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Summary: This book is about witchhunts.
Review: Yes, the novel CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER is about witchunts. The drug war angle only serves to contemporize this serious parody of the of the McCarthy era. Even the name CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER reminds this author of the national situation at that time (as related to me by parents and grandparents). McCarthy used the Clear and Present Danger yardstick as set forth by the Honorable Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendel Holmes in the very earl part of the nineteenth century. So does the president of the U.S. in the novel. In one part of the novel he says that the drug cartels "represent a clear and present danger to national security" and should be handled as such. Justice Holmes said the same thing in his statement speaking for the court he said almost exactly the same thing (some of it EXACTLY the same thing) that Clancy would write under the character of the Commander in Chief. As a parody of the McCarthy era I think this novel is written exceptionally well. Clancy knows his history and he pays attention to current events. His attention to detail and knowledge of military hardware and the infrastructure of the military society are once again apparrent in this novel. As before Clancy uses well developed characters who are very lifelike. Some of whom his readers have seen before and even some new ones. This authors personal favorite is Army Ranger Commando Domingo Chavez. His reasons and moivations for getting involved are as realistic as any I've seen. He knows drugs are ruining his country-he's seen it on the streets of his hometown-and jumps at the chance to actually do something about it. I rated this movie a ten without much consideration. And I don't think any consideration was necessary. On a scale of One to ten, I'd rate this book about a fifteen. Thank you for you time gentle reader, I will write again.
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Summary: I take some exception to the reviews....
Review: Well first off, I did not like the book nor the movie, both have enough plot holes to make a swiss cheese look like art. On the other hand, I take excption to some of the neagtive reviews listed here, as some sound very anti-american in their reviews. We being good Americans are intelligent enough to read good books and tell what stories make good patriotism and what does not. We do not have to justify this to anyone who lives outside of the American experience for that. If you do not understand this, TNEN BE QUIET ABOUT THINGS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
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Summary: an accomplished voice performance
Review: Veteran voice performer J. Charles is not only one of the most accomplished audio book narrators working today, he's also one of the busiest. Both listeners and publishers seem to know that if Mr. Charles lends his narrative skills to a production it's going to be highly listenable. An example is his rendering of this techno-thriller by the unparalleled Tom Clancy.
Once again, Mr. Clancy tears his theme from today's headlines - our country's fight against drugs. As the story opens our commander In Chief isn't at all pleased with the progress being made in this battle. So, a formidable team is dispatched to Colombia to put an end to the struggle. It doesn't work as planned.
Drug lords, as is known, show no mercy and they retaliate by killing civilians. A beleaguered President gives orders to not only end the original plan but to erase it. It should look as if it never existed.
When Jack Ryan, now Deputy Director of for the CIA discovers that this aborted plan has been going on unbeknownst to him and some men have been stranded, Ryan decides to rescue them.
In true Clancy fashion it's Ryan to the rescue, but it's a heart stopping struggle.
- Gail Cooke
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Summary: Don't Even Waste your time with this book!
Review: Clear And Present Danger is OK at points, but the rest of the novel is boring with the CIA work, the action between the Commandos don't feel realistic, the story drags on on for hundreds of pages, the boring details of how big a ship is, that is boring! If you want to read a REAL and exciting novel, read Bob Mayer's Eyes Of The Hammer. Bib Mayer is a former Special Forces officer, the action is there, and is VERY EXCITING unlike this book where you have to go through hundreds of pages to get to the action.
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Summary: Tom Clancy does it again
Review: I'm a big Tom CLancy fan and i just loved every minute reading this book very well done. Very well written couldn't have been done better. Mr. Clancy always kept me on the edge and he is able to put in alot of great info and he knows soo much about alot of what he writes in his book
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Summary: Great read
Review: I haven't read too much Tom Clancy up until this point, but this was the best of the ones I've read so far. I picked up Clear and Present Danger because the movie based on this novel is one of my favorites. Going in, I was expecting this to be similar to the movie, so I was pretty surprised to find that while some of the situations are the same, most of the action is quite different. The book is quite a bit more realistic, which of course means that the film is immensely more entertaining. My only real complaint about the story is that the beginning scene with Red Wegener and the Coast Guard goes on too long for its overall impact on the story. I did like reading some beefed-up rolls for both John Clark and Domingo Chavez, who are two of my favorite Clancy characters.If you've seen the movie and want to read something akin to the screenplay, this is the wrong place to look, but if you're looking for a more realistic, and more special forces-intensive version of that story, this is a great read.
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Summary: Realistic Story
Review: This was one of the Clancy's finest works. The President tacitly authorizes an illegal war against Columbian drug lords in retaliation for the murders of prominent government officials. Jack Ryan, the newly appointed DDO of the CIA is kept out of the loop but figures out the misdeeds of the President's inept National Security Advisor and the CIA's DDI (deputy director of intelligence) and is determined to get to the bottom of matters. Very long story but I read it in just a few days.
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Summary: Very Good well worth the time
Review: "Clear and Present Danger" is an awesome action packed novel that will not let you stop reading it for a minute. I did get the names mixed up occasionally but I get confused fairly easy. I made a profile sheet with each characters name and a profile a sentence or two long and immediately the problem went away. There is no reason why someone shouldn't read this book that is interested in a good action. If you don't read this book you will be wishing that you had.
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Summary: Clancy Always Asks ... What If?
Review: What if... the President decided to get serious about the war on drugs? What if he used the military as not only to stop the transport, but also stop the manufacture of drugs? In this tale, three soldiers do battle. Mr. Clark is the CIA operative who provides intelligence for the military action. Domingo Chavez is a warrior; an infantryman sent under orders to do battle - and ultimately abandoned. Jack Ryan is the new CIA deputy director who figures it all out - and won't abandon faithful soldiers even if it means his life.
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