soon avoided as Tommy dives into a world where he controls everything and everyone either fears or loves him. If he fails, all he must do is reset. Here he can be anything he wants, and he can do and have it all.