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Killer Protocols, A Novel
Category:
Literary Fiction
Publisher: Persimmon Alley Press
ISBN-10: 0692319638
Pages: 526
Copyright: March 18, 2015
ISBN-13: 9780692319635
Price: $4.99 (eBook)
All the king's horses and all the king's men could not put Bulimia together again.
Famine ravages war-torn, anarchic Bulimia. International humanitarian organizations want to help, but the country’s rival gangs and militias have brought aid to a halt, targeting relief operations with violence and extortion while tens of thousands starve. Resolute action to secure humanitarian operations is needed, and the United States decides to take the lead. Yet good intentions are no match for cynical political calculations, interagency rivalries, bureaucratic ambitions and escalating incompetence. Humanitarian volunteers, diplomats, military personnel and a beleaguered Department of State analyst face one disaster after another in this farcical and tragic story of problems that belie solution.
Excerpt
Once upon a time, in a timeless land, a land called Bulimia, there came a great famine. The people suffered and prayed. But a great anarchy had descended on Bulimia, and with it war and bloodshed that added to the suffering of the people. Yet still they prayed. And it came to pass that one day their prayers were heard by a great leader far away, a leader of a rich and powerful nation. This leader took pity on the Bulimians; he ordered his servants to restore order to that chaotic land and bring hope and food to its starving masses. And thus was a great intervention begun.
If only this story were a fairy tale . . .
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