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For many Libyans, Muammar Gaddafi was a brutal dictator killing and torturing anyone who opposed his views for over four decades in Libya. His authoritarian regime systematically violated human rights and supported global terrorism around the world. The Arab Spring in 2011 led to the end Gaddafi and his corrupt government. President Barack Obama at the time stated, “the shadow of tyranny over Libya has been lifted” while communist dictators around the world praised Gaddafi’s legacy as a martyr. The fall of Gaddafi led to a change in government with a constitution, freedom of religion,...

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with Lagos being one of the largest overcrowded cities in the world. The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a failed state with massive corruption from the top of the government including military and police. Terrorist groups and organized crime cause havoc all through the country with heroin drug trafficking a major source of income for these crime syndicates. Billions have been stolen by corrupt government officials leaving Nigeria in financial shambles. The lower class suffers while the corrupt elites take advantage of the nation for themselves....

In this book, I detail my life as a Special Agent, working undercover, meeting and buying guns and drugs from violent career offenders, gang members, international firearms traffickers, and armed drug traffickers.

This book addresses the situation in Mexico with the drug cartels and the how the United States government is dealing with the current Mexican administration's soft approach with cartel leadership. The United States' future depends how Mexico deals with these cartels, and what the United States can do to stop the illegal immigration and drugs pouring into the country. I also write about the aftermath of the ATF Operation Fast and Furious which let over 2,000 firearms “walk” from the United States to the Mexican cartels. There is a compelling case to strengthen firearm laws in the U.S. ...

On March 26, 2020, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a member of the United Socialist Party was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York with fourteen other current and former Venezuelan officials and charged with Narco-Terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, corruption and other federal charges. According to federal authorities, Maduro and other high-ranking officials for over twenty years conspired with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) to illegally traffic in tons of cocaine to the ...

Many around the world see Xi Jinping as brutal dictator controlling the masses in China with censorship of outside western information, using high tech surveillance to monitor its people, no respect for human rights for anyone who opposes the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and genocide of the ethnic minority Muslims in the Xinjiang region in northwest China. In 2018, Xi abolished presidential term limits making him one of China’s most powerful communist dictators ever. In November 2021, the CCP declared Xi’s ideology the “essence of Chinese culture” giving him the same status Mao ...

Joe Biden’s time in office has been tumultuous at best with his approval rating in the thirties appearing that the mid-term elections in November will be a red wave with Republicans most likely retaking the House and Senate and leaving Biden in his final two years as a lame duck president. The GOP has strong contenders for 2024 Presidential election that can easily beat Biden if he even makes it past the democratic primaries. Biden has also become unpopular with his base for not having many democratic bills passed while controlling both chambers. The disastrous exit from Afghanistan after...

This book is a compelling case against communist China and their history of human rights abuses against ethnic Muslim minorities, women, gays and anyone who supports freedom and democracy in Tibet, Hong Kong and around the world. The facts are presented why International Olympic Committee (IOC) should never have selected the communist country to host the upcoming 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. It's a must read for anyone who is not aware of the atrocities committed by the Communist Chinese Party (CCP) in and outside of China.

Muhammad bin Salman (MBS) is currently the crown prince, deputy prime minister and minister of defense of Saudi Arabia. His regime rules the Saudi Kingdom without democratic institutions to balance his power and uses brutal tactics against dissidents, activists, journalists and others including torture, kidnappings, killings and false imprisonment. MBS is also known to use death squads that kill when commanded in Saudi Arabia or in foreign countries. Many around the world believe the Crown Prince ordered the murder of a Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, Turkey inside ...

In the 1920s, during prohibition, the Italian-American Mafia started using Cuba as a base for rum and other alcohol smuggling to the United States. Until 1959, mobsters had control of famous casinos and gambling operations in Cuba. That all came to an end in January 01,1959 when Fidel Castro and his rebels defeated Batista’s army and took control of the country. Batista fled Cuba leaving Castro the island. This was the beginning of the end for the Mafia that ran Cuba’s hotels and casinos for years. Castro shut the casinos and nationalized the mob owned properties and became himself the ...

Winning Wimbledon, Against All Odds is novel about a young American overcoming major obstacles and hurdles to win Wimbledon, the tennis championships as a qualifier. The book is a fantastic read about tennis, persistence and life. A must read.

International firearms trafficking from the United States to Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean see American made firearms in huge demand in these countries. There are many reasons why including strict gun laws in these countries, violent criminal gangs use guns, drug traffickers looking to protect their territories with high-power weapons, and gun trafficking itself is lucrative. It is very easy in the United States to purchase firearms at gun dealers (FFL), private sales, gun shows, flea markets and online. Many criminal organizations have individuals in the United States purchase ...

Mexican crime syndicates have existed for decades and only became more powerful after the collapse of the Cali and Medellín cartels in Colombia in the 1990s. Now, Mexican cartels command the wholesale drug markets and about 90% of the cocaine entering the United States. Violence between the different syndicates has only increased with the arrests of key cartel leaders. These organizations are fighting to control more trafficking routes into the United States. It is estimated the Mexican cartels make over 50 billion dollars annually in drug proceeds. Violence in Mexico remains high with ...

In September 2017, President Donald Trump called North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un “Little Rocket Man” for his recklessness in firing rockets from his country to intimidate his neighbors and threaten the United States. In June 2018, Trump met with Kim Jong-un in Singapore in the first ever meeting between leaders of both nations agreeing on paper to a peaceful resolution on the Korean peninsula. Both met again in February 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam without agreeing on a denuclearization deal. Kim assumed power after his father’s death, Kim Jong-il in 2011and is the grandson of Kim II-sung...

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign, independent nation has shocked the world and rallied free democratic societies against Putin’s Russia. The United States with NATO has provided billions of dollars in aid and military equipment to the Ukrainians. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has shown immense courage and strong will to fight for the Ukrainian people in order to remain a free democratic nation. Putin’s obsession with Russian expansionism attempting to bring some new glory to Russia in the 21st century has completely failed with Russian military casualties mounting in the ...

A ballerina and a princess share a passion for dancing and become good friends. This is a great story for the entire family to read. All ages will enjoy this story.