Voices Behind the Curtain

Gordon Zuckerman

Description

In 1946, peak military industrial contracting has been cut by 400 billion dollars. Some of the same industrial organizations responsible for creating a military arsenals capable of supplying six different wars on four separate continents have become concerned. The economic impact of converting their-war time manufacturing to peace-time production represents risks they are not willing to accept. A consortium of these companies determine they must find a new way to restore the lost military contracting. Their plan calls for them to manipulate the Congressional military appropriations process for their own self-interests.Hearing of the plot, the Sentinels decide to challenge. "Voices Behind the Curtain" is a story about powerful and resourceful people, those who endeavor to implement their plan of corruption, and those who oppose. Jacques Roth and Mike Stone return to lead the Sentinel opposition and devise a plan capable of opposing one of the world's largest conglomerates.Meet Miss Mercedes, a former Miss Universe winner, who's ambition to become a celebrated actress have led to her downfall. Follow her life as she re-invents herself and influence those around her.Natalie Cummins, the retired star of the London and New York musical stages, is determined to use her entertainment experience to find British employment for "Back Listed" Hollywood actors, writers and directors. Marco Tanfredi and Don Cerreta, two second-generation Sicilians, who have learned to it is necessary to resist the 'temptations of the street', if they wish to pursue their American Dream" The reader is allowed to ride side-saddle with these principal characters as they proceed to protect the integrity of Congressional Appropriations process. Their journey leads them through the entertainment industry in Mexico, Southern California, London and New York.

Sujets

• Thriller

Informations

• Publié par: DSI Publications
• Date de parution: 02 janvier 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780998007038
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

V B  C

by Gordon Zuckerman

Cô © 6, Gôô R. Zûçéà

ïSBN: ---- (àçôé) ïSBN: ---- (ŝôtçôé)

à ô Côéŝŝ Côô Nûé: 666

A Rŝ Réŝéé. Nô à ô ŝ ôô à é éôûçé ô àŝé  à ô ô  à éàŝ, ééçôç ô éçàçà, çû ôôçô, éçô, ô  à ôàô ŝôàé à ééà ŝŝé ôû é éŝŝô ô é àûô, éXçé ô é çûŝô ô é ûôàôŝ  à éé.

Pé  é Ué Sàéŝ ô Aéçà.

O T B G Z

ôûéŝ ô Wà Cûé Déçéô Màé ô ïôàçé

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PREQUEL

FAREWELL SPEECH: President Dwight D. Eisenhower JàUà 20, 1961

“he conjunctîon of an îmmense mîLîtary estabLîsment and a Large arms îndustry îs a new Amerîcan experîence. he totaL înluence—economîc, po- LîtîcaL, even spîrîtuaL—îs feLt în every cîty, every state ouse, and every of- ice of te federaL government . . . In te councîLs of government, we must guard agaînst te acquîsîtîon of unwarranted înluence, weter sougt or unsougt by te mîLîtary-îndustrîaL compLex. he potentîaL for te dîsastrous rîse of mîspLaced power exîsts and wîLL persîst.

“As we peer înto socîety’s future, we—you and I and our government— must avoîd te împuLse to Lîve onLy for today, pLunderîng for own ease and convenîence, te precîous resources of tomorrow.”

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PREFACE

ï T’s January 1948. he Second World War concluded more Than  éàŝ àô. Béé é ô àŝ ôû ŝ àŝ Géà Wà, à ûààé ô ô ûçôçéé àôû Rûŝŝà’ŝ ôéà éééçé àŝ à é ô ôé, é Aéçà ûç ŝ éôççûé  é àé, à çé, ŝé-  ŝ é-û àé ŝàŝ, à ôô ô éàçéé ô. Méàé, ééŝé ŝé àŝ ôé  $ ô, ô 6 éçé ô éà àé ŝé ŝ. ï’ŝ à ô à àŝ ŝôé ôéû éôé çôçéé. ï éçé éàŝ, Né Yô çôéçà à éŝé àéŝ à à çôàçôŝ àé éé çôé éûà  ŝéçé. Càéû ûàé ééŝ àé éé çôûçé ô ŝçûŝŝ ô ô çûŝô é àéŝé éçôôç éféçŝ ô Aéçà’ŝ ŝt ô àé ôûçô ô é àûàç- ûé ô çôŝûé ôôŝ. Nô éé é ôŝ ôŝç àô é Wà Séé éŝé àà- éŝ ééé ôôŝé ŝôûôŝ—ŝé ôf ŝûûŝ çààç, éôô àŝ ô àûàçûé éàçéé çôŝûé ôûçŝ, à ééà ôŝà éà—éàéûàéôôfŝéééçôôççôŝéûéçéŝ.Sôé àŝ ô é ôé. Hà’ŝ , ô ŝ é çô à à é ŝà ô , é éçé ô éà é à i ô Sôûç & Côô. Hé éXéç ŝ àààé,J.JôàMçWàŝ,ôééôàààéàçô- ééŝé à ééé ô àéŝŝ é ûéç ô é ŝûàô à éŝé  ô é àôà à é éàéŝ ôŝŝé àé.

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PROLOGUE The Sentinels Gather (Ten Months Later)

New York, November  Hé ûé ûŝ éŝé çôçé ôé é àéŝ ééôéŝ  é àŝ- ŝ ô ô à-Côûŝ çàà àé éà ôé ôû. Hé é ô é ûç’ŝ ô éà ô é ŝéà éà ô Côûŝ ŝ à ŝ. Jàçûéŝ à Mé, é Eûôéà à Aéçà Séé éàéŝ, à àŝ- ààç ééôé, àé éé éXô ôŝŝé çôôàé àéàŝ  à à é ééçé à à é Pôé-Cçé é éà à é ô. Mà Wééé Càé’ŝ ŝôûçéŝ—ôé ééàŝ ô çôŝû  à çôàçôŝ—çôûé ô é é éôŝ ô é àé-û àŝ ô çéàŝé ééŝé ŝé. Màçô àçé àŝ éôé ô é ŝûàô ô ŝ ûûé ààé ô: Mééŝ ô ŝ àé- ôIçé çéà ŝàf àé éé ŝéàà é ŝçàé éXéçûé ôéŝ ô é ééŝ ô Màûé’ŝ Cû é àé ŝçô- éé  é àŝ é àé éûé ô éôé éàç . Wà Màéŝ, é àôà ŝçàé çôûŝ ô éNé Yô éŝ,àŝ éé éô é àçéŝ ô é ôûŝé U-Aéçà Açéŝ Côéé  çéàŝ éûéç . . . Nààé’ŝ àŝààç çàŝ ôà, “Nààé’ŝ Bé,” é éàé àŝ à àé éfô ô é Eŝ éôé ô ôû-ô-ô, àçŝé ôôô éŝôàéŝ, àŝ çàû é àéô ô é Aéçà ûç.

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