{"product_id":"9781479744428","title":"Silent Heroes: Veterans fight against terrorism","description":"\u003cp\u003e     The White House stated “A band of vigilantes claiming to be US veterans hiding behind the American flag destroyed three medical buildings in Pakistan and     Afghanistan. The Defense Secretary called them “GI-Jihadists” wants to teach them that civilians control the military, not veterans.”     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     A group of veterans suspected of stealing top secret documents hires Billy Gottfried. Before he can talk with them, one client is killed in a mysterious     explosion. Within days his law clerk disappears. A third explosion claims the life of an FBI agent and uncovers the remains of the law clerk.     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     Gottfried realizes he’s involved in a greater problem: Washington’s power brokers are engaged in a conspiracy to privatize the military by outsourcing food     services, hiring private security, and, to help the CIA gain influence in the regions, they’re building foreign weapon factories controlled by tribal     leaders loyal to nobody, especially the United States.     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     Enlisting the help of Col. Joseph Vecchio, former air force covert operative, and Dominic Perretti, FBI director of counter terrorism, the three men and     Betty O’Grady, topless dancer turned legal assistant, lead the veteran’s fight to convince the White House to drop its opposition to bombing the factories.     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     Silent Heroes – veterans fight against terrorism - is a novel based on true facts. The factories are discovered by American troops, many returning home     with missing limbs and tragically disfigured bodies. Their stories are not only ignored, their Commanders order them to keep quiet…     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     The CIA and State Department warn the White House that “The stories told by the soldiers are not true. The buildings are pharmaceutical factories making     medicine for the local inhabitants.”     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     Failing to convince the White House, the veterans take action and then return to the states as “Silent Heroes,” accompanying a single flag draped coffin.     They’re greeted by the media who, echoing the Secretary of Defense, calls them “GI Jihadists committing terrorist acts while hiding behind the Flag.”     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     Are the veterans GI Jihadists or are they     \u003cbr\u003e     truly Silent Heroes protecting US troops     \u003cbr\u003e     from IEDs and other explosives made     \u003cbr\u003e     in the factories.     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     Silent Heroes – veterans fight against     \u003cbr\u003e     terrorism” presents the facts and the     \u003cbr\u003e     reader is asked to render a verdict:     \u003cbr\u003e     Silent Heroes or GI-Jihadists?     \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144527331568,"sku":"9781479744428","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781479744428_p0.jpg?v=1763617589","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781479744428","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}