Operation Shakespeare Quotes

“Georgians are a combination of Klingons and Apaches. They are warriors, men from another millennium who get along very well with the United States because they think the rest of Europe are a bunch of wimps.” The prominent highway between the airport and downtown Tbilisi, he noted, is named George W. Bush Street in honor of a 2005 visit by the American president. “They love Bush. He mispronounces words and starts wars. What’s not to like?”
― John Shiffman, Operation Shakespeare: The True Story of an Elite International Sting

“It’s a law enforcement axiom. But who better to help bust a crack dealer than another crack dealer? Who better to bring down a mob boss than another mobster? As long as there have been cops, they’ve been making deals with informants,”
― John Shiffman, Operation Shakespeare: The True Story of an Elite International Sting

“Despite the repeated and well-documented misdeeds of ITT NV managers, not one was charged with a crime, and therefore, not one was sent to prison.”
― John Shiffman, Operation Shakespeare: The True Story of an Elite International Sting

“Don’t expect life to be linear. Do expect unpredictable obstacles. If you have a righteous goal, press on. Lately, Hall”
― John Shiffman, Operation Shakespeare: The True Story of an Elite International Sting

“The American advantage is so pronounced that on many battlefields the greatest threat to U.S. soldiers, sailors, and pilots is an enemy firing back with American-made weapons and technology.”
― John Shiffman, Operation Shakespeare: The True Story of an Elite International Sting

“snafu—Situation Normal, All Fucked Up.”
― John Shiffman, Operation Shakespeare: The True Story of an Elite International Sting