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Title: The environment, the US military, and Southern Africa.
Author: Dan Henk
Publication: Parameters (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 36Issue: 2Page: 98(20)

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John Ashcroft's service as attorney
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Grace and Integrity In Difficult Times
The book is an interesting study of a religious and moral man working for the good of his country in spite of the demonizing lies of the press and his political enemies.Because of this, it is a study in courage as Mr Ashcroft tells how, with difficulty, he remained the Christian gentleman that many could not abide because he stood by the truth that revealed their moral failures.

a good read
This was an interesting book.Ashcroft is a principled man adrift in a sea of others who are not.Some of the political animals are principled but not all.He was used and abused by others in his time in Washington.


This was a good book, readable and enlightening.

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Review Only the Book
I would recommend AG Ashcroft's book to most anyone, even those who have some preconceived ideas of how well, or not, he did while in this office.In Never Again, Ashcroft goes a long way in explaining the problems that faced him as he took on this thankless job.In government jobs, you do the best you can with whatever they give you to work with no matter what your political feeling are, and he had very little to work with when he came into office.

If you are a conservative, you'll enjoy the book.If you're not, try to look around the name-calling as Ashcroft tends to stereotype those who feel his "tough" tactics are the same type person who, during the Cold War, were termed as folks would rather be red than dead.He tends to paint those who do not agree with him as being less than patriotic and misguided.That said, try to listen to what he is saying.

You will also enjoy Ashcroft's book if you are a Christian and maybe you'll better understand it.I'm not and was offended in spots, but usually, it helps to have a person of faith in high office; if they follow their faith as they enforce our laws.Ashcroft tended to do that while in office and should be given credit for that as he explains how he followed both moral and civil law.

I would have liked for him to have addressed how he equates using illegal methods as only getting `tough' on terrorists, and I would have rather he used `suspected' terrorists in some places in the book.Tough methods can be used in court, but not illegal methods.I alsowas looking to see Ashcroft's thoughts on that middle-of-the night visit by Alberto Gonzales while he was in the hospital recovering from surgery.I guess what I'm saying is I would have liked to have seen him cover some of the bad with the good; the whole picture.

As a military retiree and someone who has lately been called a liberal, I gained more understanding of AG Ashcroft and the job he had while he was on `active duty' as a government employee.We may not all agree with some of his decisions, but I, for one, thank him for his service.

You Should Not Fully Believe What You Read (From Anywhere) Until You Check it Out
I really enjoyed John Ashcroft's account of what he did, and why.It is an easy, informative, and enjoyable read.In my mind I had rated the book very highly, and told my wife that the mainstream news media had not done him or the Patriot Act justice.But then I decided to look into the Patriot Act for myself -- because Ashcroft's accounting of what the Act does is so different than what the news media has claimed.My conclusion is that the news media was as shallow as usual, worthy of little attention as a source of real information; and John Ashcroft was a bit strong in some of his own assertions.I rated the book down a bit because of this overassertion, but it is still a book well worth reading.

Here is what I found on two key points:

1.) Ashcroft spends considerable time describing the problem of the "wall" between criminal and subversive surveillance operations, which he fought to tear down.However, that this wall even existed was found by the Federal Surveillance Court of Review to have actually been a long-held misinterpretation by government agencies.I don't see this new insight as either pro-Ashcroft or anti-Ashcroft.I was in Government long enough to know that such misinterpretations indeed happen.

It is a bit humorous (or not so humorous from another perspective) that the Attorney General of the United States can't get clear interpretations of the law from his scores of government attorneys!

2.) Ashcroft claimed that the Patriot Act still does not allow any undisclosed surveillance without FISA judicial consent.This claim is so counter to the news media's claims, I paid it special attention.It turns out that Ashcroft's claim is too strong in two particular areas:

a.) The Patriot Act expanded use of National Security Letters, which allows the FBI to search telephone, email and financial records without any court order, and places a national-security gag on the companies holding those records -- so that they may not inform those whose records have been accessed by the FBI.In fairness, Wikipedia provides an example of a National Security Letter demanded email header information from an Internet Service Provider, and the information they demanded specifically excluded the subject line and the text of the email; that is, they were seeking only the routing information -- that is, where the emails were originating and going.You can draw your own conclusions as to whether this is unreasonable governmental data mining; for the record, I personally don't object to this level of surveillance without court oversight.

b.) There seems to be a loophole clause built into the Patriot Act that I've heard nothing about before.The Patriot Act specifies that those who operate or own a "protected computer" can give permission for authorities to intercept communications carried out on their machine.This permission bypasses the requirements of the Wiretap statute.The
definition of a "protected computer" broadly encompasses those computers used in interstate or foreign commerce or communication.In my way of thinking, any email or web server connected to the Internet meets this definition.The Internet allows worldwide communication, so any PC connected to the Internet is used in interstate and foreign communication -- if any packets routed through it are to/from another state or oountry.So, all the government needs to do is find several server owners who will (for free or for a fee?) give them permission to intercept traffic through their servers, and the requirements of the Wiretap statute are bypassed. Some lawyer may prove me wrong on this, but it seems pretty clear to me.

Ashcroft may have been a bit over the top with his zealotry for his particular brand of religion, but he has earned the respect of several liberals for doing what he thought was right, instead of politically expedient.Marty Peretz, in The New Republic (a liberal magazine), says: "I know it's difficult for some people to understand that Ashcroft tried to stand between public liberties and the president's minions. But he did."The truth about Ashcroft's legacy is far more complex than "I hate him because he flaunts his religion" or "I love him because he is a strong Christian."

To me he seems to be a man of high personal integrity -- according to the standards he ascribes to, which are high, if perhaps misguided.He sees the world too much in black and white, without sufficient shades of gray.The world needs protection from terrorism, but the world also needs protection from overzealous governments.You can choose one or the
other (black or white), but you are choosing between Charybdis and Scylla.We need to steer a narrow course between these two monsters. Time will tell if his policies get tweaked to set us on that narrow course, or if the legal loopholes have headed us towards Scylla.But never forget that he did nothing in the Patriot Act that Congress has not okayed.We seem to forget that they are the ones we should hold responsible.

Read the book.It will give you Ashcroft's side of his story.Then, read the Patriot Act for yourself.You'll come away understanding more about the man and the issues, and you won't be able to paint him "all bad" or "all good."As for me, I think he was of about the same caliber as the rest of Bush's staff; well below the best and brightest the Republican Party has offered the country in my lifetime.But he is still a man who believes that personal integrity is a valuable attribute and that there is such a thing as personal honor.He measures up well above Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz in my mind.

He lost senate race to a dead man, but his love of soaring eagles shines through
In this highly informative and fact-filled chronicle, Ashcroft details how his deeply held faith in Christ, his involvement in crafting the historic Patriot Act and his extraordinary talent for writing inspirational songs about freedom and eagles led to the restoration of justice and prevented further terrorist acts on the U.S..

Although Ashcroft is the only man ever to have been defeated by a dead man in a U.S. Senate race, his faith in soaring eagles and his deep commitment to the Patriot Act make him one of the greatest Americans in history.

Ashcroft is often criticized by many for evading military service (he applied for and received six student draft deferments during the VietNam war). But one must not forget that Ashcroft is the author of one of the most inspiring songs ever written about America, "Let The Eagle Soar." This majestic anthem is no doubt one of America's greatest weapons against the terrorists who hate our freedoms. Ashcroft's glorious love song to our great nation makes it clear that his blessed gift of patriotic tune-smithing more than makes up for his draft dodging. His participation in the senate barbershop quartet with that other great proponent of American family values and Christian morality Larry Craig is also a testament to something. Even though the people of Missouri decided it would be better to elect a dead man as their senator than Ashcroft, it must be noted that he is the most patriotic of Americans.

His work as Bush's Attorney General will be remembered by historians as restoring a sense of security to the country by providing comfort to Americans by singing "Let the Eagles Soar" at every public gathering he attended. ... Read more

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White Monsoon: Morphine Base
The world is besot with major drug addiction and everyone should learn about this economic and crime driven problem.Scott Nelson, in novel form has written a thriller that helps us understand this societal problem.His characters come alive, the action is non-stop, and realistic.Details flesh out Scott's narrative and come alive with his descriptive writing.Entertaining, but more important, informative.

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First of all, I have to thank John Adams, whoever he is, for leaving WHITE MONSOON - Morphine Base, in the rear pocket of the seat in front of me. Most of us who read a lot have left a book behind here and there or we'd have a ton in boxes at home. But in this case John wrote, "I read a lot of books but this one is the best I've read this entire year." Well, that's pretty high praise in my way of thinking. But John was right. Thank you thank you thank you, John. The books I like the most take me to places I've never been but have a highly visual nature and a strong sense of reality. Growing up in the fifties and sixties I read books that were later made into movies like, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, THE GREAT ESCAPE, THE GUNS OF NAVARONE, MIDNIGHT EXPRESS, WHERE EAGLES DARE, PAPILLON, ICE STATION ZEBRA, BEAR ISLAND, THE BOURNE IDENTITY and THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER. WHITE MONSOON - Morphine Base is a very similar story that grabs you from the opening pages, throws you around but never lets you go. I loved the format. I have to make many one day, round trip business flights. At a time when you have to read a children's novel to find a shorter novel, WHITE MONSOON - Morphine Base is like this. It's only about 160 pages long. All of Ian Fleming's JAMES BOND books are like this and most of Alistair MacLean books were short. I love this. I've been going back and reading all these books and find a few I seem to have missed along the way. I loved how WHITE MONSOON - Morphine Base packed a huge story in a shorter format. I couldn't wait for my meeting in New York to be over so I could jump back into the story. Some people like to peel back the layers of the onion in books like Dan Brown's THE LOST SYMBOL which I'm actually reading right now. I love the story but my life is, like most in this uncertain economy, quite hectic, possibly due to my own sense of panic. I read a bit of these longer novels and then life gets in the way and I can't get back to them for a couple of days and have to rely on my foggy memory to try and remember just what was going on when I fell asleep. I guess I read these different formats for different purposes. One I read to stay connected all through the book and the other I read to knock out my active mind at night. Anyway, Scott Nelson really knows how to write, to keep the reader engaged, to keep enough conflict going on that you're wanting to find out what's going to happen next. I don't want to give much of the story away. The back cover gives you a pretty good idea of what the book is about. It talks about this big opium vat in India. It talks about how White Monsoon is a code name for flooding the United States with heroin, cheap heroin, by a group of Libyan terrorists. It talks about how the terrorists pose as members of the International Red Cross. It doesn't tell you why they pose as members of the IRC. Wait till you find out. Wow. Does anyone remember Bhopal? That's probably too big a hint. Another thing that's really great about this book is that it is so easy to read. The author isn't trying to impress you with big ten dollar words. I'm guessing he wrote it so that junior high and high school students could enjoy it. I've got some teenagers at home and I'm going to wait for that moment when they're really bored and say something like, "Hey, I've got just the thing for you. Have you ever heard of White Monsoon? This could be THE TWILIGHT TRILOGY FOR GUYS." ... Read more

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