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Loss Forgiveness and Restoration.The Face of Christ illustration and the accompanying story that has changed lives all around the globe.First it is a truelife story of an advertising executive an artist and a pastor Joe Castillo and the way God changed him. It also tells of the many lives touched by this simple illustration.Done before a live audience the very first time it had a powerful impact on those who watched. This motivated the artist to reproduce it in pen ink prints. As an artist Joes struggle to make a living was suddenly compounded by having his wife diagnosed with cancer. They had no insurance to cover the mounting debt but at an opportune time a friend offered to reproduce the artwork on marble plaques and pay royalties. The sales of the plaques were amazing surely this was the answer to all their financial problems But the story seems to grind to a halt. The friend refuses to pay royalties on the artwork that is selling world wide and Joe loses his wife to cancer. It becomes a daily struggle to forgive the man who was profiting from his artwork and overcome the bitterness at the loss of his wife. The plaques seem to show up everywhere compounding his anger and resentment. For Joe it became a bitter symbol of everything that had gone wrong.If you have ever struggled with forgiveness. If some events in your life just dont make sense God can use this artwork and the story that goes with it to help you put the pieces together.

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IN VIETNAM THEY TRAINED HIM TO DO WHAT NO ONE ELSE WOULD.For seventeen years, Bob King, who began his military career as a member of the Special Forces Unit in Vietnam, led an incredible double life, carrying out the U.S. government's high-risk missions-- without involving its military. Then, in 1992, King and his men, secret members of a U.S. Tactical Reconnaissance Team, were sent to Colombia. The mission was "an easy breather," until the men walked into an ambush and found out the real reason they were there. They had been sent to die.IN SOUTH AMERICA, HE HELPED THEM FIGHT THEIR DIRTY LITTLE WAR.With three men dead, and King himself wounded, the band of mercenaries began a desperate battle for survival-- and for the truth-- that led from South America all the way to Washington, D.C. Now, in this chilling, action-packed book, Bob King goes public: with the covert operations he carried out, the hidden deals he witnessed, and the horrific shadow war he survived-- against a U.S. government desperate to bury its secrets and its own men.NOW HE KNEW THEIR SECRETS. AND THEY WANTED HIM DEAD.

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A Real Rambo.......2006-03-26

This book was written as a means of therapy and to give closure to his secret life. While every effort was made to be accurate, names, dates, places, and events were intentionally altered (p.ix). It is about a secret side to our government that is kept hidden, one that is not elected but controls our lives never the less. The book begins with an easy job that promised big money. (Shouldn't this be a warning?) The team is introduced by their talents. The job was to place some monitoring equipment at a rural airstrip, then return. But an ambush occurred, and team members were killed. They cleaned up the mess, and escaped (pp.62-4). When the remaining members of the team met at the rendezvous in Colorado, they were warned against using a cordless or cellular phone.

Chapters 9 and 10 tell of his entry into the world of black operations in Thailand, where he was involved in transporting "military supplies". In Chapter 16 Chance learns these "military supplies" were opium; this was a forerunner for Iran-Contra drug smuggling. In Chapter 17 Chance found out about the history of his black operations. It was to enrich high-level intelligence operations; they were "the biggest drug dealers in the world" (p.221). All the surviving team members wanted was to be let alone, and not hassled in other ways (pp.233-4). The Appendix gives examples of coded memos from the CIA, the Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency (what a great cover name!).

A few years before his execution, an excerpt from a letter of Timothy McVeigh was printed in the "NY Times'. It said the Federal Government wanted to recruit him for a secret organization that would execute drug dealers and corrupt politicians in this country and abroad. This book corroborates that statement. The book "Compromised" by Terry Reed tells of higher level drug deals by Government officials. Why were the Spooky 8 teams "contaminated with toxic wastes"? Because they knew too much, and their continued employment presented a future security risk (like that C-5 shot down in 1986 Nicaragua). 1992 was a critical election year. The old saying is still true: "if you sup with the Devil be sure to use a long spoon".

Not buying it.......2005-02-16

A book about a supposed "Black op" from an alleged operator. Does this TYPE of thing happen? Sure. Did this "true story" happen? No.

The book reads as though the author read one of Marcinko's books and said "I can do that". There are some glaring problems with some of the things the author claims to have done for example buying a standard camcorder and leaving it unattended to tape a target for 24 hrs. How many camcorders have you seen that have enough tape and battery life to tape 24 hrs straight? And this is minor compared to his military and combat claims.

There are plenty of books available from real oparators about real secret missions. This is a poor copy of a rogue warrior book.

Bogus.......2004-09-15

There is no doubt in my mind that the United States Government, with CIA, NSA, etc. intervention, sanctions black operations of this sort, but Bob King and this book are complete fabrications of his imagination. From technical mistakes in the content to the picture of the author on the back page, everything this title entails is bogus.

95% Fiction.......2004-05-21

I was riveted by the first 6 chapters as everything seemed quite believable. However, starting with chapter 7, characters and events became implausible and fictional. Key events and characters that moved the story forward were completely based on coincidence.

The lead character Chance has a friend in DC he hasn't seen in a number of years. He asks to stay with her. She has a friend, Beth that coincidently Chance has previously met. What a small world! Then, Beth happens to coincidently know a former SEAL, Kevin Stacey, who works in Black Ops who knows Chance and his predicament. She sets up a meeting. And guess what, he has all this documentation Chance needs to answer his unknown questions. Coincidently, this guy keeps it all in a briefcase that never leaves his side because he can't trust anyone with it. Chance later acquires the briefcase and some of the documents he needs. Inside he finds a note from Stacey saying that he hopes Chance can use the info wisely and that he hopes it will help protect Chance. Give me a break!

What really got me questioning the truth of the story is the incident in Jamaica where Chance accidentally wondered into the wrong neighborhood and had to defend himself from the local hoodlums. A nice little event to move the story along; however I don't believe that this guy is dumb enough to accidentally wonder off into the bad side of town. This character is smarter than that.

I don't question the point the story is trying to make, US Government running drugs to fund secret operations etc. I do question this story however. Chapters 1-6 could well possibly be true; however the remainder of the book reads like fiction or a movie script. It's a great read if you like fiction, but if you are looking for a story that is believable, I wouldn't recommend this book.

You want be able to put this book down........2003-06-01

I have recently become an avid reader, and this book started my hunger. Having read several books throughout college I was not one to read alot, to much going on in life. This book was recommended to me by someone at my gym. Bob King's Spooky-8 The Final Mission was written so well that I felt like Bob King in the story. I was caught up in the more than likely true story of an individual who had served our country well, yet was repaid with the threat of his life being taken from him. How can one not be captivated by a story like this. It would have been easy for an unintelligent man to tell this story in the wrong way, but Bob King does not do that. He reintroduced me to the way a story can be told, and not many books that I have read since have lived up to this mark (although mostly a fiction writter, not even Clancy). Thanks Bob King for such a revitting non-fiction book.

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A work of Fiction
The Real Deal
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A Real Rambo
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Spooky 8: The Final Mission
Bob King
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For readers who believe truth is stranger than fiction, Bob King's tell-all book about the U.S. government's covert operations is an eye-opener. "In a world inundated with deception, media disinformation, cover stories, and lies, it's impossible to know exactly what the truth really means," writes King. "All I know for sure is that a very dark side of our government is in control." King tells how his ragtag team of blue-collar commandos, known as "Spooky 8," was frequently assembled to perform sensitive operations for the U.S. government in Central and South America. King takes a novelistic approach to his story (which purports to be rooted in fact), creating tough characters and macho dialogue. He shares Tom Clancy's love of technical detail and describes the unusual tools used by black-op professionals, such as high-powered amphetamines that "allowed us to work at 150 percent for three or four days without sleep." (The side effects: "At the end of the mission, your body shut down so hard, you might sleep for a couple of days.") The plot revolves around a government conspiracy to eliminate Spooky 8's members on what is supposed to be a simple mission of setting up surveillance equipment in the Colombian jungle. Apparently King and his buddies know too many secrets, and somebody high up wants them eliminated. Fans of Richard Marcinko's Rogue Warrior won't want to miss Spooky 8. --John J. Miller

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A work of Fiction.......2006-03-26

Every read Clancy's _Clear and Present Danger_? This is that, but not as well written. Good for conspiracy buffs.

The Real Deal.......2006-02-16

Hey, everyone - Chance is the real deal, and the book's all true. I know, because I've heard about it from some of the other guys that were on the Spooky 8 team. Sergeant James Frey can attest that the book is a true recollection of the events, as can Sergeants Jayson Blair or Stephen Glass.

Okay, I lied. But so did "Chance". This book would have been a poor excuse for fiction. The fact that it's sold as non-fiction is unbelievable. What an insult to those that actually served in the military.

About the only detail that rings true is in the acknowledgements, where he mentions SFC James D. Cohron, who is indeed missing in action.

Dialog.......2004-01-19

I read this book for a school project, after reading the back cover it sound like it was going to be a good action book, which it was for the most part. After getting done reading the whole book it left me wanting more there was simply put no conclusion, and the dialog between characters was ridiculous, it was some of the worst writing I have ever read. I will give him props for the action scenes that is when the authors writing was truly superb. King says this book is based on true accounts of his own experiences, which I do not believe, mainly because the whole plot of the book was unbelieveable, especially the part about the far seers.

A Real Rambo.......2003-09-05

Chapters 9 and 10 tell of his entry into the world of black operations in Thailand, where he was involved in transporting "military supplies". In Chapter 16 Chance learns these "military supplies" were opium; this was a forerunner for Iran-Contra drug smuggling. In Chapter 17 Chance found out about the history of his black operations. It was to enrich high-level intelligence operations; they were "the biggest drug dealers in the world" (p.221). All the surviving team members wanted was to be let alone, and not hassled in other ways (pp.233-4). The Appendix gives examples of coded memos from the CIA, the Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency (what a great cover name!).

A few years before his execution, an excerpt from a letter of Timothy McVeigh was printed in the "NY Times'. It said the Federal Government wanted to recruit him for a secret organization that would execute drug dealers and corrupt politicians in this country and abroad. This book corroborates that statement. The book "Compromised" by Terry Reed tells of higher level drug deals by Government officials. Why were the Spooky 8 teams "contaminated with toxic wastes"? Because they knew too much, and their continued employment presented a future security risk (like that C-5 shot down in 1986 Nicaragua). 1992 was a critical election year. The old saying is still true: "if you sup with the Devil be sure to use a long spoon".

loved it.......2003-04-11

i liked the extent of detail and thinking that this book portrayed and it had a great plot and theme.

Spooky 8 The Final Mission One Man's Shocking Account of Our Government's Double Cross and Assassination of Its Own Men

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Spooky 8 The Final Mission One Man's Shocking Account of Our Government's Double Cross and Assassination of Its Own Men
Bob King
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J0LEF6

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Spooky 8-The Final Mission

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The Final Mission : Spooky 8
Bob King
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Spooky 8: The Final Mission
Bob King
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The George W. Bush White House, as described by former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, is a world out of kilter. Policy decisions are determined not by careful weighing of an issue's complexities; rather, they're dictated by a cabal of ideologues and political advisors operating outside the view of top cabinet officials. The President is not a fully engaged administrator but an enigma who is, at best, guarded and poker-faced but at worst, uncurious, unintelligent, and a puppet of larger forces. O'Neill provided extensive documentation to journalist and author Suskind, including schedules with 7,630 entries and a set of 19,000 documents that featured memoranda to the President, thank-you notes, meeting minutes, and voluminous reports. The result, The Price of Loyalty, is a gripping look inside the meeting rooms, the in-boxes, and the minds of a famously guarded administration. Much of the book, as one might expect from the story of a Treasury Secretary, revolves around economics, but even those not normally enthused by tax code intricacies will be fascinated by the rapid-fire intellects of O'Neill and Fed chairman Alan Greenspan as they gather for regular power breakfasts. A good deal of the book is about the things that O'Neill never figures out. He knows there's something creepy going on with the administration's power structure, but he's never inside enough to know quite what it is. But while those sections are intriguing, other passages are simply revelatory: O'Neill asserts that Saddam Hussein was targeted for removal not in the 9/11 aftermath but soon after Bush took office. Paul O'Neill makes for an interesting protagonist. A vaunted economist from the days of Nixon and Ford, he returns to a Washington that's immeasurably more cutthroat. And while he appears almost naïvely academic initially, he emerges as someone determined to speak his mind even when it becomes apparent that such an approach spells his political doom. --John Moe

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Updated with a new afterword and including a selection of key documents, this is the explosive account of how the Bush administration makes policy on war, taxes, and politics -- its true agenda exposed by a member of the Bush cabinet.

This vivid, unfolding narrative is like no other book that has been written about the Bush presidency. At its core are the candid assessments of former Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill, the only member of Bush's cabinet to leave and speak frankly about how and why the administration has come to its core policies and decisions -- from cutting taxes for the rich to conducting preemptive war.

O'Neill's account is supported by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind's interviews with numerous participants in the administration, by transcripts of meetings, and by voluminous documents. The result is a disclosure of breadth and depth unparalleled for an ongoing presidency. As readers are taken to the very epicenter of government, Suskind presents an astonishing picture of a president so carefully managed in his public posture that he is a mystery to most Americans. Now, he is revealed.

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"A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter's explosive account of the inner workings of the George W. Bush administration, the most secretive White House of modern times. This vivid, unfolding narrative is like no other book that has been written about the Bush presidency -- or any that is likely to be written soon. At its core are the candid assessments of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, for two years the administration's top economic official, a principal of the National Security Council, and a tutor to the new President. He is the only member of Bush's innermost circle to leave and then to agree to speak frankly about what has really been happening inside the White House. O'Neill's account is supported by Suskind's interviews with many participants in the administration, by transcripts of meetings, and by voluminous documents that cover most areas of domestic and foreign policy. The result is a disclosure of breadth and depth unparalleled for an ongoing presidency. As readers are taken to the very epicenter of government, this news-making volume offers a definitive view of the characters and conduct of Bush and his closest advisers as they manage crucial domestic policies and global strategies at a time of life-and-death crises. Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Christine Todd Whitman, and many of their aides are seen in an intimate, ""unmanaged"" way -- as is Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, O'Neill's close friend and ally. Along the way, the central conflicts of this administration's governance -- between politics and policy, ideology and analysis -- are starkly visible through the lens of recent events and the revelation of the often unseen intentions that underlie actions. In this book Suskind draws on unique access to present an astonishing account of a President so carefully managed in his public posture that he is unknown to most Americans. Now, he will be known."

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The Hobo Philosopher.......2007-09-14

This is another one of those books that obviously doesn't need another review, but I read it also so ...
After reading the book I saw O'Neil being interviewed on some TV program. The interviewer asked him if he wasn't afraid of "reprisals" from those in power. O'Neil said that he has been financially prudent in his life and that he was wealthy and had an established reputation so "they" couldn't hurt him. He really didn't care what they had to say about him.
All that I could think in hearing both that question and the answer was: "Where the Hell am I?"
Is this Communist Russia under Stalin or China during the "Cultural Revolution"?
What is going on here?
Mr. O'Neil pulls no punches. I can not figure why this book didn't rock the socks off this nation but I guess that I am missing something. Maybe we never have been a democracy and privy to the truth and I have been living under a propagandized misconception.
And as far as I know O'Neil is a Conservative and not a Liberal - for whatever that means.
This is really getting somewhat frightening. Remember 01.20.09

Breathtaking insight into a world of ideology.......2007-08-19

Suskind's book takes the reader through a stunning journey in the inner workings of the first "Bush 43" term, touching to many different themes and topics. Fair, balanced and most certainly unafraid to depict events with the same level of rigor and precision that he tried to put in his own work as Treasury Secretary, this book is a chilling dive in a world where incredibly far-reaching decisions where taken very superficially. One can disagree with the political views expressed in the book, but it remains a well documented case that ideology - not due diligence - has guided the most important decisions of this administration.

Will help you better understand the better workings of the White House.......2007-07-14

How you like THE PRICE OF LOYALTY by Ron Suskind may
well be determined by your opinion of President George W.
Bush, which is a shame . . . it would be better if you read
it and then came to your own conclusion, though I suspect
that many people won't bother doing that.

Suskind's book, subtitled GEORGE W. BUSH, THE WHITE
HOUSE AND THE EDUCATION OF PAUL O'NEILL, is
about how O'Neill came to Washington to become
Treasury Secretary . . . unfortunately, he lasted just two years as
the administration's top economic official before being
forced out of office.

He tried to do the right thing . . . also, he tried to tell the
truth . . . his goal was to have issues looked at--from all sides--then
have decisions made after careful analysis . . . that rarely
happened; rather, a few officials (Cheney and Rove, to name
just two) seem to have gotten Bush's ear and influenced him to
make policy decisions that were often not based on fact.

I enjoyed a taped version of THE PRICE OF LOYALTY because it helped
me learn more about the inner workings of the White House, as well as
enabled me to find out more about such others as Rumsfeld, Rice, Powell,
Whitman, and Greenspan . . . as I read it, I kept in mind the fact
that O'Neill was and is a Republican, so it gave the book a
greater perspective; i.e., it did not contain material from a guy
who had an axe to grind.

Edward Hermann's find job of narration added to my enjoyment
of Suskind's book.

A full length fog-bank .......2007-04-21

It 's nice reading about the Bush Administration. Ron Suskind wrote the story of Paul O'Neill, former Treasure Secretary in the Bush Administration and if I may so, a remarkable good one. Paul O'Neill occupied an important office in the Cabinet but never seemed to be in the inner circle of decision making. That's what this book is about. Not about the policy decisions themselves, but the way decisions are being taken. You could describe it as a full length fog-bank (lyrics Hunter S. Thompson). O'Neill was dangerous to the Bush Administration due to his non ideological positions. The book by Suskind about O'Neill describes in harassing length the struggles in the Bush administration. The idea of pragmatic governance against the Bush counterclaim of ideology and political mobilization. Paul O'Neill was focused on assessing the real consequencies of an action, not on the underlying political design. O'Neill had doubts about the preemptive strike agains Iraq. He felt it necessitated absolutely to be right in your claims about the posssession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq. The book is about the direction an ideological government takes in an era of uncertainties.Paul O'Neill did provide sensible and pragmatic answers but it didn't help.

Luuk Oost

About The price of Loyalty.......2007-01-24

This book delivers a wide and profound insight on Paul O'Neill's challenges as Treasury Secretary. The contention that Bush sought to invade Iraq almost from the get - go of his presidency has also been documented by Bob Woodward, an idea that is also presented in this book. Colin Powell is seen advocating harsh actions against Iraq. The book, however, focuses mainly on Bush's policies in the economic realm and how these have hurt more than helped the US and - to a larger extent- the free market world. It is a riveting tale and a very well delivered take on the facts. All in all, a book worth reading and studying.

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The Hobo Philosopher
Breathtaking insight into a world of ideology
Will help you better understand the better workings of the White House
A full length fog-bank
About The price of Loyalty

The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill
Ron Suskind
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The Hobo Philosopher.......2007-09-14

Breathtaking insight into a world of ideology.......2007-08-19

Will help you better understand the better workings of the White House.......2007-07-14

A full length fog-bank .......2007-04-21

About The price of Loyalty.......2007-01-24

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Bush ante la crítica.(Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror)(Plan of Attack)(The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the ... de libro): An article from: Letras Libres
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Since a Gold-winged Warbler flew across the Atlantic and attracted 3000 people in one day to a supermarket car park, identifying rarities has become the birdwatching activity of the 1990s. "Twitching", as it is called, now has over 15,000 dedicated people, with magazines, telephone hot-lines and Internet sites spreading information on what has been seen, when and by whom. This text catalogues the events and problems involved in identifying the first and subsequent sightings of the rare birds that have appeared in Britain and Ireland. It brings together information on the weather conditions, the problems involved in seeing each particular bird, who saw it and how many times that species has reappeared and where. This is the information that is of interest to twitchers, as it gives them a unique insight into when the species might reappear, and thus when they should organize their trips.

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Rare Birds in Britain and Ireland
J. N. Dymond , Paul A. Fraser , and S. J. Gantlett
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