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Clear and Present Danger Study Guide

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by Tom Clancy
About 85 pages (25,503 words)

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This is the fictional account of US covert actions against the Colombian Cartel drug trade. The narrative ranges from discussions in the Oval office between the President and Directors of the CIA and FBI, to close combat operations by US soldiers in the Colombian jungle and the exploits of the helicopter crews and CIA operatives who provide them support.

The story begins in the Oval office at the White House, where the President authorizes a series of clandestine actions against the Colombia Drug Cartel operations. It is an election year and he has failed to keep his election promise to do something about drugs coming in from Colombia.

Off the Caribbean coast, the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Panache discovers the brutal murder of the owner and family and seizure of a sixty-foot luxury yacht. The "Pirates" are.....

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