“Dear reader, since you have actually picked up and read this book, it might be a little late for a warning. Just in case you thought you were safe to read whatever you choose. I want to warn you that your reading habits may be monitored for ‘suspicious’ behavior. Considering the title of this book, your name might now be on a list authorized by the Patriot Act…”
You may have enjoyed the insightful commentary by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano 
A series of events over the past few months have made me consider the logic of third world politics. I am not talking about killing people or imprisoning detractors. That is what happens in places like Cuba, China and Iran. What I am thinking about is the prosecution of the prior ruling party by the new ruling party.
Many of us were abhorred by the possibility that Obama’s Attorney General, Eric Holder, is open to investigating and prosecuting members of the CIA for alleged torture of Islamic terrorists. That sickened me to think that this administration would politicize the folks who have kept us safe for over seven years. This was strike one.
There is daily news implicating House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in the “scandal” over Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EIT). Rep. Pelosi (D-CA) had been a long-time opponent to EITs and the practice of water boarding in particular. In an article that she wrote for Washington Monthly in March 2008, Pelosi 
(D-CA) was clear in her opposition to enhanced techniques.
“The use of torture violates fundamental American values. It damages the reputation of the United States in the eyes of the international community, and it increases the risks for our military personnel, diplomatic officers, and intelligence agents around the world. Many intelligence professionals have stated that torture is ineffective: it is unlikely to produce the kind of timely and reliable information needed to disrupt terrorist plots. The negative consequences of the use of torture far outweigh the supposed benefits.”
I think that this is now the second book in a row that I have read based on a recommendation by Glenn Beck. Maybe he will eventually get his own sticker like the Oprah Book Club, but I doubt it.
I had been reading some deeper books lately and was looking forward to an adventure novel. When I started reading Ghost Plane
