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Summary: Final Mission: Spooky 8
Review: As entertainment, this is a [great] book, fast paced and hard to put down. But if you believe in preservation of government by an informed public, "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," an inviolable Bill of Rights, and the things that made the U.S. great, this book may be the most important one you'll ever read.Is it true? Yeah, it's true. How do I dare say that? I dare because I was [recruited] by our government when I was still 15 years old to do its clandestine killing. I was told once that my "selection" - their word, not mine - had to do with the fact that I could do the "Mongoose Trick" - again, their choice of words, not mine. The "Mongoose Trick" was to draw a Colt's 1911 .45 from concealment and kill a man before his reflexes could tell him he was being killed. "Selection" also had to do with the fact that I was an orphan, living alone in a sod hut by a river, and able to subsist indefinitely by living off the woods and rivers. True? Yeah, it's true. I know because I was once briefed on the "necessity" of doing what happened to Bob King and Spooky 8. ...
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Bob King is a complete wannabe. If he was ever involved in combat it was with his mental illness. He babbles about how his experiences are "outside" the military only to cover up for his glaring lack of knowledge in a tactical environment. I love the way he explains how 'they' recuited him, obviously, 'because I could shoot well', yeah. The connections he makes to weave this sad story together are laughable. No, not complete nonsense-this is real! To top it off whoever gave this book the OK should be fired because it's so poorly written. Clearly it came from the diluded mind of a man who still plays with his G.I.Joes. Glad I got my money back. You'll want yours too.
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Summary: Couldn't Put It Down!
Review: Exciting book that was hard to put down! Great story, easy to read and full of action, just the kind of book I like to read. The author leaves the believing up to the reader and that's the way it should be. I can't imagine that people today still believe that this kind of thing doesn't happen, of course it does. After reading his web site, I can easily believe that what he writes in his book actually did, and does happen. I liked the way the book was easy to follow and understand. It moved from chapter to chapter nicely and the ending was great! Looking forward to more books.
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Summary: Another piece of the Puzzle.
Review: First, I would like to say "hats-off" to Mr. King for telling his side of this story. Even though his claims may seem far-fetched to some, anyone with an ounce of intelligence will see the truth in what he writes. Spooky 8 is a fast, well structured, captivating and sometimes shocking book to read. He set the stage by telling the readers that the book is his story told through his interpretation of events. He doesn't claim to be an agent of the secret government, a career military soldier or spy. He lets the reader know right up front that things have been changed and events have been altered. He leaves it up to the reader to decide what the truth might be. As for the truth, of coarse it is the truth. With the overwhelming amount of documentation that relates to the dozens of individuals who represent the very core of the United States Government being involved in the trading of guns and money for drugs, secret "sanctioned" assassinations of people world-wide and the laundering of billions of dollars in illegal drug money, how could anybody think that the story of "Spooky 8" could do anything but be just another story of how things really are. May I suggest that readers take the time to research a man named "Chip Tatum." You might start by using your web browser for something other than finding a porno sight, and see what you can find on "OPERATION RED ROCK" or "OPERATION PEGASUS." You will see that those fine folks that are running this country are indeed up to their armpits in the game, and that King's story is just a comparatively insignificant one of hundreds. Besides the book, I found that reading the reviews on Amazon.com are almost as interesting. As one reviewer put it, "they either love it or hate it." As for those few who feel it necessary to disclose their diminutively functionless brains by writing a review that shows the world how pathetic they really are I say, GET A LIFE! Take reviewer CW4 Brick, for example. If this moron would have taken just a few minutes from his busy day to take a look at the Spooky 8 web site, he would have found that Mr. King isn't hiding anything. I can't imagine anyone would display so many personnel aspects of one's life like King has if what he was saying wasn't true. It's obvious that those writing the slamming reviews either work for the government, very insecure with their own lives, pathetically jealous, looking for any excuse to try and show their perceived greatness to the world or are so afraid of the truth that they just can't handle it.
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Summary: This is a must read book.
Review: I finished this book in 5 hours, not wanting to stop once I started. The story tells of the truly dark side of the intelligence community and the covert operations that it conducts on a routine basis. The author gives you just enough technical information to keep your attention, yet not enough to put you to sleep. The book is also peppered with enough of a human element to let you know that these are real people, who hate, fear, and love just like you and I. Bob King does an excellent job of taking you into the world he onced lived in. For those who enjoy Military, and Non-Fiction, I strongly reccommend this book, it gives you the best of both
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Summary: Dialog
Review: I read this book for a school project, after reading the back cover it sound like it was going to be a good action book, which it was for the most part. After getting done reading the whole book it left me wanting more there was simply put no conclusion, and the dialog between characters was ridiculous, it was some of the worst writing I have ever read. I will give him props for the action scenes that is when the authors writing was truly superb. King says this book is based on true accounts of his own experiences, which I do not believe, mainly because the whole plot of the book was unbelieveable, especially the part about the far seers.
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Summary: loved it
Review: It was somewhat entertaining to read but it seemed to lack great storytelling. The book had kind of a monotone feel to it. Granted, if these stories are true, many details would have been purposely left out but the author could have easily added in more vivid accounts and feeling into the stories. I had a lot of expectations for the book but many went unmet. I am sure the stories are there but I think Mr. King needs help getting them out. I hope he does, because there are probably some good ones.
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Summary: The Final Word...
Review: Mr. King has put into our hands an incredible work that is impossible to put down. Literally. I read it from cover to cover in a matter of hours. This is one of the best tales I've ever read, but what amazes me most is the point of contention of the "relatively few" poor reviews of this book. Almost every instance, the contention is that "I was there" or "I really do this". BS! Other's try to discredit his work by saying "when did the military start issuing HK's?" oh Please! Anyone wishing to trash this book over such non-sense or (more likely) because they refuse to believe that this type of thing has in the past & still does happen, has their head buried somewhere, but it's not in the sand! you'll recognize them, they are the ones who each "claim" to know more about it than the autor and everyone else. If you are not afraid to open your eyes, this is an EXCELLENT read, and if you don't believe this is the reality of the world we live in - WAKE UP!
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Summary: Good story telling but lacks anytype of evidence
Review: The book is a roller coaster ride of "this is believable" and "give me a break"! The technical side of the story referring to communication devices, transportation vehicles, and team specialty make-up is credible. Mr. King goes into specifics as to the full proper names of the comm. sets and weapons. He goes into specifics about the airplane and helicopters used in his story telling as well. For the team, it is small, mobile, and every member has a specific function, able at anytime to take over another member's function should he go down. For all the gee-whiz information, I could not get over feeling that Mr. King has read too many Tom Clancey novels. His macho tall of a bunch of gung-ho buddies in the South American jungle, drinking beer, getting laid and killing the bad guys one after the other, in general having a good old time, left me scratching my head. Is this supposed to be true? Mr. King refers to "top political leaders" that are behind this great conspiracy to destroy Spooky 8, but no names are given. Name some of the "top officials", if I see them sweating on the nightly news, then I will think twice about the validity of his claim. Two stars for keeping me interested enough to get through the book.
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Summary: Dialog
Review: This book was written as a means of therapy and to give closure to his secret life. While every effort was made to be accurate, names, dates, places, and events were intentionally altered (p.ix). It is about a secret side to our government that is kept hidden, one that is not elected but controls our lives never the less. The book begins with an easy job that promised big money. (Shouldn't this be a warning?) The team is introduced by their talents. The job was to place some monitoring equipment at a rural airstrip, then return. But an ambush occurred, and team members were killed. They cleaned up the mess, and escaped (pp.62-4). When the remaining members of the team met at the rendezvous in Colorado, they were warned against using a cordless or cellular phone. Chapters 9 and 10 tell of his entry into the world of black operations in Thailand, where he was involved in transporting "military supplies". In Chapter 16 Chance learns these "military supplies" were opium; this was a forerunner for Iran-Contra drug smuggling. In Chapter 17 Chance found out about the history of his black operations. It was to enrich high-level intelligence operations; they were "the biggest drug dealers in the world" (p.221). All the surviving team members wanted was to be let alone, and not hassled in other ways (pp.233-4). The Appendix gives examples of coded memos from the CIA, the Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency (what a great cover name!). A few years before his execution, an excerpt from a letter of Timothy McVeigh was printed in the "NY Times'. It said the Federal Government wanted to recruit him for a secret organization that would execute drug dealers and corrupt politicians in this country and abroad. This book corroborates that statement. The book "Compromised" by Terry Reed tells of higher level drug deals by Government officials. Why were the Spooky 8 teams "contaminated with toxic wastes"? Because they knew too much, and their continued employment presented a future security risk (like that C-5 shot down in 1986 Nicaragua). 1992 was a critical election year. The old saying is still true: "if you sup with the Devil be sure to use a long spoon".
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