Remember, he’s already had the experience of one catastrophe with the Bay of Pigs. It’s little known that he brought a graceful end to the Operati...n WHITE STAR counterinsurgency program in Laos.James put words in my mind. “You can’t say anything about the Kennedy assassination, or the alternate outcome if it can be prevented. Do, however, think about it, and that JFK’s ego was much less controlling than was LBJ’s.”Agents of access and of influence“It would be wise to try to get means of. "Mr. Tashun has been in Mr. Hunter's office for almost an hour. Your name keeps coming up." What are they saying?" And why did she think we needed this heart to heart, or chest-to-chest, chat?"I had to be discreet, so I don't know the details. But Mr. Hunter raised his voice a few times, and that means trouble. Maybe it was the phone call." Trouble for who? Tashun? Me? What phone call?" I wasn't getting a heads-up. I was getting a headache. "Why are you taking this risk?" Probably Tashun. Maybe. ---------------------------------------"Ben, you're making me self-conscious," Mom complained. She was washing a few dishes by hand while I finished my cereal. As she scrubbed the dishes, my eyes were drawn to the green tank top she was wearing or, more to the point, the tantalizing movement underneath that made the material so interesting to watch. I just couldn't believe my mom didn't wear a bra. This was my third day at home and Mom hadn't worn one yet. She wore t-shirts, loose blouses, and. Noavoiding Nancy now, I thought. The ambassador held my chair out, and Iremembered all my lessons about sitting down in a dress. It was awonderful meal, surpassing anything I had tasted before, better even thanthe food at Koh Samui Blue, although I would never dare tell Alex so.Praew was talking to Nancy about her time in the U.S. so I was stuck withthe ambassador. He was totally self-obsessed, telling me in endlessdetail about what he had done and how wonderful he was. I kept thinkingabout.