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I WANTED TO BE AN AUTHOR. IN 1982 I STARTED
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WRITING "RED OCTOBER" AND FINISHED IT FEBRUARY 27, 1983. AND I GOT LUCKY. >> WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO WRITE? WHERE DID YOU LEARN? >> I DON'T KNOW THAT...
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I DON'T REALLY THINK BIT VERY MUCH. >> THIS BOOK, "HUNT
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FOR RED OCTOBER" WHICH WAS YOUR FIRST ONE, WHY WAS THAT SUCH A SUCCESS? >> MAYBE IT WAS A GOOD BOOK. IT WAS JUST A GOOD BOOK. I MEAN WHAT DO YOU EXPECT...
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| 00:01:43 |
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IS INTERTWINED IN HOW MANY OF YOUR BOOKS? >> OH, I GUESS, WHAT, I'M WORKING ON NUMBER 12 NOW. HE'S IN 10 OF THEM I GUESS. >>
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| 00:01:51 |
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WHO IS HE? HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH HIM? >> JACK'S NEW IMPROVED VERSION OF ME. IT'S A FACT. IF YOU PUT A LOT OF YOURSELF IN YOUR CHARACTERS
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| 00:02:02 |
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YOU SORT OF BECOME ME BY DEFAULT OR I BECOME HIM BY DEFAULT,
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DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. >> IS IT EASIER TO WRITE
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| 00:02:11 |
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FICTION, MORE DIFFICULT THAN NONFICTION? >> I DON'T REALLY WRITE NONFICTION.
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| 00:02:16 |
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THIS WHOLE SERIES, I HAVE CONTROL OVER IT BUT I DON'T WRITE THEM. I DO NOVELS FOR A LIVING. IT'S EASY TO MAKE UP FACT. >> BUT YOU DO A LOT OF RESEARCH,...
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| 00:02:29 |
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I TRY TO KEEP CURRENT, YOU KNOW? >> HAS THE PENTAGON EVER COME TO YOU AND SAID TOM CLANCY WHERE DID YOU
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| 00:02:34 |
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FIND OUT ABOUT THIS OR HOW DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT? >> THAT'S WHAT IS GOING AROUND ME. BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN TRUE. THERE ARE PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND SAYING...
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| 00:02:45 |
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THAT IS A BUNCH OF RUBBISH. IT NEVER HAPPENED. ALL OF MY INFORMATION COMES FROM
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| 00:02:49 |
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OPEN SOURCES AND FROM CONVERSATIONS
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| 00:02:51 |
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WITH PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO BREAK THE LAW. IF YOU GIVE AWAY SECRET INFORMATION, YOU'RE COMMITTING A FEDERAL FELONY. GOING TO PRISON IS NOT FUN. SO...
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| 00:02:58 |
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DON'T DO THAT. >> WE HAVE WITH US A LOT OF PICTURES OF A YOUNG TOM CLANCY INCLUDING THIS TAKEN, I BELIEVE, FROM THE STREETS OF BALTIMORE. >> YES, I WAS...
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| 00:03:21 |
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MY BROTHER IS AN EXECUTIVE WITH SEARS. >> WHAT LED TO "HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER" AND THE BOOKS THAT HAVE FOLLOWED? HOW DID ALL OF THAT COME ABOUT? >>
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| 00:03:31 |
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GOD, YOU ASKED ME HISTORY. FOR ME IT'S LIKE
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| 00:03:35 |
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ARCHAEOLOGY. WHO REALLY BUILT
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THE PYRAMIDS?
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IN
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| 00:03:40 |
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1982 I WAS -- I HAD MY OWN BUSINESS.
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| 00:03:45 |
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I WAS ESSENTIALLY MY OWN BOSS. THE GOOD NEWS IS WHEN YOU'RE OWN YOUR BOSS, YOU ONLY HAVE TO ANSWER TO YOURSELF.
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| 00:03:52 |
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IN APRIL OF THAT YEAR THE FAULK LYNN ISLANDS BLEW UP. AND I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A MAN MENTIONED IN THE PRINTING OF "HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER "OIFMENT...
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| 00:04:56 |
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NOT THE MOST GRACIOUS COMMENT OF MY LIFE. >> WHY? >> WELL, YOU KNOW, MOVIES AND BOOKS ARE TWO DIFFERENT ART FORMS WITH TWO
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| 00:05:03 |
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DIFFERENT SETS OF RULES. PEOPLE IN HOLLYWOOD MAKE THE RULES. AND AS A GUY WHO CREATED THE
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| 00:05:09 |
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WHOLE IDEA, YOU'RE NOT NECESSARILY PLEASED WITH WHAT THEY DO TO YOUR IDEA. >> SEAN CONNERY, THE STAR FOR "HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER," WHEN
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| 00:05:18 |
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WAS THIS PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN? >> 1989 WHEN I WAS
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| 00:05:20 |
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IN HOLLYWOOD. THE ONLY TIME I WAS EVER ON THE SET OF A MOVIE. THAT WAS ME, CONRY, AND MY SON WHO WAS 6. HE WAS MOST AGREEABLE. I HAD DINNER WITH HIM...
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| 00:05:35 |
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WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR IN THAT CHARACTER? >> HE DIDN'T HAVE TO ASK ME THAT.
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HE IS A PROFESSIONAL. HE KNOWS WHAT TO DO. HE ACTUALLY READ THE BOOK. PEOPLE IN HOLLYWOOD DON'T ALWAYS READ THE BOOKS. THERE IS A GREAT QUOTE, I'VE BEEN...
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| 00:05:55 |
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READ PART OF IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. >> WHAT CONTROL, IF ANY, DOES
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| 00:05:59 |
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THE AUTHOR HAVE ON HIS WORKS? >> THAT MUCH. ZIPPO. NONE AT ALL. >> FRUSTRATE YOU? >> I WISH THEY WOULD KEEP MY TITLE AND SAY, YOU KNOW, THE BOOK --...
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| 00:06:18 |
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RULES. >> LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT
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| 00:06:20 |
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YOUR NEW BOOK OUT WITH GENERAL CARL STINER. HOW DID
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YOU MEET HIM? >> I MET HIM THROUGH A FRIEND. AND HE USED TO
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| 00:06:28 |
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BE THE KING OF THE SNAKES, KING OF THE SNAKE EATERS, THE CHIEF OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS. AND HE'S A MOST IMPRESSIVE GENTLEMAN. HE IS A QUIET, THOUGHTFUL,...
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| 00:06:40 |
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PEOPLE. ST THING THAT ALWAYS HITS YOU WHEN YOU MEET THE FOUR STARS IS HOW SMART THEY ARE.
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| 00:06:46 |
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I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS AT JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL SCHOOL, PEOPLE ON THE FACKWHOULT ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD AT WHAT THEYDO. A FOUR STAR GENERAL IS THE...
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| 00:07:33 |
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HOW SO? >> WELL, IF YOU CUT THE OTHER GUY OFF FROM THE SUPPLIES, SOON HE WON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO FIGHT WITH. IT'S THAT SIMPLE. UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE...
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| 00:08:00 |
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A
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| 00:08:01 |
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DEVASTATING HUMILIATION. BURNED AND ABANDONED AMERICAN EQUIPMENT LITTERED THE DESERT, EIGHT AMERICANS DIED. THE AMERICAN HOSTAGES REMAINED LOCKED UP IN...
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| 00:08:14 |
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FROM THAT EXPERIENCE? JIMMY CARTER WAS THE PRESIDENT AT THE TIME. >> THE LESSON TOOK IS GET RID OF CARTER AND HIRE REAGAN FOR PRESIDENT. THAT WORKED...
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| 00:08:39 |
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TEND TO BE OVERLY CONTROLLING OF THE SUBORDINATES. HE DECIDED HE NEEDED TO BE IN THE LOOP. JIMMY CARTER WAS 30 YEARS AWAY FROM BEING A AND A HALFAL OFFICER....
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| 00:09:46 |
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THE FUTURE TO SEE WHAT THE ARMY IS GOING TO NEED THEN. THE ARMY IS VERY FORWARD LOOKING. THEY ARE THE MOST REGRESSIVE INSTITUTIONS IN AMERICA AND EVERY...
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| 00:09:56 |
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TECHNOLOGICALLY AND EVERY OTHER WAY YOU CAN IMAGINE. THEY HAVE TO BE. NECESSITY KNOW PEOPLE DIE. >> THIS BOOK "EXECUTIVE ORDERS" CAME OUT WHEN? >> 1996....
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| 00:10:21 |
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I'M ALWAYS DROPPING IN
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| 00:10:23 |
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THE MIDDLE OF THE SOUP. AND SURE ENOUGH NRKS THE GREAT
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| 00:10:27 |
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BIG URN,
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| 00:10:28 |
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RYAN IS PRESIDENT. AND I THOUGHT WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE PRESIDENT? SO I WROTE A LONG AND FAIRLY DECENT BOOK ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE. POOR OLD JACK, HE JUST...
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| 00:11:07 |
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GUNS. THAT WAS A SINGULAR EXPERIENCE. >>
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| 00:11:09 |
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AND THE BOOK DEDICATED TO RONALD WILSON REAGAN, 40TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE MAN WHO WON THE WAR. >> YEP. RONALD REAGAN IS THE GUY THAT DESTROYED...
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| 00:11:30 |
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AT THE END OF THE WAR OF 1812, WHICH AT THE TIME WAS CALLED SECOND WAR FOR
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| 00:11:35 |
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AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, AMERICA NEVER HAD A FOREIGN THREAT, NEVER. UNTIL THE 1950'S. YOU HAVE THE JAPANESE ATTACKED US AT PEARL HARBOR, BUT THEY NEVER...
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| 00:13:54 |
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WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE REST OF THE
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| 00:13:56 |
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WORLD. THE K.G.B. OFFICERS TALK ABOUT
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| 00:13:58 |
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WHAT THEY SAW AS OPPOSED TO WHAT
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| 00:14:00 |
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THEY WERE TOLD ABOUT THE WEST. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY HAD IS SO MANY PEOPLE DEFECT BECAUSE IN THE TRAINING ACADEMY THEY WERE TOLD HOW CORRUPT WE...
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| 00:16:30 |
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WRITING? >> AT HOME. >> IN MARYLAND. >> WHERE ELSE AM I GOING TO BE? >> DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL ROOM? >> I HAVE A LIBRARY. THERE ARE PICTURE THAT'S HAVE...
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| 00:16:49 |
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BEGIN WORK
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ON THESE? >> THAT WAS 1992
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| 00:16:51 |
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OR SO. THERE
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ABOUTS. >> YOU WROTE ABOUT
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| 00:16:55 |
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| 00:16:56 |
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IWO JIMA, A TINY PORK CHOP SHAPED ISLAND JUST EIGHT SQUARE MILES, FEBRUARY 12, 1945, 71,245
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| 00:17:07 |
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MARINES HIT THE BEACHES OF THE IWO JIMA. THERE WERE 21,000
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| 00:17:11 |
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JAPANESE DUG IN. OVER THE NEXT MONTH VIRTUALLY EVERY JAPANESE ON THE ISLAND DIED. YOU WENT ON TO SAY THAT BATTLE
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| 00:17:18 |
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OF IWO JIMA WAS THE SINGLE DEFINING HISTORY IN THE -- MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF MAT REEN CORPS. >> YOU KNOW, HISTORICALLY THE MARINES ARE OUR 911 FORCE....
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| 00:17:48 |
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IN THE WORLD. THAT'S THE JOB OF THE CORPS. AND THEY'RE GREAT KID KIDS. THEY'RE WONDERFUL KIDS. >> HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND WITH THE OFFICERS? HOW MUCH...
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| 00:18:16 |
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POLITICS. A SERGEANT WILL GIVE YOU STRAIGHT STUFF. IT'S LIKE CHIEFS IN THE NAVY. YOU DON'T IMPRESS A CHIEF BY BEING A FAKE. THE CHIEFS
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| 00:18:23 |
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ARE THE REAL THING. YOU KNOW, THE E-6'S AND E-7'S IN THE MARINE CORPS, THEY ARE THE REAL THING. >> WE HAVE SOME PICTURES OF A SPECIAL OPS TRAINING...
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| 00:18:51 |
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THIS IS FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, NOT KENTUCKY. BUT THIS TYPE OF TRAINING THAT GOES ON, HOW PREPARED IS THE U.S. MILITARY TODAY? >> ASK THE AFGHANS....
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| 00:19:20 |
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AND HOW MUCH THEY REALLY ENJOY DOING IT. I MEAN A SOLDIER WHO WOULD RATHER TRAIN THAN DRINK BEER. THAT IS JUST THE KIND OF KIDS THEY ARE. THEY JOIN...
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| 00:19:29 |
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SOLDIERS, NOT BE ANYTHING ELSE OR TO WEAR A UNIFORM. THEY JOIN THE ARMY TO TRAIN TO BE SOLDIERS. SOLDIERS WHO TRAIN A LOT ARE HAPPY SOLDIERS. THAT'S JUST...
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| 00:20:54 |
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THE MILITARY, WHAT BRANCH WOULD YOU HAVE SIGNED UP FOR? >>
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| 00:20:57 |
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I WANTED TO BE A TANKER. IT STRUCK ME IF YOU HAVE TO FIGHT, YOU MAY AS WELL DO IT SITTING DOWN WITH A FIVE INCH GUN. >> AND COULD YOU SEE YOURSELF WRITING...
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| 00:21:14 |
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WELL, I'M NOT DANIELLE STEEL. I DON'T DO ROMANCES.
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| 00:21:19 |
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I WRITE THE BOOKS I LIKE TO READ. AND FREDDY FOR SIGE IS MY PRINCIPAL INSPIRATION. I REMEMBER
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| 00:21:29 |
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BACK IN 1972 I READ "DAY OF THE JACKLE" I THOUGHT, DAMN, I WISH I COULD DO THAT. WELL, NOW IDO. >>
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| 00:21:36 |
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A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO TALK TO YOU. LET'S GO TO THE CALLS. SARETOGA, CALIFORNIA, YOU'RE ON BOOK TV. CALLER: HELLO, TOM. >> HOWDY. >> IN THE BOOK "EXECUTIVE...
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| 00:21:56 |
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INFECTED WITH EVIL VIRUS AND THEN WHEN THE ANTHRAX LETTERS WERE MAILED
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| 00:22:03 |
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AROUND THE COUNTRY,
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| 00:22:04 |
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I WAS REMINDED OF THAT. ALSO, THE EYE TOLLA HAD ARANGED FOR ONE OF HIS PEOPLE TO INFILL STRAIGHT THE SECRET SERVICE AND IN FACT A PROTECTOR OF THE PRESIDENT....
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| 00:22:56 |
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AND GETTING AMERICA ANGRY IS NOT A GOOD CAREER MOVE. IT WAS TO NEUTRALIZE AMERICA AND WHILE HE SEIZED CONTROL OF THE WHOLE MIDDLE EASTERN OIL SUPPLY....
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| 00:24:05 |
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LET'S SEE, THE SECOND TIME DURING THE WORLD SERIES. THE FIRST TIME IS WITH BOOK MAGAZINE. THAT WAS A COUPLE WEEKS EARLIER
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| 00:24:14 |
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THAN THAT. >> WHAT DID YOU THINK? >> THE -- THE MAGNITUDE OF SOMETHING THAT IS KIND OF HARD FOR A WORD.
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| 00:24:23 |
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I MEAN A TV SCREEN ISN'T BIG ENOUGH TO CONVEY
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| 00:24:26 |
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THE SHEER MAGNITUDE OF IT. I CAME AWAY THINKING NOW I KNOW WHAT PEARL HARBOR LOOKED LIKE WHEN THEY TOOK OVER TO TAKE THE
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| 00:24:35 |
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BASE BACK. IT'S A SOBERING
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| 00:24:39 |
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EXPERIENCE. AND THE THING THAT REALLY I CAME AWAY WITH IS THE COPS AND THE FIREMEN WHO LITERALLY RAN INTO THE MOUTH OF THE DRAGON TO GET THEIR JOB...
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| 00:25:14 |
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BUT IT'S A HELL OF A LOT LESS BAD THAN WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED 15 YEARS AGO. IF TERRORISTS BLOW UP AN AIRPLANE, THAT IS BAD FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE AIRPLANE....
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| 00:25:25 |
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BUT IT'S A LOT LESS BAD THAN HAVING OUR ARMIES AND NAVIES AND AIR FORCES IN DIRECT CONFRONTATION WITH SOVIET FORCES. >> TOM CLANCY, FOUR YEARS LATER,...
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| 00:25:53 |
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THINGS EVER LAUNCHED, THERE WOULD BE NO UNITED STATES OF THE AMERICA NOW. SO WHAT I TELL PEOPLE
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| 00:25:58 |
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TERRORISM AND WHAT WE USED TO FACE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MOSQUITO AND A VAMPIRE BAT. A VAMPIRE BAT CAN HURT YOU. AND SO IT'S...
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| 00:26:49 |
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YEARS AGO. ONE WAS THAT WONDERFUL CHARACTER YOU CREATED, THAT SOVIET GENERAL -- >> YES, I STUCK WITH HIM. CALLER: YES, WHO EVENTUALLY I THINK WAS TAKEN...
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| 00:27:03 |
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THERE AND -- >> NO, THAT IS THE CARDINAL. THAT'S REALLY TOUGH. CALLER: SO WAS THAT A TRUE PERSON OR WAS IT -- >> HE'S BASED ON ANOTHER
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| 00:27:17 |
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PERSON. >> I SEE. CALLER: WHO MAYBE STOPPED THE YAINED WAR FROM HAPPENING IN 1962. AND PAID FOR THAT, IN FACT,
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| 00:27:25 |
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WITH HIS LIFE. HE WAS A COLONEL IN THE G.R.U., THE SOVIET MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIRECT RAT WHO WAS FEEDING US VERY VALUABLE
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| 00:27:36 |
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INFORMATION. AND
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| 00:27:37 |
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DURING THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS HE GOT INFORMATION TO US THAT ENABLED KENNEDY TO WIN THE POLITICAL CONFRONTATION AND PROBABLY TO PREVENT A THERMO NUCLEAR...
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| 00:28:29 |
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WORKS OF FICTION? >> I MEAN THAT'S WHAT I DO. I TAKE -- WHAT I WAS SAYING THERE IS THAT IN A 1974, RIGHT AFTER THE YOM KIPPUR WAR, THE LAST SEMIFINALS...
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| 00:28:51 |
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OIL CRISIS. NOW UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE AMERICAN CAR COMPANIES, THEY HAD JUST -- CONGRESS IN ITS WISDOM HAD MESSED WITH THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM BY PUTTING A...
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| 00:30:21 |
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OR PAKISTAN AND THE INDIA
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| 00:30:23 |
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SITUATION, DO YOU FEEL THAT SOMETIMES WE TEND TO USE OIL TO DICTATE OUR FOREIGN POLICY, WE TEND TO USE OTHER COUNTRY'S OTHER POLICIES INSTEAD OF USING...
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| 00:31:00 |
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VIEWERSHIP OUT THERE WILLING TO PAY $10 A GALLON FOR GASOLINE SO THAT WE CAN GO SCREW YOU TO COUNTRIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST. PROBABLY NOT. THOSE PEOPLE...
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| 00:31:45 |
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YEARS LATER CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT. >> TOM CLANCY, THERE IS DISCUSSION NOW OF MOVING MILITARY TROOPS INTO IRAQ. WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> I THINK THE PRESIDENT...
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| 00:32:26 |
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THAT'S NOT MY JOB. I'M A NOVELIST. I'M NOT A CABINET SECRETARY. >> BUT YOU'VE WRITTEN A LOT
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| 00:32:31 |
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ABOUT THE POLITICAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT WAR AND THE MILITARY STRATEGY INVOLVED IN SUCCESSFUL AND SUCCESSFULLY FIGHTING A WAR. HOW COME THE TWO DON'T MIX?...
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| 00:32:50 |
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IS THE FICTION HAS TO MAKE SENSE. MY BOOKS ARE A LITTLE MORE LOGICAL THAN THE REAL WORLD OUT THERE, ALTHOUGH I TRY TO FARBLE MY BOOKS TO STIMULATE REALITY...
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| 00:33:02 |
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ANOTHER. AND IT'S NOT MY JOB TO TELL THE PRESIDENT OR THE SECRETARY OF STATE OR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON HOW TO MAKE POLICY FOR THE UNITED STATES...
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| 00:33:37 |
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HE'S ACTUALLY GIVING
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| 00:33:39 |
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AN IDEA TO SOME OF THESE
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| 00:33:41 |
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PEOPLE WITH LESS MENTALITY. SUCH AS BIN LADEN OR SOME OF THOSE KINDS OF PEOPLE. WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE A TAKE ON THAT? >> WELL, I HAVE NO REASON TO...
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| 00:34:11 |
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HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE POSSIBILITIES AND MAYBE DEAL WITH THEM. WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE ME JUST STAY SILENT ON THESE THINGS AND HAVE...
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| 00:34:56 |
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IN 1988 OR SO I GUESS. IT IS ONE OF THE TIMES -- EVERY SO OFTEN A GET TO PLAY SOLDIER. THE CATCH ON THAT ONE IS --
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| 00:35:04 |
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AND NOW IT'S MILLER TIME. >> IS IT
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| 00:35:07 |
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FUN? DO YOU HAVE A FUN JOB? >> IT CAN BE, YEAH.
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| 00:35:11 |
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I GET TO LIVE OUT MY
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| 00:35:13 |
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FANTASIES AND GO DO INTERESTING THINGS AND MEET
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| 00:35:16 |
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INTERESTING PEOPLE. I GET TO PLAY WITH ALL THE TOYS. AND I MEAN THERE IS A PURPOSE TO IT. IN THE BOOK BUSY HAVE TO KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. SO...
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| 00:35:27 |
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TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THEIR JOB IS AN IMPORTANT THING FOR ME TO
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| 00:35:30 |
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DO. IT IS ALSO FUN. I MEAN BACK 10 YEARS OG OR 11 YEARS AGO, I GUESS, I GOT TO RIDE ON U.S.S. WISCONSIN. ONE OF OUR -- OUR LAST INSERVICE BATTLE WAGON....
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| 00:36:13 |
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TOMMY, I GUESS HE WAS 9 YEARS OLD, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO
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| 00:36:17 |
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IMPRESS YOUR 9-YEAR-OLD, TAKE HIM DRIVING IN A TANK. >> YOU HAVE HOW MANY CHILDREN? >> FOUR. >> AND THEIR AGES? >> WELL, I DON'T DISCUSS THAT. TWO...
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| 00:36:40 |
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OREGON,
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| 00:36:41 |
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FOR TOM CLANCY. CALLER: MR. CLANCY,
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| 00:36:43 |
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FIRST OFF, IT'S LOVE TO TALK TO YOU. I LOVE YOUR BOOKS. >> THANK YOU, SIR. CALLER: I'M A SERGEANT WITH THE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND JUST WONDERING
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| 00:36:51 |
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WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO TOUCH ON ONE OF THOSE TYPE BOOKS? >> I DID. 1991.
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| 00:36:56 |
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IT WAS CALLED "THE SUMMER OF ALL FEARS."
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| 00:37:00 |
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CALLER: I READ THAT ONE. THEY SPLIT OUR TEAMS UP PRETTY SOON. >> WELL, THERE IS A -- THEY
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| 00:37:06 |
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SHOT A MOVIE VERSION OF THAT. THE NEXT TEAMS DO PLAY A BRIEF ROLE IN THAT MOVIE, I
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| 00:37:13 |
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UNDERSTAND. I'M RELIABLY INFORMED THAT IT DID NOT FOLLOW THE PLOT AS I WROTE IT. CALLER: RIGHT. ONE MORE QUESTION, SIR. I KNOW YOU'RE A BUSY MAN. THERE...
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| 00:37:25 |
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YOU WRITE THAT IT PUTS IDEAS IN PEOPLE'S HEADS, I THINK JUST LIKE THE LAST CALL HER ASKED YOU. IS THAT A CONCERN OF YOURS? >> NO. HONESTLY, IT'S NOT....
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| 00:37:52 |
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RIGHT AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 I WROTE AN ARTICLE IN WHICH I SAID WHAT IS SO HARD ABOUT AMERICA THAT THESE PEOPLE CAN'T UNDERSTAND THIS? I MEAN WHEN OSAMA BIN...
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| 00:39:02 |
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INTERSTATE 95. IN FACT, HE'S A VERY SMART GUY.
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| 00:39:06 |
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HE IS ONE OF THE MOST PERCEPTIVE OBSERVERS THAT YOU'LL EVER MEET. >> THE AIR FORCE WAS IN BAD SHAME FOLLOWING VIETNAM BUT BY NO MEANS ONLY VIETNAM...
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| 00:39:30 |
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THE WHOLE MILITARY HAD TO CHANGE IN THE 1970'S BECAUSE VIETNAM DAMN NEAR DESTROYED THE U.S. MILITARY. THAT WAS NOT DONE WITHIN -- IT WAS DONE WITHOUT...
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| 00:39:42 |
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MILITARY DID NOT WAKE UP ONE MORNING AND SAY, HEY, WE HAVE -- WE NEED A KILLING RUSH. WE HAVEN'T KILLED ANY GOOKS SINCE 1953 IN KOREA, WE HAVE TO KILL...
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| 00:41:32 |
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BETRAYED BY THE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP HERE IN WASHINGTON. BY JOHNSON SAYING THEY CAN'T
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| 00:41:40 |
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BOMB AN OUTHOUSE WITHOUT MY SAY SO. WELL, THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. YOU TELL THE MILITARY HERE'S THE JOB. GO DO IT. LET ME KNOW WHEN...
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| 00:42:24 |
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KNOW. HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE MEDIA HAVE ACTUALLY WORN THEIR COUNTRY'S UNIFORM AND HAD ANY SYMPATHY, ANY FEELING AT ALL FOR THE PEOPLE WE HAVE IN UNIFORM....
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| 00:42:33 |
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VERY FEW. BOB WOODWARD A NAVAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. I'LL GIVE HIM POINTS FOR THAT. THE MEDIA -- WHO'S THE MEDIA LOYAL TO? WE KEEP FORGETTING -- "THE...
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| 00:43:44 |
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SEEM TO FOLLOW UP WITH IT. AND MY TWO QUESTIONS WERE ALSO THAT YOUR OPINION ON THE 9/11 ATTACK, HOW IT HAS AFFECTED, SAY, SOCIAL EVENTS LIKE ALL THE ...
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| 00:44:43 |
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LIKES TO BEAT ON HIM AND TALK ABOUT HOW THEY HAVE CRUMMY EQUIPMENT AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS CORRUPT AND HOLLYWOOD MOVIES, YOU KNOW, HE IS USUALLY A CRYPTO...
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| 00:46:10 |
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I FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO WRITE A SEQUEL TO MY FIRST RELEASE "STRIKE HARD" BUT DID MANAGE TO COMPLETE "STRIKE SWIFTLY." A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK ME IF I CONTINUE...
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| 00:46:32 |
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INTERESTING AS THE FIRST ONE OR TWO? >> I SWEAR EVERY BOOK GETS HARDER TO WRITE, NOT EASIER IN MY CASE. I CAN'T WRITE THE SAME BOOK TWICE. I'M ON MY...
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| 00:46:56 |
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THE REASON I DON'T EXCHANGE CHARACTERS IS BECAUSE AT LEAST ONE THING I DON'T HAVE TO DO IS MAKE UP A WHOLE NEW CHARACTER AND INTRODUCE THEM TO MY READERSHIP....
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| 00:47:36 |
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PUBLISHED A "RAINBOW SIX" WHICH
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| 00:47:39 |
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IS ENLLY WHAT YOU JUST SAID. IT IS A SPECIAL OPERATIONS
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| 00:47:43 |
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GROUP WHICH INCLUDES A GUY FROM ISRAEL AND PEOPLE FROM EUROPE, THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. MAINLY A NATO OUTFIT. AND THEY DO SPECIAL OPERATIONS, HOSTAGE RESCUE...
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| 00:47:57 |
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READ THE BOOK, PLAY THE COMPUTER GAME. >> LOUISIANA, YOU'RE ON BOOM TV. CALLER: HEY, MR. CLANCY. IT'S A PLEASURE TO GET TO TALK TO YOU. I'M ERIC FLOWERS....
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| 00:48:20 |
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BEEN -- I DIDN'T HAVE THE MOVIE PREVIEWED TO ME, SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW. I THINK HOLLYWOOD DECIDED THAT IN "THE SUM OF ALL FEARS" I HAD MIDDLE EASTERN...
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| 00:48:39 |
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OF PARAMOUNT PICTURE STOCK. AS A STOCK HOLDER, YOU'RE ENTITLED TO SEND THEM A NASTY LETTER. WHEN I SIGN MY BOOKS OVER, I GIVE CREATIVE CONTROL OVER...
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| 00:48:55 |
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ANY WAY THEY WANT BECAUSE I -- IF I'M DUMB ENOUGH
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| 00:48:59 |
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TO TAKE THE MONEY, I REALLY CAN'T COMPLAIN. >> NEXT CALL, TULSA, OKLAHOMA -- >> CALLER: HERE. >> GO AHEAD, CALLER. CALLER: YES, SIR. >> YES, SIR, TULSA?...
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| 00:49:22 |
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| 00:49:23 |
CALLER, -
E-7'S, THEY WERE RIGHT ON THE
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| 00:49:24 |
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MONEY. >> WHAT SHIPS? >> U.S.S. DOWNS
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| 00:49:28 |
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AND U.S.S. LEHEE. >> I WAS COMMISSIONED ON THE THING. IF YOU HAD WRITTEN A BOOK ALONG THE LINES OF 9/11, WOIT HAVE BEEN GREAT. JACK AND DING AND JOHN...
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| 00:49:45 |
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IT. I WOULD LIKE YOUR COMMENTS ON -- >> THEY HAVE NOT GOT AWAY
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| 00:49:48 |
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WITH IT, SAILOR. >> WELL, THEY WOULD HAVE STOPPED IT BEFORE IT HAPPENED.
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| 00:49:52 |
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75% OF THEIR ATTACK, THEY GOT AWAY WITH. THE OTHER 25% WERE STOPPED NOT BY JOHN AND DING AND JOHN CLARK, BUT BY JOHN AND JOAN SIX PACK, AVERAGE AMERICANS...
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| 00:50:08 |
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BE GETTING SHORT SCRIRT TO ME
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| 00:50:10 |
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DESPITE THE FEW COMMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT AND WHAT NOT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT ON THAT AND I'LL HANG UP AND LISTEN. >> MAYBE OF ALL THE SAD THING...
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| 00:50:36 |
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REALITY THAT WAY. SOMETHING STOPPED THAT AIRPLANE FROM FLYING TO ITS OBJECTIVE. PROBABLY THE CAPITOL BUILDING OR THE WHITE HOUSE. WE'LL NEVER KNOW WHO...
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| 00:51:25 |
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IT. THE FIRST THOUGHT IS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN AMERICA, YOU KNOW, WHAT A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. THEN THE SECOND PLANE HIT
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| 00:51:30 |
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AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT ANYMORE. YOU KNOW ONE INSTANCE AS A HAPPENSTANCE, THE SECOND IS MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE. AND IMMEDIATELY...
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| 00:52:29 |
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DISPUTES, SOME PETTY, SOME RELIGIOUS, SOME OF THEM INEVITABLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD. AND WITHOUT THE U.S. SOVIET CONFRONTATION TO KEEP EVERYONE ALIGNED...
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| 00:53:02 |
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TO DEAL WITH. ARE THERE ANNOYANCES IN THE WORLD? YES, THERE ARE. ARE THEY AS SERIOUS AS THE NUCLEAR CONFRONTATION BETWEEN THE SOVIET UNION AND THE UNITED...
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| 00:54:27 |
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I WAS WONDERING WHAT YOUR NEXT ONE WOULD BE ON THAT LINEUP AND WHAT POSSIBLY NEW STORY LINES YOU CAN COME UP WITH FOR
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| 00:54:35 |
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YOUR ACT JACK RYAN AFTER THE PRESIDENCY? >> IN BOTH CASES I HAVE TO SAY I DON'T DISCUSS WORKS IN PROGRESS. I WILL NOT DISCUSS ANY BOOK UNTIL IT IS...
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| 00:55:00 |
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BUY IT. >> AND THE NONFICTION SERIES? >> SAME THING APPLIES THERE. >> WHEN DID YOU START THESE? >> BACK IN THE EARLY 1990'S. "SUBMARINE WAS" WAS 1992....
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| 00:55:21 |
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| 00:55:22 |
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SOVIET UNION DOWN. AND NOW THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE
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| 00:55:25 |
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FACING A RUNNING
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| 00:55:27 |
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BATTLE OVER NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS. I BELIEVE THEY'RE CRITICAL TO OUR DEFENSE AGAINST ROGUE STATES, LOOSE NUKES,
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| 00:55:35 |
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AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD GIVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE YOUR VIEWS ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT INVESTMENT THAT WE NEED TO MAKE IN THE DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY,...
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| 00:56:12 |
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. NOW WE DON'T WANT HIM TO KNOCK OFF AVERAGE WRATH, ALASKA, OR SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. WE DON'T THINK HE SUCH A LUNATIC AS TO TRADE TWO...
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| 00:58:48 |
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NORTHERN ISLAND, IT IS THE CATHOLICS AGAINST THE PROTESTANTS. IT'S NOT ABOUT RELIGION. CHRISTIANITY DOESN'T TELL YOU TO START A WAR WHETHER YOU'RE A
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| 00:58:57 |
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PRESBYTERIAN OR A CATHOLIC. NORTHERN ISLAND IS AGAINST THE ECONOMIC HAVES AND ECONOMIC HAVE NOTS. THEY DEFINE THE TEAM MEMBERSHIP BY WHICH CHURCH YOU...
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| 01:00:41 |
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AUTHOR OF TWO SELF-PUBLISHED BOOKS. THEY'VE DONE VERY WELL. I DRAW LARGE AUDIENCES
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| 01:00:46 |
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WHEN I
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| 01:00:47 |
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SPEAK. BUT HOW CAN A PERSON LIKE MYSELF AND THERE ARE A LOT OF US OUT THERE, AS YOU KNOW, GET
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| 01:00:52 |
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THE ATTENTION OF A MAINSTREAM PUBLISHER? YOU CAN OFFER ANY SUGGESTIONS? >>
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| 01:00:55 |
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LOOK, PUBLISHERS ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF MAKING MONEY. JUST LIKE "THE WASHINGTON POST" IS IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING NEWS TO PEOPLE. IF YOU HAVE A...
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| 01:01:16 |
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DO. OR GET AN AGENT. SO HE CAN REPRESENT TO YOU THE PUBLISHING HOUSE. BUT NUMBER ONE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PRODUCT TO SELL. >> BUT IN REALITY, LET'S...
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| 01:01:44 |
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DAY. >> WHEN DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAD A HIT, THOUGH? >> WHEN IT HIT "THE NEW YORK
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| 01:01:50 |
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TIMES" BEST SELLER LIST. >> AND WHAT HAPPENED THEN? >> BY THAT POINT I HAD AN AGENT WITH WILLIAM MORRIS AND HE MADE A ONE-BOOK DEAL FOR "RED
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| 01:02:02 |
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STORM
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| 01:02:04 |
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RISING" WHICH TURNED INTO A
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| 01:02:06 |
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THREE-BOOK DEAL. AND BOOK THREE WAS "PATRIOT
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| 01:02:09 |
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GAMES," BOOK FOUR WAS "THE CARDINAL AND THE
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| 01:02:12 |
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KREMLIN."
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| 01:02:15 |
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AND SINCE THEY WERE MILLION DOLLAR BOOK DEALS, I DN HAVE O SELL INSURANCE ANYMORE AND I STARTED WRITING ON A FULL-TIME BASIS. >> HOW OFTEN DOES AN AUTHOR...
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| 01:02:44 |
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RED OCTOBER" CAME OUT IN OCTOBER OF 1984.
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| 01:02:48 |
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AND IN NOVEMBER OF THAT YEAR A GAL -- AND EDITOR WITH THE "WASHINGTON TIMES," NOT THE "POST," "THE TIMES," WHO IS A RETIRED MARINE COLONEL, HE SINCE...
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| 01:04:30 |
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ECONOMICAL DIFFERENCES AS FAR AS -- >> NO. NO. AND THERE IS A FOLLOW UP TO. THAT
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| 01:04:37 |
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THE FOLLOW UP IS THAT LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES DO NOT LAUNCH WARS WITH AGGRESSION. IN ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY, AS FAR AS I KNOW, NO LIBERAL DEMOCRACY EVER LAUNCHED...
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| 01:04:52 |
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DEMOCRACIES. THEREFORE, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. AND IT WOULD BE AN AWFUL WAIST OF TIME AND MONEY. AND THEY DON'T DO IT BECAUSE THE AVERAGE CITIZENS...
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| 01:05:52 |
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AND IN FACT THE NAME RYAN. DO YOU THINK GROUPS LIKE THE I.R.A. AND THOSE TO THE NORTH SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS TERRORIST GROUPS? >> THEY'RE NOT NICE GUYS,...
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| 01:06:24 |
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VIOLENCE TO ACHIEVE POLITICAL ENDS. >> NEW JERSEY, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. CALLER: I HAVE A COMMENT AND QUESTION. I'M A BIG FAN. THE ONLY PROBLEM I EVER...
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| 01:06:48 |
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WOULD YOU BUY ONE TODAY? >> IF I COULD AFFORD IT. THE PRICE HAS GONE UP CONSIDERABLY SINCE I TRIED THAT. >> CALLER, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. CALLER: I WAS...
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| 01:06:59 |
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I PUBLISHED THAT BOOK LAST
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| 01:07:01 |
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YEAR OR THE YEAR BEFORE LAST.
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| 01:07:04 |
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THE PROBLEM WITH
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| 01:07:05 |
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CHINA IS
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| 01:07:07 |
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IN CHINA POLITICALLY, THEY'RE
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| 01:07:09 |
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TRYING TO BE
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| 01:07:10 |
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HALF PREGNANT. THEY'RE TRYING TO BE A CAPITALIST COUNTRY RUN BY A
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| 01:07:15 |
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COMMUNIST FORM OF GOVERNMENT. THAT IS ULTIMATELY GOING TO FAIL. WHY? IT'S
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| 01:07:20 |
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VERY SIMPLE. THE PEOPLE WHO BRING MONEY INTO THE COUNTRY, THE BUSINESSMEN, THE CAPITALISTS, ARE BRINGING MONEY INTO THEIR COUNTRY AND DON'T GET A POLITICAL...
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| 01:08:41 |
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JOURNAL" THAT SAID WE NEED TO TRAIN OUR AGENTS BETTER, SPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CULTURAL ISSUES, LANGUAGE ISSUES, AND GET MORE AGENTS ON THE GROUND....
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| 01:08:54 |
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DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS OF THE C.I.A., THE D.O., NEEDS GREAT EXPANSION. THE C.I.A. IS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY OF ABOUT 17,000 EMPLOYEES OF WHOM MAYBE 500 OR...
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| 01:09:10 |
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OF THOSE MAYBE 400 ACTUALLY OPERATE AND GO OUTSIDE THE EMBASSY DOOR AND ACTUALLY WORK THE STREET. THAT'S NOT VERY MANY SPOOKS OR FIELD SPOOKS OUT OF 17,000...
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| 01:09:48 |
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EXCUSE ME.
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| 01:09:51 |
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THE MAKEUP IS MAKING ME COUGH. >> HAVE SOME WATER. >> I'LL DO THAT. IN THE 1970'S SENATOR FRANK CHURCH OF IDAHO HELD FAMOUS COMMITTEE HEARINGS IN WHICH...
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| 01:10:14 |
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RUN BY ROBERT
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| 01:10:15 |
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KENNEDY. BUT THE ONLY GOOD THINGS CAME OUT OF CAMELOT. AND SO INSTEAD OF BLAMING THE RULER OF CAMELOT, JACK KENNEDY OR THE PRINCIPAL HENCHMEN, HIS ...
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| 01:13:02 |
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OTHER SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES WHO DO MAKE OIL? THE COSTS ARE BRINGING IT OVER WILL BE CHEAPER. I DON'T KNOW IF THE QUANTITY WOULD BE ENOUGH. >> YOU...
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| 01:13:32 |
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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. I SPENT 6 WONDERFUL YEARS IN THERE. I READ TWO OF YOUR BOOKS. "THE SUM OF ALL FEARS" AND "WITHOUT REMORSE." COULD YOU GIVE...
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| 01:13:44 |
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OF JOHN CLARK. >> JOHN IS JACK
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| 01:13:49 |
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RYAN'S DARK SIDE. HE IS WHAT HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN HAD HE NOT GONE TO BOSTON COLLEGE AND GOT HIS DOCK TRAT AND WENT ON TO THE MARINE CORPS. JOHN IS A...
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| 01:14:10 |
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TO WRITE ABOUT THAN JACK BECAUSE HE DOESN'T -- HE JUST DIDN'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE BAD THINGS HE MUST OCCASIONALLY DO. HE MAKES HIS OWN RULES. AND...
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| 01:14:42 |
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YOU KNOW, HE GETS TO DO AWFUL THINGS BUT HE IS STILL THE GOOD GUY. AND ANY TIME YOU CAN BREAK THE RULES AND GET AWAY WIT, IT'S FUN. I HAD FUN WITH THAT...
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| 01:14:52 |
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LONG DOES IT TAKE TO YOU COMPLETE A BOOK? >> DEPENDS ON THE BOOK. "THE DRAGON," I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD EVER FINISH THE DAMN THING. IT WAS IN PRODUCTION...
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| 01:15:11 |
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LIKE FOREVER. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE FOREVER. >>
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| 01:15:14 |
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WRITERS BLOCK EVER HAPPEN? >> NO, WRITERS BLOCK MEANS LIKE YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE GOING TO WORK. LAST WEDNESDAY I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE COMING TO WORK. YOU...
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| 01:15:35 |
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THAT OWNER'S OWN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, WE GIVE IT A TECHNICAL
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| 01:15:38 |
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TERM. WE DIGNIFY LAZINESS WITH A TECHNICAL TERM. WE CALL IT WRITER'S BLOCK. THAT'S ALL IT IS LAZINESS. >> NEW JERSEY, GO AHEAD WITH TOM CLANCY. CALLER:...
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| 01:16:08 |
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YOUR COMMENT. DO YOU HAVE ANY
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| 01:16:12 |
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COMMITMENT OR ANY PHRASE FOR STEENCH AMBROSE,
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| 01:16:17 |
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HIS LATEST PROBLEM AS WELL AS DORIS CONCERNS GOODWIN? AND THE THIRD COMMENT IS, SIR, "INTO THE EYE OF THE STORM," HOW WAS GENERAL FREDDY FRANKS TO...
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| 01:16:57 |
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WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED. AND I KNEW WE HAD A GENERAL OVER IN SAUDI ARABIA WHO ALSO LOST A LEG AND I ASKED AN INTERIMMEDIATE AIRY OF ANOTHER GENTLEMAN IF...
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| 01:18:41 |
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I TOOK THE REMAINING MONEY FROM THE FOUNDATION AND BROUGHT
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| 01:18:46 |
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A CHAIR FOR JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER. THEY ARE ECIFICALLY RMP IN THIS. THE CHAIR IS NAMED FOR KYLE. IT WILL BE THE KYLE HADOC...
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| 01:19:26 |
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DOESN'T PLAGERIZE. IN HIS CASE, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY WAYS CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE BELLY OF A B-24 RATHER THAN TO SAY THERE IS NOT ROOM IN THE BOTTOM OF THE...
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| 01:21:18 |
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YOU STILL WITHUS? CALLER: YES, I AM. I'M GOING TO PUT YOU ON HOLD AND COME BACK TO YOU IN A MOMENT. GO ON TO HOUSTON, TEXAS. CALLER: HI, MR. CLANCY....
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| 01:21:31 |
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BEEN THANKED ALL MORNING. I HAVE A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS -- >> IF YOU WANT TO TELL ME I'M A BUM, THAT'S OK. I MAY ACTUALLY NEED THAT. CALLER: NO,...
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| 01:21:49 |
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AND SECONDLY, -- FIRST I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK THEY'RE DOING AS A COUNTRY AND I WAS CURIOUS WHO YOU
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| 01:21:56 |
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THOUGHT OUR NEXT BIGGEST OPPOSITE SUPERPOWER WOULD BE? >> THERE IS LAW THAT SAYS AMERICA HAS TO HAVE AN ENEMY. MY LAST COUPLE NOVELS I HAD TO STRETCH...
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| 01:22:26 |
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OF GOD THAT SAYS AMERICA NEEDS TO HAVE A MORTAL ENEMY. YOU KNOW, WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEACE? AND IF WE ACHIEVE THAT, IT PUTS ME OUT OF THE WRITING BUSINESS....
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| 01:23:29 |
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GOOD WENETH
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| 01:23:31 |
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PALTROW WITH HIM. I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT HER, WHAT A
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| 01:23:38 |
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SWEETIE PIE SHE S SHE IS INTELLIGENT. SHE SAID INDICATED AND A CULTURED YOUNG
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| 01:23:43 |
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LADY. SHE AND MY WIFE HIT IT OFF VERY WELL. DELIGHTFUL GAL. BEN AFFLECK, BY THE SAME TOKEN, IS AN INTELLIGENT, LITERATE, APPLICABLE YOUNG GUY. HE HAS...
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| 01:24:41 |
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I ASSUME YOU MEAN IT WELL. OK. THANK YOU. CALLER: AND SECONDLY, WOULD YOU -- WELL, TWO QUESTIONS. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE WORLD ESSENTIALLY NEEDS, FIRST....
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| 01:25:03 |
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NEEDS? MORE FREEDOM AND MORE DEMOCRACY AND MORE CAPITALISM. AND ACHIEVING THAT, THAT'S -- I MEAN WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO ACHIEVING THAT NOW. YOU KNOW AS...
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| 01:25:23 |
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A LOT OF THE NUKES ARE ALMOST GONE NOW. WE'LL GET RID OF ALL OF THEM IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH. WE LIVE IN A WORLD NOW WHICH...
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| 01:26:38 |
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BEEN A VERY INTROSPECTIVE ORGANIZATION. THE ARMY PARTICULARLY HAS BEEN -- ONE OF THE REASONS THE ARMY IS SO PROGRESSIVE, IT IS ALWAYS EXAMINING ITSELF....
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| 01:26:51 |
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TO DO ITS JOB. AND I MEAN THE ARMY LET AMERICA, FOR EXAMPLE, IN INTEGRATION. THE ARMY RECOGNIZED EARLY ON THAT BLACK PEOPLE ARE THE SAME AS WHITE PEOPLE,...
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| 01:29:07 |
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THEY GET AROUND, DON'T THEY? >> HOW DID YOU MEET GENERAL STINER? >> THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES. HE CAME TO MY HOUSE -- WE HAD THE PICTURE TAKEN. THAT WAS...
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| 01:29:26 |
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UP IN MOTOR CITY? >> IT'S NICE TODAY.
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| 01:29:29 |
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MY QUESTION FOR YOU, I'M RETIRED NAVY, BACK IN THE MID 1980'S -- >>
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| 01:29:33 |
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WHAT SHIPS? CALLER: YOU NAME IT. WHEN I WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO YOU, ONE OF OUR REQUIRED READING WAS "RED STORM RISING" WHILE I WAS OUT IN THE
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| 01:29:46 |
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ATLANTIC PLAYING WAWR GAMES I WAS READING
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| 01:29:48 |
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THE BOOK BY REQUIREMENT. IT WAS SCARY THAT EVERY TIME I READ THE BACK GO BACK TO THE EXERCISE THE SIMILARITIES, BECAUSE
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| 01:29:54 |
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OF THAT ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITES. NOW, DO YOU EVER THINK THAT THEY WILL MAKE A MOVIE OUT OF IT? IT'S A LOT TECHNICAL. >> HOLLYWOOD DOESN'T MAKE...
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| 01:30:23 |
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WHEN PATSY CORNWELL OR ALL THE WAY BACK WRITES A DETECTIVE STORY, YOU TALK ABOUT THE PROCEDURES AND THE TESTS AND
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| 01:30:33 |
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PATSY TALKS ABOUT D.N.A. TESTING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE COPS
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| 01:30:37 |
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REALLY USE WHEN THEY'RE DOING THEIR INVESTIGATIONS. NOBODY TALKS ABOUT TECHNO-MIST CREASE. PART OF THE -- USING VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC TESTING PROCEDURES...
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| 01:31:26 |
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THE MONOTONY. ALLER: YOU'RE NOT A BUM. I GOT MOST OF YOUR NOVELS IN MY BOOK CASE. TWO QUESTIONS, ONE, DO YOU
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| 01:31:33 |
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HAVE ANY SPECULATION IF THERE ARE ANY SUITCASE NUKES IN THE
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| 01:31:37 |
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BORDERS OF AMERICA OR TERRORIST MIGHT USE THOSE? >> MOST
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| 01:31:43 |
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UNLIKELY. I'LL TELL YOU WHY. THE ONLY OTHER COUNTRY BESIDES US TO MAKE SUCH THINGS WOULD BE THE SOVIETS. THERE'S ARE PROBABLY LARGER AND CLUNKIER AND...
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| 01:32:03 |
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TO SLEEP NEXT IT TO. BECAUSE IT'S GIVING OFF THESE LITTLE GAMMAS AND KNEW TRONS. AND IT'S HEAVY. A HUNDRED POUNDS, A BIG THING TO BACKPACK AROUND. NOW,...
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| 01:35:10 |
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N.S.A.'S MISSION TO MAKE AND BREAK CODES AND CYPHERS AND GATHER ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THEY'RE VERY GOOD. AMERICA'S BEEN ONE...
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| 01:35:24 |
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NAMED YARDLEY WHO IS DOING A VERY GOOD JOB OF IT. ONLY PEOPLE THEY HAVE IN THE FIELD ARE ATTACHED TO -- HARD WIRED INTO RADIOS AND LISTENING TO THINGS....
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| 01:36:02 |
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FANATICS WHO MAY IN TIME GET AHOLD, HOW DO WE DEFEND AGAINST THIS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE DECIMATED INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. >> I WROTE THAT BOOK IN 1991 IT...
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| 01:36:32 |
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TO DO THAT. WILL WE BE ABLE TO CONTINUE DOING THAT, THAT'S YET TO BE SEEN. THIS IS A SCARY -- I MEAN A VERY, VERY SCARY POSSIBILITY. BECAUSE THE DELIVERY...
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| 01:37:45 |
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CAPITOL OR WHITE HOUSE BEEN EXPLODED IN A NOVEL 50 YEARS AGO, THE PLOT WOULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN DISMISSED AS FAR FETCHED, AND THE AUTHOR DENOUNCED AS...
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| 01:37:59 |
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GO. WHY DON'T YOU READ IT WE'LL
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| 01:38:04 |
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GET A CALL FROM RENO, NEVADA. >> THANK YOU. ACTUALLY GO TO SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, CAN AHEAD, PLEASE. CALLER: YES. ANOTHER ENJOYER OF TOM'S WOOKS I WAS...
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| 01:38:15 |
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TO SEE THAT HE SEEMS TO THINK HE'S RUNNING OUT OF ENEMIES FOR US, OR
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| 01:38:19 |
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SUBJECT MATTER. I WONDERED IF HE'D CARE TO COMMENT ON THIS ONGOING SPECULATION OVER THE LAST 50
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| 01:38:26 |
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YEARS ABOUT UFO'S AND IF HE'S INTERESTED IN THAT AS MAYBE A FUTURE TOPIC? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, CALLER. UFO'S? AS MUCH AS I RESPECT STEPHEN SPIELBERG,...
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| 01:38:51 |
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ON THIS PLANET. GOD KNOWS, I DON'T THINK SO. >> WHAT ABOUT MICHAEL'S POINT THAT HAD YOU WRITTEN SOME OF THESE 50 YEARS AGO, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT...
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| 01:39:15 |
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MINE IN THE CASE OF -- THAT'S WHAT I DID. >>
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| 01:39:21 |
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WE'LL GET YOUR EAR PIECE CORRECTED. >> IN THE CASE OF THE BOOKS, ALL I DID WAS TO LAYOUT A REAL POSSIBILITY THAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE REAL WORLD. AND...
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| 01:39:42 |
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I DIDN'T WRITE THAT WITHOUT TALKING IT OVER WITH THE AIR FORCE FIRST. BACK IN 1988 I WAS
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| 01:39:47 |
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GIVING A SPEE SPEECH AT ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, AFTER THE SPEECH I WAS OUTSIDE HAVING A CIGARETTE AND GLASS OF WINE AND I WAS TALKING WITH, HIS JOB WAS...
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| 01:42:30 |
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MR. CLANC. MY QUESTION IS THIS. HAVE YOU BY ANY CHANCE EVER READ A BOOK BY FORMER -- MEMOIRS OF FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BY THE...
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| 01:42:47 |
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HAVE NOT. >> WHY DO YOU ASK ABOUT THE BOOK? SHE HUNG UP. >> WE'LL NEVER KNOW. >> ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. CALLER: YES. AM I ON NOW? >> YOU ARE YOU SURE...
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| 01:43:07 |
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OF THE BASES FOR
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| 01:43:09 |
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YOUR BOOK. I UNDERSTAND THAT HE
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| 01:43:11 |
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HIJACKED -- HE WAS A CAPTAIN OF A
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| 01:43:13 |
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RUSSIAN SHIP AND TOOK IT TO SWEDEN AND -- >> NO.
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| 01:43:16 |
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THAT NEVER HAPPENED.
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| 01:43:17 |
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THE REAL STORY WAS THE SOVIET
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| 01:43:20 |
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MISSILE FRIGOT. THE NAME MEANS VIGILANT OR ON GUARD. THAT SHIP WAS HIJACKED IN 1975 BY THE SHIP'S POLITICAL OFFICER, THE ZAMPLOETE, KIND OF LIKE
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| 01:43:35 |
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A CHAPLAIN FOR@IEST. WAS A THIRD RANKING OFFICER ABOARD. AND HE SLIPPED ABOARD, LOCKED UP THE SENIOR OFFICERS, AND SPLIT. NOW, THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS...
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| 01:44:40 |
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MY CHILDHOOD
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| 01:44:41 |
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WAS "LEAVE IT TO
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| 01:44:43 |
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BEAVER" IN REAL
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| 01:44:44 |
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LIFE. EXCEPT I DIDN'T HAVE A BIG
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| 01:44:47 |
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BROTHER NAMED WALLY.
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| 01:44:48 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
LOOKING BACK, IT WAS GROSSLY UNREMARKABLE IN EVERY DETAIL. YOU PLAYED BALL, YOU GO TO A BOOKMOBILE GET BOOKS TO READ. IN MY CASE, CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND...
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| 01:45:24 |
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HAM ET IT -- HAMMER IT INTO YOUR HEAD. THEN TEACH YOU HOW TO THINK, TEACH YOU HOW TO INQUIRE. HOW TO LOOK FOR FACTS. HOW TO LOOK AT THINGS
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| 01:45:33 |
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CRITICALLY, THAT IS REALLY WHAT I CAME AWAY FROM THEM WITH. AND ALL THE ANNOYING CRAP YOU TAKE IN METAPHYSICS. THE DISCOURSE ON BEING. AND BEING HAS...
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| 01:46:21 |
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BOTHERED. SO I JUST WAIT FOR THEM TO DRAG ME OFF AND SET ME UP AND
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| 01:46:26 |
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DO WHAT THEY TELL ME TO DO THEN I GO SOME PLACE ELSE. A BOOK TOUR IS LITERARY OF BEING A PRISONER. AND JUST ONE OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO IF YOU'RE...
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| 01:47:04 |
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LONG TIME AGO. >> NEXT CALL
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| 01:47:06 |
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IS FROM SAN FRANCISCO -- >> INSTEAD OF JACK. >> GO AHEAD, SAN FRANCISCO. >>
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| 01:47:14 |
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HELLO. THIS IS SAN FRANCISCO. >> GREAT CITY.
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| 01:47:17 |
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JUST OUT THERE LAST
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| 01:47:18 |
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SUMMER. GREAT RESTAURANTS.
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| 01:47:20 |
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CALLER: TOM, I'M GOING TO INVOKE A NAME FROM THE
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| 01:47:26 |
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PAST, COAST GUARD RESERVE CAPTAIN BOB MATT USED TO LIVE --
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| 01:47:30 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
VERY CLOSE TO YOU WHEN YOU WERE WRITING "HUNDRED FOR RED
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| 01:47:33 |
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OCTOBER". >> REALLY?
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| 01:47:35 |
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CALLER: WELL,
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| 01:47:36 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AT LEAST HE CLAIMS THAT YOU SPOKE ON MANY OCCASIONS. BUT -- >> THAT COULD BE. ONE OF MIGRATE FAILTION AS A HUMAN BEING, I'LL ADMIT, I CAN'T REMEMBER...
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| 01:47:54 |
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MISSPELL THEM. CALLER: YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT GOES FROM SENIOR MOMENT TO SENIOR MOMENT. >> I'VE HAD THESE SENIOR MOMENTS SINCE I WAS A KID. ONE...
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| 01:48:03 |
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MY CHARACTER IS I CAN'T REMEMBER REMEMBER NAMES WORTH A DAMN. >> WELL, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE JESUITS DIDN'T POUND INTO YOU? >> I REMEMBER ALL...
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| 01:48:19 |
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A BOOK SIGNING IN CRYSTAL CITY IN 1990. >> WHOLE WORLD USED TO MEET ME AT THAT TIME THOSE DAMN THINGS.
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| 01:48:27 |
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LINE UP ALL THE WAY FROM THERE TO THE SUBWAY STATION. THAT IS WHEN IT STOPPED BEING FUN. >> DO YOU STILL DO THOSE? >> YEAH.
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| 01:48:33 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THAT'S I DIDN'T SAY LITERARY EQUIVALENT OF ABU NEDAL. THE LAST BOOK WE WERE DOWN IN QUANTICO, YES, MARINES CAN REALLY READ. I SWEAR THEY WERE LINED UP...
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| 01:48:45 |
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THE SHOPPING MALL THERE. IT WAS AWFUL. BUT I GOT TO MEET A LOT OF GREAT YOUNG MARINES AND MY WIFE
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| 01:48:51 |
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LEARNED ABOUT
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| 01:48:52 |
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THE MARINE CORPS WHICH SHE DIDN'T KNOW. CALLER: DID YOU KNOW THAT THE MARINE CORPS HAD A PROFESSIONAL READING PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES A LOT OF YOUR BOOKS?...
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| 01:49:23 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE 20TH CENTURY THERE WERE FOUR MAJOR BATTLEFIELDS. THE PANZER BLITZ, AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT, CLOSE AIR SUPPORT AND HELICOPTER
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| 01:49:34 |
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ASSAULT. THREE OF THE FOUR WERE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. CALLER: YEAH. >> SO WHEN PEOPLE SAY THE MARINES ARE DUMB, THINK ABOUT IT. THEY INVENTED THREE...
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| 01:50:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SH -- I WAS SURPRISED THE MARINES DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. THERE'S A FRIENDLY RIVALRY BETWEEN THE -- AMONG THE SERVICES, LIKE THE CRIPS AND THE...
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| 01:50:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
L.A., A FRIENDLY RIFELY, THEY DON'T KILL EACH OTHER, BUT THEY VERY RARELY SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT EACH
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| 01:50:22 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OTHER, EXCEPT WHEN THERE ARE BULLETS, THEY GET VERY FRIENDLY, LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER VERY CLOSELY. >> WE'LL MOVE ON TO FART WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA. WITH...
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| 01:50:50 |
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EARLIER? CALLER: I'M GOING TO EXERCISE YOUR MEMORY -- >> OH, GOOD. >> CAN YOU RECALL THE VERY FIRST WRITTEN WORD
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| 01:51:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THAT WAS AN INDICATOR TO YOU THAT YOU WOULD BE POTENTIALLY
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| 01:51:06 |
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THE
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| 01:51:07 |
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WRITER THAT YOU ARE TODAY? >> I STARTED FIDDLING AROUND WITH WRITING STUFF BACK IN HIGH SCOOSM WE HAD THIS
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| 01:51:17 |
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LITERARY QUOTE
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| 01:51:18 |
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MAGAZINE, A LITTLE PAM FLELD CALLED THE BLUE AND GOLD I PUBLISHED TWO THINGS IN THAT. IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT PUBLICATION BACK IN 1963 OR 1964. IT WASN'T...
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| 01:51:34 |
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YOUR EARLIER WRITINGS AND PUSHED YOU TOWARDS -- OR LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAD THE -- >> IF YOU'RE A WRITER IT COMES INTERNALLY. YOU CAN'T PUSH A PERSON...
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| 01:52:00 |
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YOUR DREAM. BECAUSE A DREAM YOU DEVELOP BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO DETERMINE WHO YOU ARE LATER IN LIFE. IF YOU HOLD ON TO THAT DREAM, AND DON'T LET...
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| 01:52:47 |
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PEOPLE, IF YOU CAN READ AND DIAL A PHONE, YOU CAN FIND OUT ANYTHING YOU WANT THE WORLD HOLDS NO SECRETS FROM ANYBODY WHO CAN READ. BECAUSE IT'S ALL...
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| 01:52:56 |
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SOMEWHERE. JUST A QUESTION OF LEARNING HOW TO FIND IT. AND IF YOU GO TO A LIBRARY, ASK A LIBRARIAN WHERE THE BOOK ON LEFT HAND MONKEY WRENCHES IS. SOMEBODY...
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| 01:53:30 |
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WHAT ABOUT TOLSTOY? CALLER: TOO DARK. NOT MY STYLE OF READING. >> WELL JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT YOUR STYLE DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GOOD. MY BOOKS ARE NOT EVERYONE'S...
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| 01:53:50 |
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THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE ME, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. AND THEY'RE NOT RETARDZ, JUST A MATTER OF TASTE.
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| 01:53:57 |
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CALLER: YOU'RE A BIT MORE READABLE. >> THAT'S VERY KIND. BUT SOME PEOPLE -- DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT TASTES. THAT'S WHY THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT...
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| 01:54:19 |
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THAT HAS DONE TO REALLY DAMAGE THE POSSIBILITIES OF CERTAIN THINGS HAPPENING IN RUSSIA, BECAUSE WHEN I WENT OVER TO RUSSIA, I ONLY SAW A VERY SMALL PART...
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| 01:55:23 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AMERICA THERMONUCLEAR WARHEADS. THE RUSSIANS ADMITTED THAT LAITDER ON, IS HE THEY'D THERE'S NORTH100 TONS OF PLUTONIUM IN THAT REACTOR THAT WE'LL NEVER...
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| 01:57:38 |
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DESIGNED ON A REAL
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| 01:57:39 |
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PERSON, BASED ON A REAL PERSON THAT LIVES HERE
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| 01:57:41 |
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IN WASHINGTON, ODDLY ENOUGH. I HAD HIM GET A MASTER'S DEGREE IN INTERNATION RELATIONS
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| 01:57:47 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FROM A LOCAL UNIVERSITY, AND DING SAYS, INTERNATION RELATION IS TWO COUNTRIES TRYING TO SCREW EACH OTHER. HE USED MORE SOLDIERLY TERM. THAT IS WHAT INTERNATIONAL...
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| 01:58:41 |
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BE LIKE A HOW-TO BOOK FOR SOME OF THESE TERRORISTS, ROGUE FACTIONS OR WHATEVER? >> WE'LL COME BACK TO
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| 01:58:51 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
YOUR SECOND QUESTION. >>
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| 01:58:52 |
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OKAY, WHEN THEY CAUGHT UP WITH ESCOBAR AND SHOT THE GUY, THE BOOK THEY FOUND IN ON HIS NIGHT STAND WAS "CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER" HE USE ADD HIGHLIGHTER...
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| 01:59:11 |
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BOOKS, I NEVER PUT IN THE REALLY GOOD STUFF. I ALWAYS -- I
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| 01:59:14 |
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KEEP A LIEUTENANT HOVER SECRETS THAN I REVEAL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GIVE OUT INFORMATION I SHOOBT GIVE OUT. BECAUSE IT'S AGAINST THE LAW AND IT'S WRONG....
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| 02:00:06 |
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EVER BEEN TO
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| 02:00:08 |
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RUSSIA? >> SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF EUROPE, MAINLY LONDON. AND A LITTLE BIT OF ITALY BACK IN ONE IN 1999, LOVED
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| 02:00:15 |
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ITALY. JUST LOVED IT. >> SACRAMENTO. CALLER: HI. I'M SORRY, I
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| 02:00:22 |
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JUST -- I JUST TURNED THE T.V. ON SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT SO FAR. >>
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| 02:00:28 |
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NOTHING REALLY
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| 02:00:29 |
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IMPORTANT. CALLER: I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW, IS JOHN CLARK AND DOMINGO, ARE THEY IN "SHADOW
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| 02:00:38 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WARRIORS"? >> NO, THAT IS NONFICTION. IT'S ABOUT THE REAL WORLD OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS. AND THE BOOK WAS MORE -- I HAD A LITTLE EDITORIAL
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| 02:00:49 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SUPERVISION , THE GUY RESMONSIBLE IS GENERAL CARL STINKER WHO USED TO DO THAT STUFF FOR A LIVING GOING OUT IN DANGEROUS PLACES AND GETTING SHOT AT. CALLER:...
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| 02:01:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ON "RED RABBIT" IS THAT GO GO TO BE PARTICULAR THAT IS MY NEXT NOVEMBER EL SHOULD BE OUT THIS SUMMER AS SOON AS I GET HOME AND FINISH IT. CALLER: ONE...
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| 02:01:33 |
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ONE HOUR DRIVE TO BUY A BOOK ANY MORE. I JUST ORDER ON THE COMPUTER AND TWO DAYS LATER IT SHOWS UP IN THE MAIL. >> AN E-MAIL, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE...
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| 02:01:45 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THINK THE F.B.I., CRI AND N.S.A. REALLY LET AMERICA DOWN ON SEPTEMBER 11TH BY PLAYING THEIR OWN
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| 02:01:50 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
INTERNAL GAMES AND NOT SHARING INFORMATION? >> THAT'S NOT TRUE. THE INTERNAL SECURITY AGENCY IS REALLY -- ALL THEY'RE GOING TO DO IS ORGANIZE THE INFORMATION...
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| 02:02:02 |
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COORDINATION FUNCTION IS USEFUL, THE IDEA OF A CZAR OF DOMESTIC SECURITY SOUNDS LIKE AN AWFUL LIKE THE SECOND DIRECTOR OF THE K.G.B. I DO HAVE MY CONCERNS...
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| 02:02:14 |
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WHEN I WAS ON THE AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 11TH I WAS ON C.N.N. WITH JUDY WOODRUFF AND SAID, ISN'T THIS ANOTHER INTELLIGENCE FAILURE? I SAID, JUDY, TWO...
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| 02:03:56 |
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THEM. THERE'S A GOOD BOOK ON THE SUBJECT, I HAVE IT AT HOME, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT. >> PARADISE, TEXAS. CALLER: HELLO, MR. CLANCY -- >> ISN'T...
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| 02:04:10 |
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TERMS. ALLER: IT'S A PLEASURE TO SPEAK WITH YOU. I'M A RETIRED NAVY PILOT, I NOW FLY THE MAGIC BOEING 777 FOR A MAJOR AIR SGLIEN WHAT DID YOU FLY IN...
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| 02:04:23 |
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YOU SAY SORT OF A NAVAL AVIATOR.
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| 02:04:29 |
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YOU CAN'T TRAP -- CALLER: I MIGHT DISAGREE. I ENJOYED YOUR "RED OCTOBER" BOOK BECAUSE I LOVE SUBMARINES AND AIRPLANES. I HAVE ONE QUESTION, IF I HAD...
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| 02:04:42 |
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OCTOBER" AT THAT TIME THEY WOULD HAVE PUT ME IN JAIL. HOW DID YOU
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| 02:04:45 |
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AVOID THAT? >> WELL, MOST OF THE NAVAL -- I DIDN'T HAVE A SECURITY CLEESHS. THE -- ALL SECURITY CLEARANCE DOES IS PREVENT FROM YOU TALKING ABOUT THE...
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| 02:05:07 |
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THIS ON TV BE, I'LL RUN THE RISK ANYWAY, I CALL IT THE HOLY SHIT BOOK, BECAUSE IT'S A CALLED U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS THE HISTORY. AND I'VE SHOWN THIS BOOK...
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| 02:06:23 |
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INTERNAIBAL GUARD I SHOULD THINK. IN D.C., IT'S INTERNATIONAL GUARD RIGHT HERE AT ANDREWS, I'VE BEEN OUT THERE WITH THEM. USED TO FLY F-4'S NOW F-16'S....
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| 02:06:45 |
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AIN'T NOBODY GOING TO HIJACK AN AIRPLANE AGAIN BECAUSE HE TRIES THAT, THE ONLY THING THE PASSENGERS WILL NOT DO WILL BE TO EAT HIM ALIVE. THEY WILL...
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| 02:07:02 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WHO HAD THE EXPLOSIVES IN HIS SHOE, SEEN THE GUY ON
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| 02:07:06 |
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T.V., IS F THAT ANT A LOST SOUL I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. HE TRIES TO LIGHT HIS SHOE AND PEOPLE JUMP THERE. IS ANOTHER CASE A COUPLE DAYS AGO, SOMEBODY...
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| 02:08:04 |
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FIGHTING VEHICLE.
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| 02:08:07 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AND THEY BOTH HAVE WHAT I CALLED THE "I WISH HE WAS DEAD" YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING, GEE, I WISH HE WAS DEAD, BOOM, HE'S DEAD. THE MOST FUN IN THIS I EVER...
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| 02:09:25 |
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COMPETITION OF WHO GETS THE CRAZIEST PRESENT FOR CHRISTMAS. THAT YEAR I LOST. >>
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| 02:09:30 |
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BELMONT, CALIFORNIA. ALL CALL YES, MR. CLANCY, THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL.
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| 02:09:39 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
HUGE FAN OF YOUR
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| 02:09:40 |
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BOOKS AND WITH THE
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| 02:09:42 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH, FORGIVE ME FIRST OF
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| 02:09:44 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ALL THIS QUESTION HAS ALREADY BEEN ASKED. WITH THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT CROSSED MY MIND, APS AN AUTHOR AND AS THE PERSON...
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| 02:09:54 |
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OF HONOR" HOW DO YOU PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE AND HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT AS A PERSON WHO HAS PUBLISHED THAT IDEA AND PERHAPS GIVEN OTHERS IDEAS ON HOW...
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| 02:10:29 |
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BACK IN 1988. SO AT LEAST I GAVE HIM FAIR WARNING. >> NEXT CALL, TACOMA, WASHINGTON, GOOD AFTERNOON. CALLER: HELLO. >> HOWDY. CALLER: I'M BILL FROM TACOMA,...
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| 02:10:54 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CREATING SCENARIOS OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN NEXT AND FOLLOWING THAT, WHAT
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| 02:11:00 |
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WOULD BE SOME OF THE WAYS TO REACT TO IT? >> I GOT INVITED INTO PLAY RED TEAM FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BACK LAST FALL. I REALLY WAS PRETTY MUCH...
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| 02:11:25 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
USED TO BE CALLED RED TEAM. AND THEY MAKE -- EVERY SO OFTEN THEY MAKE GOOD USE OF THE INFORMATION. THERE IS A GROUP CALLED THE JASONS, THEY'RE SENIOR...
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| 02:12:12 |
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CALLER: SECOND QUESTION WAS, DID YOU EVER SERVE IN THE MILITARY AND WHAT EXPERIENCE IF YOU HAVE -- >> NO, BACK IN 1969 THEY TRIED TO DRAFT ME, THEY LOOKED...
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| 02:12:27 |
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COUNT DOLLAR BILLS FOR THE FINANCE CORP. >> WERE YOU DISAPPOINTED? >>
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| 02:12:31 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I TOOK ROTC, I WANTED TO BE AN OFFICER, I DIDN'T WANT TO BE A PRIVATE. AND I GOT BOOTED OUT OF ROTC FOR THE SAME REASON. THE ARMY DECIDED IN
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| 02:12:41 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ITS WISDOM IT DIDN'T NEED ME. AND SINCE THEN ACE SAID EARLIER, I WENT TO JOHNS HOP CIBS HAD LASER SURGERY NOW I CAN SEE REASONABLY
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| 02:12:50 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WELL BUT I CAN'T READ ANY MORE, I'M OVER 50.
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| 02:12:54 |
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I WAS DISAPPOINTED. I I THOUGHT I WOULD BE A GOOD OPERATIONS OFFICER. >> WHO DO YOU ADMIRE, EITHER IN POLITICS OR IN GOVERNMENT TODAY OR IN AMERICAN...
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| 02:13:21 |
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AND BUSH 43 IS LITTLE GEORGE. I THINK HE'S DOING A FAIRLY GOOD JOB SO FAR. TO ME HE'S
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| 02:13:27 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
REALLY COME UP TO
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| 02:13:28 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE PLATE AND SWUNG THE BAT PRETTY WELL. >> HAVE YOU MET HIM? >>
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| 02:13:31 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
NO, I HAVEN'T MET HIM. HIS CABINET, COLIN POWELL, DON RUMSFELD. I KNOW COLIN REASONABLE LEAP WELL. I MET HIM BACK IN 1987, WE KIND OF HIT IT OFF. IF...
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| 02:13:50 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FROM HOME FOR A LONG TIME.
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| 02:13:52 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
HE'S DONE A GOOD JOB AS SECT OF STATE. THERE ARE SOME GOOD PEOPLE IN POLITICS, YOU HAVE TO LOOK VERY CLOSELY FOR THEM. >> WOULD YOU EVER RUN FOR OFFICE?...
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| 02:14:19 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MANY PEOPLE DIED FOR NO
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| 02:14:21 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PURPOSE. CIVIL WAR WAS -- AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL, IT WAS A MISMATCH
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| 02:14:27 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OF WEAPONS AND TACTICS. THEY WERE USING NAPOLENIC
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| 02:14:34 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TACTICS. THEY WERE BLOODIED WITH UNRIFLED WEAPONS, THE BULLET GOES ANYWHERE IT WANTS TOSMT BEEN RIFLE WEAPONS YOU GOT A HELL OF A LOT OF PEOPLE KILLED...
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| 02:15:38 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OF ASTOUNDING INTELLECTUAL
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| 02:15:41 |
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ABILITY. AND BETTER THAN INTELLECTUAL AGILITY. HE WAS BORN ON A CAVALRY POST IN 1880 WHEN HI-TECH WAS A COLT REVOLVER. BY THE END OF HIS CAREER HE WAS...
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| 02:20:53 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MORE OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL WEAPON. BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS ARE INEFFICIENT. THEY HAD THAT -- WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT GROUP IN JAPAN,...
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| 02:21:08 |
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THINK IT WAS. >> IN THE SUBWAY. >> ONT SUBWAY CAR. AND IT KILLED LIKE THREE PEOPLE, MADE HUNDRED OR SO PEOPLE BARF. BUT IN FACT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS...
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| 02:21:30 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WEAPONS. FOR A WHOLE
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| 02:21:32 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
LOT OF REASONS, INVOLVES IN THE RANDOMNESS OF THEIR DISTRIBUTION. BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. I TOOK A CLOSE LOOK AT THAT WHEN I WAS...
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| 02:22:38 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
NUMBER ONE, WE FAILED TO KILL SADDAM HUSSEIN NOT THROUGH LACK OF EFFORT. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THERE WERE OVER 40 AIR MISSIONS DELIBERATELY TARGETED...
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| 02:23:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MOTORCADE. IT WAS A 500 POUND -- EITHER 500 OR 1,000 SMART BOMB THAT KILLED THE NEXT MERCEDES UP IN THE CONVOY AND SO MISSED HIM JUST BY A MARTY OF RANDOM...
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| 02:23:52 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE TIME YOU'VE BEEN PROVED MOST ON AS A WRITER, DO YOU
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| 02:23:55 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
EVER FIND YOURSELF FALLING INTO RUTS IN YOUR NOVELS WHILE YOU WRITE THEM? >> YOU TRY VERY HARD NOT TO. I SUPPOSE IT'S POSSIBLE, MAYBE I'M THE WRONG...
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| 02:24:06 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
YOURSELF. I LIKE TO THINK I GET BETTER, SAME REASON I GET BETTER AT MY GOLF GAME, THE BETTER YOU SWING THE GOLF CLUB THE BETTER YOU GET. I USE LANGUAGE...
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| 02:24:20 |
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AGAIN, I'M THE WRONG PERSON TO ASK BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BE OBJECTIVE ABOUT YOURSELF. WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> DO YOU USE A COMPUTER? >> I USE A MAC, YEAH....
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| 02:24:46 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
KANSAS, I'M
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| 02:24:47 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
JUST CURIOUS US
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| 02:24:48 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
USE THE PHRASE "GET THE HELL OUT OF DODGE" IN YOUR FICTION WORK. >> THAT IS A TERM OF ART
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| 02:24:53 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IN THE AIR FORCE. GETTING OUT OF A BAD PLACE. IT'S JUST CALLED GETTING THE HELL OUT OF DODGE. >> RIGHT. OKAY. THAT'S CURE YOSY. >>
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| 02:25:01 |
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YES, MA'AM. >> TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. CALLER: YES. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR HIM. FIRST, HAS HE READ MARK BOWDEN'S "BLACKHAWK DOWN" AND WHAT DID...
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| 02:25:13 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IT? >> I HAVE IT AT HOME BUT I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT. ALLER: MY SECOND QUESTION, I'M COME
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| 02:25:18 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IN LATE ALSO, WHAT IS "RED
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| 02:25:21 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
RABBIT" ABOUT I HEARD YOU MEMBERS. >>
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| 02:25:23 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ABOUT $25 THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY. I HAVE TO WRITE THE BOOK. I NEVER DISCUSS WORKS IN PROGRESS. THE BOOK'S NOT FINISHED YET. EVEN MY EDITOR HASN'T...
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| 02:25:34 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SORRY. >> IS THAT STANDARD RESPONSE WITH ANY BOOK IN PROGRESS? >> CORRECT. AS I SAID YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT A WORK IN PROGRESS, BECAUSE
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| 02:25:44 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IT'S UNETHICAL. AT THIS TIME LAITS YOUR READERS, TO GO OUT BUY SOMETHING THAT'S NOT THERE. IT'S ETHICALLY WRONG. >> LET ME GO BACK, YOU'VE WRITTEN A...
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| 02:25:56 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
DID THE PSYCHE --
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| 02:25:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
YOU HAVE BOOKS ABOUT THE WAR, THE PSYCHE THAT HAVE WAR, ARE WE STILL LIVING WITH THAT TODAY? >> I THINK WE'RE PRETTY WELL OVER IT. THE MAIN LESSON OF
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| 02:26:12 |
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VIETNAM IS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO FIELT A WAR, FIGHT THE WAR. I MEAN, LYNDON JOHNSON WAS A POLITICS TRYING TO PLAY GENERAL. ROBERT RACHMAR DESIGN THE THE...
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| 02:26:25 |
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TRYING TO PLAY GENERAL. WE HAD PEOPLE WHO HAS -- LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY. YOU WANT ROBERT McNARAMA TO TO SURGERY ON YOUR DAUGHTER? YOU KNOW, SAY REMOVE...
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| 02:28:30 |
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OUR SOURCE OF SUPPLY, THE WAR WOULD HAVE ENDED DIFFERENTLY. IF I CUT YOUR CAR OFF FROM THE SOURCE OF GASOLINE, THE CAR IS GOING TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND...
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| 02:28:47 |
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OF SUPPLIES AND HE'LL RUN OUT OF THE ABILITY TO CONDUCT A WAR. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST. >> AMARILLO, TEXAS. CALLER: THIS IS ANNE...
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| 02:29:17 |
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POLITICS, DO I? MA'AM? CALLER: PARDON? >> DO I HAVE YOUR PERMISSION NO NOT TO TALK ABOUT POLITICS? CALLER: I GUESS SO. THANK YOU I'VE -- >>
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| 02:29:27 |
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I DID NOT -- I'M NOT A DEVOTAEU OF MR. CLINTON. I ONLY MET HIM TWICE, BOTH TIMES IN CAMDEN YARDS IN
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| 02:29:36 |
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BALTIMORE AT ORIOLES GAMES. I MUST SAY HE IS A MAN OF IMMENSE CHARM.
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| 02:29:42 |
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I'VE NEVER IN MY LIFE ENCOUNTEDERED SUCH CHARM IN ONE HUMAN BEING. I WAS LESS IMPRESSED WITH HIS
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| 02:29:49 |
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SUBSTANCE. >> DOES THE NAME MAKE THE MAN OR DO DOES THE MAN MAKE THE TIMES. >> THAT IS THE ANCIENT QUESTION. DO THINGS HAPPEN BECAUSE THEY HAPPEN OR...
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| 02:30:12 |
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FLIPS IT. AND A MAN DIES BECAUSE
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| 02:30:16 |
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SOMEBODY SHOOTS HIM. SO HUMAN BEINGS ARE THE ARCHITECTS OF HISTORY. OTHERWISE, IF WE ALL SIT STILL NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. >> WHERE ARE WE TODAY AS...
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| 02:30:47 |
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YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO.
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| 02:30:49 |
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HOW COULD THINGS BE ANY BETTER? OUR MATERIAL PROGRESS IS RACING FORWARD AT AN EVER INCREASING RATE. I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY...
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| 02:32:20 |
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R SERVED IN THE NUCLEAR POWER ON THE USS JAMES MADISON. AND -- >>
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| 02:32:30 |
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CALLER, WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE CALLING ON A CELL PHONE.
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| 02:32:35 |
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CALLER: IS THAT BETTER? I'M ON A CELL PHONE. >> TRY TO SIT STILL ON YOUR CELL. WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE MADISON? CALLER: I WAS ELECTRICIAN MATE IN THE NUCLEAR...
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| 02:32:51 |
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YOU GOT THAT. >> THIS IS A GIFT FROM A GOOD FRIEND, A FINE
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| 02:32:58 |
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WRITER NED BEACH. NED GAVE ME THIS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO MADE ME AN HONORARY MEMBER OF
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| 02:33:07 |
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HIS WORLD WAR II GROUP. WHERE WHERE NED GOT THE NAVY CROSS.
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| 02:33:15 |
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AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TREASURED POSSESSIONS. NOT SO MUCH BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS -- IT COMES FROM A FINE AMERICAN. AND A GOOD WRITER AND ONE HELL OF...
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| 02:33:46 |
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TO ME IT'S AWFULLY CLOSE. IF YOU SEE MY HOUSE, I HAVE 500
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| 02:33:51 |
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ACRES ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. I LIKE OPEN SPACES AND GREEN THINGS. AND THERE'S NOT A HELL OF A LOT OF OPEN SPACE ON ONE OF THOSE, EVEN THE BIG WOBZ. >>...
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| 02:34:02 |
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THESE VESSELS? >> YOU HAVE THE -- >> WHAT KIND OF PERSON? >> THEY START DOING IT WHEN THEY'RE 18. VERY
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| 02:34:08 |
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ADAPTABLE WHEN YOU'RE 18. LESS SO THAN WHEN YOU'RE 50. THEY'RE GOOD KIDS, THEY WORK HARD AT THEIR JOBS MUCH THEY DO -- THEY WORK FOR THEIR COUNTRY.
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| 02:34:19 |
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THERE IS A JOKE IN THE SUBMARINE SURVEYS THAT, SUBMARINE HAS ROOM FOR
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| 02:34:24 |
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EVERYTHING BUT A
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| 02:34:25 |
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MISTAKE.
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| 02:34:26 |
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AND SO THEY'RE TRAINED TO DO THEIR JOBS VERY CAREFUL LEAVE AND THOROUGHLY, OTHERWISE PEOPLE DIE. >> IS WHAT WE SAW LAST YEAR WITH THE SUBMARINE THAT...
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| 02:34:54 |
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DIED AS A RESULT. HORRIBLY BAD LUCK. >> SALINAS,
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| 02:34:58 |
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CALIFORNIA. CALLER: HELLO. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. >> OUR PLEASURE. THANKS FOR PHONING IN. CALLER: YOU SPEAK OF GOING TO WORK. IS THIS YOUR SECRET,...
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| 02:35:19 |
CALLER, -
IT'S THAT SIMPLE. CALLER: WOULD YOU SPEAK, THOUGH, OF YOUR
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| 02:35:22 |
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SCHEDULE? >> I WAKE UP, I READ THE PAPER, I DRINK MY COFFEE. CATCH A LITTLE CNN USUALLY THEN I GO UPSTAIRS AND TURN ON THE COMPUTER AND I TRY TO GET SOME...
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| 02:35:36 |
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THAT ORDINARY. MY DAD WAS A
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| 02:35:38 |
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MAILMAN, HE WENT TO THE POST OFFICE, SORTED HIS MAIL AND DELIVERED IT TO HOUSES. I WALK UP IN THE
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| 02:35:43 |
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MORNING, I EAT MY BREAKFAST, TURN ON MY COMPUTER AND WORK. >> YOU SAID THAT YOU HAD TWO SONS IN LAW WHO GRADUATES OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY. >> GOOD KIDS....
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| 02:36:07 |
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IN 1995 IN FEBRUARY. FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH OF
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| 02:36:11 |
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1995. >> AND YOUR MOTHER? >> MOM JUST
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| 02:36:13 |
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DIED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. THAT WAS KIND OF TOUGH.
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| 02:36:16 |
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ACTUALLY DURING THE WORLD SERIES. SHE WAS 83. SHE WAS A GOOD MOM. I REMEMBER ALL -- SHE WAS A
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| 02:36:26 |
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FABULOUSLY GOOD COOK. IF I
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| 02:36:28 |
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MYSELF REMEMBER ALL THE GREAT MEALS. OF COURSE SHE WAS A MOM. SHE DID ALL THE THINGS A MOM
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| 02:36:32 |
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DOES. >>
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| 02:36:33 |
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WHAT DID YOUR DAD THINK ABOUT YOUR WORKS? >> DAD, HE TOOK IT A LITTLE TOO SERIOUSLY. HE USED TO ORGANIZE ALL MY REVIEWS AND THINGS IN GREAT BIG BINDERS...
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| 02:36:54 |
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MAKE A LOT OF MONEY AND PEOPLE THINK I'M NICE AND ALL THAT
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| 02:36:58 |
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STUFF. BUT WHO YOU ARE IN HERE IS NOT AFFECTED BY MONEY. EITHER YOU'RE A GOOD PERSON OR NOT A GOOD PERSON F. YOU'RE NOT, ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD...
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| 02:37:48 |
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DUTY IN THE PACIFIC, SOMEWHERE WEST OF HAWAII AND EAST MUCH
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| 02:37:53 |
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ITALY. >> WHAT SHIP IS HE ON? CALLER: NOT ON A SHIPA P-3. >> THEY GET AROUND. CALLER: YES, THEY DO. I HAVE THREE QUESTIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS YOUR OPINION...
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| 02:38:15 |
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SOME PEOPLE AS THE SAVIOR OF C.I.A. AND OTHERS AS
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| 02:38:19 |
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LUCIFER INCARNAT. HE WAS A DRIVEN MAN, EXPERT FISHERMAN. HE SUPPOSEDLY ONE OF THE GUYS WHO TIPPED -- WHO TRIPPED
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| 02:38:29 |
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TO THE RUSSIAN AGENT IN THE BRITISH INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION. BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THE MAN TO GIVE YOU A CONCLUSIVE RESPONSE TO WHAT...
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| 02:39:16 |
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WANT TO BELIEVE THAT A PERSON LIKE JANUARY KENNEDY COULD BE TAKEN OUT BY SOME ABSOLUTE LOSER LIKE LEE HARVEY OSWALD. SOMETHING THAT OUT RAGES OUR SENSIBILITIES...
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| 02:40:29 |
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PROBABLY DOING SOME
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| 02:40:30 |
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ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON A TORPEDO AND IT WENT
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| 02:40:34 |
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KA-BOOM. THAT'S HOW WE LOST USS SCORPION. THE RUSSIANS HAD A WEAPON ABOARD CALLED THE SQUALL. IT WAS A ROCKET POWERED TORE PREDOUGH. AND THE FUEL ELEMENTS...
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| 02:40:47 |
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ROCKET POWERED TORPEDO ARE THAT IS SEE CHEMICALS. AND PROBABLY PART A MIXED WITH PART B AND IT WENT KA-BOOM. EXPLOSIONS CAN ONLY HAPPEN IN THE SPACE...
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| 02:41:44 |
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FOR SOMEBODY ELSE. AND CLANCY'S LAW OF CATS, PRINCIPLE BETWEEN CATS AND PEOPLE, DUMB ONES ARE THE ARROGANT
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| 02:41:52 |
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ONES. >> WHERE DOES THE NAME CLANCY COME FROM? >> SOMEWHERE IN IRELAND. THERE WAS A SINGING GROUP CALLED THE CLANCY. THERE WAS A TOM CLANCY THAT DIED...
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| 02:42:15 |
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GO AHEAD CALLER.
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| 02:42:16 |
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CALLER: GOOD AFTERNOON. I'D LIKE TO KNOW ARE ANY OF YOUR BOOKS GOING TO BE BROUGHT INTO MOVIES, BITS QUITE AWHILE SINCE WE'VE SEEN ANY OF YOUR FILMS....
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| 02:42:35 |
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PLAY ANY OF THESE GAMES? >> NO, I HELPED DESIGN THEM. I NEVER PLAYED THEM MYSELF. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN. CALLER: YES, TWO QUESTIONS....
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| 02:42:47 |
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PLEASURE? AND WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE
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| 02:42:49 |
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NOVELISTS, EITHER LIVING OR DEAD. >> OH, GOD. THE BEST GUY IN THE WORLD IN THE THRILLER BUSINESS IS
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| 02:42:58 |
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FREDDIE FORSYTH.
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| 02:43:00 |
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ONE OF THE GREAT MOMENTS OF MY LIFE WAS
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| 02:43:02 |
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1987, I HAD TAKEN THE FAMILY OVER TO BRITAIN AND THE AMBASSADOR, CHARLIE PRICE, HAS TWO INFIELD HOUSES, THE
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| 02:43:12 |
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AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENTS IN LONDON. FRED FORSYTH WAS THERE FOR THE LUNCH. ALL OF A SUDDEN I REALIZED THAT HE WAS TALKING TO ME AS THOUGH I WERE AN EQUAL....
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| 02:44:10 |
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SAY CAN THAT, HIS WRITING
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| 02:44:13 |
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TALKS TO ME BECAUSE IT JUST HITS THE SYNAPSES OF MY BRAIN DIFFERENTLY FROM THE WAY IT HITS OTHERS. BUT HE IS AN IMMENSELY TALENTED GUY AIND LOVE HIS...
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| 02:44:44 |
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| 02:44:47 |
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| 02:44:49 |
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RUTHLESS. >> HE RAPED AND TORE FURRED HIS GIRLFRIEND, HE WAS ANNOYED
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| 02:44:55 |
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ABOUT. THAT HE WAS A NAVY SEAL, HE HAD THE ABILITY TO PUT FORCE BEHIND HIS THOUGHTS. SO SURE ENOUGH HE HUNTED HIM DOWN AND KILLED EVERY ONE OF THE BASTARDS....
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| 02:45:12 |
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PLAYED ELEVATOR WITH HIM. AND ACTUALLY I BORROWED A MEDICAL TEXTBOOK TO MAKE SURE I GOT THE TECHNOLOGY RIGHT AND GOT THE PHYSICAL AFFECTS ON BILLY'S...
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| 02:46:32 |
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HOW COULD THE HO CHI MIN'S TRAIL 100 MILES WIDE, DID ANYWAY INTERDICT IT. >> I DON'T KNOW. EVIDENTLY WE FAILED TO DO SO. YOU PUT A BLOCK ACROSS IT WITH...
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| 02:46:59 |
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I READ THAT THREE TIMES. >> I ONLY HAD TO WRITE IT ONCE, IFLT WAS FUN. CALLER: IT WAS EXCELLENT. THE QUESTION I HAD IS, WHETHER OR NOT YOU INTEND IF...
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| 02:47:10 |
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ON SOME SCRIPTSZ RIGHT NOW. THAT IS DASH DAB I BELIEVE THAT IS BEING LOOKED AT. ALLER: THAT WOULD BE SUPER. THE OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE, WHAT YOU THOUGHT...
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| 02:47:20 |
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AS PLAYING THE ROLE OF KELLY. >> HE'S TOO OLD AND NOT A GOOD ENOUGH ACTOR. HE HESITATE TO SAY THAT ABOUT A BLACK BELT IN
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| 02:47:30 |
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KARATE. THERE IS A GAL I KNOW WHO USED TO DRIVE ME AROUND SAID HE'S A GREAT BIG TEDDY BEAR AND WONDERFUL GUY. I'M SURE HE IS. NOT OLIVIA. THE ROLE...
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| 02:47:44 |
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PRETTY GOOD STAGE TRAINED ACTOR FOR SIMPLE ARENA THAT KELLY IS A CHANGELING. HE GOES FROM VERY MEEK AND MILD CLARK KENT TO SUPERMAN ON SPEED. THAT...
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| 02:48:17 |
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YOU'RE PLANNING ON MORE BOOKS WITH CHAVEZ. >>
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| 02:48:23 |
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DING IS NOT DEAD. HE'S A FUN CHARACTER TO PLAY WITH. CALLER: AND JOHN CLARK? >> JOHN'S NOT DEAD
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| 02:48:30 |
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YET. BUT FEW OTHER PEOPLE AROUND HIM WILL BE. >> WHITEWATER, MICHIGAN. GOOD AFTERNOON. CALLER: I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
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| 02:48:43 |
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THE GAME AFTER RAIN DEPOSITION FOR THE COMPUTER. >> REMEMBER, I'M AN AUTHOR NOT A COMPUTER
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| 02:48:50 |
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GAME WIZARD. I HELPED
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| 02:48:53 |
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DESIGN THE GAME, I'VE SINCE SOLD THE COMPANY. I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY PLAYED THE GAME MYSELF. I'M AFRAID YOU'RE TALKING TO THE WRONG GUY, PAL. >> KEEPS GO...
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| 02:49:09 |
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NAVAL INS TIP TIEWT, HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT? >> I WAS A MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE. I USED TO GET THEIR MONTHLY JOURNAL. THEY WERE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED,...
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| 02:49:22 |
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28, 1983, I HAD TO GO ON A BUSINESS CALL I DROPPED OFF THE MANUSCRIPT AND DROVE UP. THAT SIMPLE. >> ANOTHER QUESTION -- >> TURNS OUT PROBABLY A MISTAKE,...
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| 02:49:34 |
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A REAL PUBLISHER. DIDN'T KNOW THAT UNTIL A COUPLE YEARS LATER WHEN THEY SUED ME. >> YOU GOT HOW MUCH FOR THE BOOK? >> THE ADVANCE WAS -- THEY OFFERED...
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| 02:49:51 |
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REFERENCE TO THE EVENTS
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| 02:49:52 |
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OF SEPTEMBER 11TH. OUR COUNTRY HAS SPENT HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF NORTH AMERICAN AIR
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| 02:49:58 |
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DEFENSE. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH THERE WERE 14 FIGHTERS ON ALERT AND NONE
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| 02:50:01 |
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WITHIN AN HOUR OF OUR CAPITOL AND OUR LARGEST CITY. WHAT CAN WE LEARN IN TERMS OF PLANNING FORCE DEPLOYMENT? >> WELL, THEY WERE DESIGNED TO --
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| 02:50:10 |
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CONTINENTAL AIR DEFENSE DESIGNED TO STOP BOMBERS COMING FROM RUSSIA TO ATTACK US. THEY'RE PROBABLY PRETTY GOOD AT THAT. BUT THEY'RE NOT DESIGNED TO...
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| 02:50:28 |
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BRIEFED OR TRAINED TO DO. JUST ISN'T FAIR. WHAT MADE SEPTEMBER 11TH HAPPEN WAS FANATICISM AND VEER LENT ANTI-AMERICANISM. THE FACT THAT NOBODY THOUGHT...
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| 02:51:11 |
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RATE, QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU. I DO LIKE THE WAY YOU WRITE, I'VE READ MOST OF YOUR STUFF, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU EVER GIVEN ANY THOUGHT TO WRITING KIND...
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| 02:51:28 |
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AND TECHNICAL ISSUES. THANKS, I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. >> THANK YOU, SIR. BUT AS I SAID EARLIER I'M GOING TO LEAVE THE ROMANCE TO DANIELLE STEELE. THERE'S...
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| 02:51:51 |
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ON "RAINBOWI SIX" IS IT BASED OND REAL LIFE ORGANIZATIONS? >> PROBABLY SHOULD BE. BECAUSE I WAS PUTTING THAT IDEA -- I WAS TALKING TO A FRIEND OF MINE...
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| 02:52:11 |
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MAYBE THEY WILL NOW. AS AN IN TERSE NATIONAL COUNTER TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. MAY BE USEFUL THING FOR NATO TO HAVE.
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| 02:52:17 |
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IT MAY INDEED HAPPEN, WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION COMING TOGETHER, THEY'RE GOING TO -- OR NATIONAL ARMIES WILL BLEND OVER THERE, THEY KEEP TALKING ENBOUT...
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| 02:52:53 |
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BEAR AND THE DRAGON" YOU REFERRED
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| 02:52:57 |
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TO THE ACTUAL RESOURCE THAT SOUNDED LIKE GOLD AND OIL IN THE EASTERN RUSSIAN.
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| 02:53:03 |
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DID YOU ACTUALLY DO SOME RESEARCH ON THAT OR WAS THAT JUST SOME INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN DASH-- >> THAT WAS SPECULATIVE ON MY PART. AS A PRACTICAL...
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| 02:53:28 |
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OIL. SO, IT'S CERTAINLY POSSIBLE. IT WAS SPECULATIVE ON MY PART. CALLER: THAT IS VERY INTERESTING. SEEMED LIKE THE SAME THING UP IN ALASKA. LOVE...
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| 02:54:01 |
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G-4.
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| 02:54:02 |
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SO MY WIFE HAS AN I-MAC I THINK SHE LIKES IT. CALLER: THAT'S GREAT. >> BUT I HAVE A G-4. ONE OF THE TITANIUM LAPTOPS AND I WOULD DIRTY MY HANDS ON ANYTHING...
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| 02:54:14 |
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I LOVE YOUR POWER PHRASING OF THE FIGHTER PILOTS SLOGAN. >> THANK YOU. THE
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| 02:54:21 |
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MAC FOR ME, I WAS THERE WHEN THEY UNVEILED THE FIRST MAC FEBRUARY 1984. AND I'VE
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| 02:54:27 |
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USED ONE SINCE I GUESS ABOUT OCTOBER 1984. AND WHY CHANGE. TO ME IT'S A VERY EASY COMPUTER TO
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| 02:54:35 |
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USE. AND I'M AN APPLE LOYALIST. >>
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| 02:54:39 |
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ANOTHER VIEWER FROM NEBRASKA WANTS TO KNOW, WHO HAS BEEN YOUR B HET SUPPORTER IN YOUR WRITING, PARENTS, WIFE, KIDS. HOW DOES ONE -- >> MY PUBLISHER,...
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| 02:54:59 |
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THINK, HMM, I COULD MAKE A BOOK OUT OF THAT BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE IDEA COMES FROM. YOU SEE SOMETHING ON TV, SAY I COULD MAKE A BOOK OUT OF THAT,...
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| 02:55:07 |
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AND PRESENT DANGER"
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| 02:55:09 |
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HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN ENGLAND IN 1987. WATCHING -- I WAS AT THE HOTEL WE STAYED IN WATCHING THE
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| 02:55:15 |
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SENATE COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON IRAN CONTRA AND WATCHING OLLIE NORTH BEING INTERVIEWED. THINKING, I COULD MAKE A BOOK OUT OF THIS. AND I DID. THE IDEAS...
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| 02:55:57 |
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RIGHT NOW. >> PRY RETIREMENT CHECK BECAUSE I'D BE GETTING PRETD EE OLD. DEADLIEST WEAPON KNOWN TO MAN IS A RADIO. BECAUSE WITH A RADIO YOU CAN CALL...
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| 02:56:10 |
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THE BAD GUY A. RIFLE IS NICE IF YOU WANT TO SHOOT SOMEBODY. IF YOU WANT TO KILL INDUSTRIAL SIZED LOTS YOU NEED A RADIO. >> TOLEDO,
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| 02:56:19 |
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OHIO, WITH TOM CLANCY. CALLER: I'M DAVID, I'M 16 AND I WRITE NOVELS MYSELF, OR AT LEAST I TRY TO. I WANT TO KNOW -- >> TAKE ANOTHER 15, 20 YEARS, BUT...
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| 02:56:39 |
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NOVELS. JUST KEEP STRUGGLING. WRITING BOOKS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE -- IF IT WERE EASY, EVERYBODY WOULD DO IT. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT TROUBLES ME AS...
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| 02:56:49 |
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ARE PROBABLY LOT OF BOOKS THAT DON'T GET WRITTEN BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT'S POSSIBLE. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU CAN DO IN ANY FIELD OF
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| 02:56:59 |
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ENDEAVOR IS FIRST, GET THE IDEA UP HERE. YES, I CAN DO THAT. WITH THAT COMES THE EA WILT TO WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH IT. BUT UNTIL YOU MAKE THE REALIZATION,...
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| 02:58:11 |
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BACK IN 1987. AND FROM THERE, "RAINBOW
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| 02:58:19 |
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SIX" WAS TERRORISM FROM A DIFFERENT SPER TECH TIF OF COUNTER TERRORIST FORCES, THEN "SUM OF ALL FEARS" NUCLEAR TERRORISM. TERRORISM IS JUST LOW INTENSITY...
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| 02:59:57 |
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IT'S MY WORK. NOTHING MORE DRAMATIC THAN THAT. >> THREE HOURS WITH TOM
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| 03:00:02 |
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CLANCY. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT. >> OH, YEAH. >> COME BACK AGAIN. >> MY PLEASURE, SIR. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. !m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m!m
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| 03:00:21 |
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