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Matt Lawrence

Matt Lawrence

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Matt Lawrence: Author, consultant, speaker & media personality, is president of Paratus International LLC; a firm dedicated to providing disaster preparedness, continuity of business and security planning for the public and private sectors.

 

Lawrence has been an invited speaker before members of Congress, conducted preparedness seminars at conferences sponsored by state and federal agencies and provided endorsements for various new life saving technologies marketed today.

 

His down-to-earth interview style has allowed him to share his insight in multiple regional and national television markets.  He’s been featured on WOR-NY, FOX, CBS and NBC; as well as The Weather Channel series, “It Could Happen Tomorrow-Tampa Bay”.

A Florida native, Lawrence first witnessed the plight of Cuban refugees as a child in the early 1960s.  Thirty years later, life would lead him to fly search and rescue missions with both Brothers to the Rescue and a similar group, Freedom Flight International where he served as both Director of Special Projects and Chief Mission Specialist.

Matt's co-author and editor, Thomas Van Hare is the former Chairman of Freedom Flight International and was previously operations director, mission director and command pilot for Brothers to the Rescue.

Van Hare has served with three Administrations in Washington. During the Reagan administration, he was with the United States Agency for International Development. Subsequently, he served President George H.W. Bush (Bush 41), as Special Assistant to then Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Armitage and later to then Assistant Secretaries Dr. Harry Rowen and Ambassador James Lilly.

In 2004, Thomas Van Hare was requested to return to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and work with the Coalition Provisional Authority. Thereafter, he served as Director, Organizational Assessment, in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Today, Van Hare is executive director of a company involved in the global development and direct commercial sales of sophisticated military aircraft.


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Betrayal (Alex and Cassidy) (Volume 2)

Betrayal (Alex and Cassidy) (Volume 2)

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<p>There is no one to trust in Nancy Ann Healy’s thrilling new novel, <i>Betrayal</i>.</p><p>FBI agent Alex Toles is relieved to return to work at the NSA after a frightening on-the-job ordeal. Her life partner, Cassidy O’Brien, and Cassidy’s seven-year-old son, have also been instrumental in healing Alex’s wounds.</p><p>But their peace is short-lived when they discover that their good friend—and President of the United States—John Merrow, has been assassinated.</p><p>Little do they know, however, that President Merrow’s death is just the beginning. Even as Alex and Cassidy are forced to confront the loss of their friend and the ramifications that will have on the global stage, they must cope with problems much closer to home.</p><p>Battling intolerance over the nature of their romantic relationship and long-hidden secrets within their families, Alex and Cassidy must confront the truth of their pasts in order to build the future they seek.</p><p>On top of it all, they must confront a conspiracy that spans multiple governments, intelligence agencies, diplomatic services, and international corporations if they are to finally discover the truth about the mysterious group known as the Collaborative—and about themselves.</p>

Story Behind The Book

TRAICIÓN: Clinton, Castro y Los Cinco Cubanos es la versión en castellano de BETRAYAL: Clinton, Castro & The Cuban Five. Sus autores Matt Lawrence y Thomas Van Hare fueron aviadores que volaron en las misiones junto a los Hermanos al Rescate. La traducción fue realizada por Diego Rodriguez de Tranlanguage Inc. en Miami, Florida. El 24 de febrero de 1996, dos avionetas civiles estadounidenses que volaban en una misión de rescate en espacio aéreo internacional cerca de Cuba fueron derribadas por aviones de combate MiG. En este hecho perdieron la vida cuatro norteamericanos, tres de ellos ciudadanos estadounidenses. TRAICIÓN relata los hechos y explica cómo ciertas políticas secretas, negociaciones fracasadas y una “falla” en las comunicaciones del NORAD permitieron a Cuba perpetrar este asesinato. Traición revela que: • Las avionetas derribadas nunca estuvieron en espacio aéreo cubano y que el derribamiento fue planeado y ensayado con anticipación bajo la observación atenta de los radares estadounidenses. • El gobierno de los Estados Unidos estaba profundamente penetrado por espías cubanos que manipularon la opinión pública y las políticas en beneficio de Fidel Castro. • Los aviones de combate F-15 de las Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos podrían haber intervenido, pero no lo hicieron, aún cuando los MiGs cubanos persiguieron a una de las avionetas hasta cerca de Key West. • Ciertos documentos divulgados por el gobierno revelan el conocimiento previo por parte de funcionarios de la administración Clinton, como Sandy Berger, el gobernador Bill Richardson y el asesor principal Richard Nuccio. • Ciertos espías cubanos que hoy se encuentran en prisión, como los Cinco Cubanos, participaron en el plan de derribamiento. Ellos son el tema principal de la actual negociación diplomática entre Cuba y la administración Obama.

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Cuban spies penetrate Washington, call the shots on U.S. policy

🔗 http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/vernon/090406

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