Selected quotes from "The Negotiator"

Posted by Lemeechi on 2022-08-05 14:56:59 in Reading Notes (314 views) An overview and compilation of selected quotes from the best-selling work of Frederick Forsyth: Following the visits of their leaders to each other, an arms reduction treaty is hammered out between the US and USSR. It would lead to reduction in military spending with savings amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars. It will also lead to the bankruptcy of some defense industries, especially in the US where investments has been tied up in the manufacture of advanced weapons. A group of five Americans conspire to force the American President to resign, by kidnapping and murdering his only son, but making it look like the Soviets are responsible. This is to prevent the arms reduction treaty from coming into effect. ‘… there are four kinds of kidnapper. … amateurs … plan badly… They can usually be located. … the maniacs … want nothing material; they kill for fun. … the fanatics, political or religious … filled with hate for the Establishment and therefore for their victim, who comes from it. … The professional criminal… They want money…’

 Read More