In late 1986, two men who had stumbled across a black-velvet painting of Abraham Lincoln decided to set forth and begin a cross-country adventure, desperately trying to get the attention of David Letterman
Month: January 2002
PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY
A powerful, Boston-based law firm runs a secret operation to recruit highly-functioning psychiatric patients for clandestine work, including political assassinations. PROLOGUE CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO
Plausible Deniability: Chapter One
It was late afternoon on August 10, 1865 when Cornell Weston and Hugh Jeffries greeted one another on the sidewalk near the entrance of the Eagle Nest Publican House on Boylston Street, just a stone’s throw from the southwest corner of Boston Common and less than one mile from the city’s burgeoning financial district. The … Continue reading Plausible Deniability: Chapter One
Plausible Deniability: Prologue
When John Wilkes Booth shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, he did so with clarity, determination and purpose. Booth was clear about his motives. He was dedicated to the cause and willing to accept the consequences of his actions. More importantly, he was of sound mind and body. In the more … Continue reading Plausible Deniability: Prologue
Dr. Ali Ahmida
Just a few months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Ahmida discusses what it's like to be a Muslim and an American. Dr. Ali Ahmida sees himself as a bridge builder. As the chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of New England, Ahmida weaves a globalized, multi-cultural view into his classes, … Continue reading Dr. Ali Ahmida
