Oliver
North’s latest book, Heroes Proved, is a political
thriller that is a futuristic view of the world. It is a doomsday
scenario of what the world may be like twenty years into the
future.
The Colonel uses his vast personal experiences to write a
realistic depiction of the threats America is facing. Many
of the book’s themes reflect the recent attacks on the
American embassy in Benghazi. North stated, “I started
the new book a year and a half ago. I had no idea that when
the book came out we would have had a terrorist attack that
killed Americans and an administration lying about it. As
they say, timing is everything.”
In 2032 the US President claims America is now safe from terror
and Iranian nuclear weapons no longer are a threat. Progressives,
the leftists now running the government, have cut the US Armed
Forces to a bare minimum. North then fast-forwards to Houston,
Texas, where a terrorist attack of suicide bombers takes place
along with the capture of Dr. Martin Cohen, a scientist working
on making hydrogen fuel. The scapegoat is James Newman, a
highly decorated Special Forces soldier.
Heroes Proved has the reader visualizing what will
happen in twenty years given the parameters of today. It shows
how the Left was allowed to implement their policies: There
are devices like the PERT, PID, and MESH, that give a detailed
account of what a person is doing and their location. This
can be compared to the talks happening today at the UN International
Telecommunications Union where there is a legitimate fear
of the UN gaining centralized control of the Internet. The
book also has the world determining when to fight, which can
be compared to the UN’s plan for having international
Drone Surveillance. This past June there was the UN Small
Arms Treaty, which becomes law in North’s book when
all American citizens are forbidden from carrying or using
firearms overseas. North also delves into foreign affairs
by having the US abandon Israel which is taken over by the
Caliphate of Islamists, and Mexico becoming a failed state
that is controlled by a Federation of drug cartels.
He noted, “if you look forward twenty years all of that
described as well as a global currency and UN treaties are
in the process of happening now. What the book does is present
a world that is formed from the conditions set today. I am
hoping that our history, those 200 plus years ought to mean
something.”
He also explained why he wrote the book, “I wanted a
straight forward presentation of extraordinary courage, where
the characters display action beyond the call of duty. I am
hoping readers will understand that it means something for
a soldier to put their lives on the line for their country.
Brave young Americans are willing to do what is necessary
to protect the liberties we all hold so dear. The heroism
is what I wanted to demonstrate.”
Heroes Proved is a very riveting, intense book by
someone who has a vast amount of knowledge in the area of
national security. It has a lot of action, authentic detail,
and a realistic plot. Anyone who wants to have a crystal ball
to look into the future should read this book.
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