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Bullets, Bombs, and Fast Talk: Twenty-Five Years of FBI War Stories
A desperate gunman holds a planeload of innocent passengers hostage. A heavily armed cult leader refuses to leave his compound, threatening mass suicide by a hundred of his brainwashed followers. A neo-Nazi militant in a cabin hideout keeps federal agents at bay with gunfire. A baby disappears; his only trace is an ominous ransom call to his parents. Prisoners riot, threat...more
Hardcover, 239 pages
Published
October 31st 2008
by Potomac Books
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This was a quick read. The author has a great conversational storytelling style. When he was scared, he admits to it. It’s not all roses and happiness. When mistakes were made, he talks about why and how people can learn from them. Seems like a really nice guy and good negotiator.
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My uncle is mentioned in the chapter called psychedelic shower (Hank Orzynski); thankfully for being an FBI agent, not a criminal. Read a few chapters so far, most recently the Waco account. Hard to put it down.
A quick read but disappointing for deep reflection of the F.B.I. The author takes the reader through a number of high profile cases,along with some lesser ones, without the deep reflections of the operations themselves. What is lacking, in my opinion, is an honest,objective look of the FBI, ATF, SWAT and all the law enforcement agencies that he was involved in. What you do get are one or two complimentary paragraphs describing the "Hollywood","squared jaw" people that he fanc...more
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