Changing of the Tides

Since the passage of NAFTA in 1993, thousands of Maquiladoras along the U.S. / Mexico border have been spewing their toxic waste into the Rio Grande River. From that quagmire, a plague has erupted causing a quarantine of Mexico.The plague is being allowed to run rampant by Mexican President DeMarta, using it as a cause to declare Marshall Law, postponing the coming elections in which the opposition party was projected to win.U.S. President E.B. Edwards needs DeMarta and his PDR party to remain in power. DeMarta, and the cartel he works fo,r is kicking back a billion dollars a year to the U.S. President to keep the border "porous".In that murky environment, Paul's daughter is kidnapped by drug dealers intent on using her to slip out of the country by passing through a checkpoint on the border supervised by Paul's son, thereby escaping the plague. Paul's singular problem, to rescue his daughter, broadens to encompass how to bring down the leaders of two countries willing to sacrifice millions of innocent lives in order to hold onto the reins of power. I am a political activist who has written position papers for the Carter and Clinton White Houses. And I am now working with the Elizabeth Warren Campaign. My work on social issues has received recognition directly from the President of Mexico. I have written 30 novels, mostly international political thrillers. These are fiction based on fact. I am dedicated to exposing the truth, uncovering corruption, waste, and ignorance. Due to my Master's Degree in International Affairs from the University of Pennsylvania, I am well qualified to do this work. I am not in it for the money. I am trying to wake people up, touch hearts, change minds, have them see and understand circumstances in the world they may not have been aware of. I want to make a positive difference in the world. Thank you. .Paul Decker: Delta Force, Seal Team 6, CIA, Code 6 operative. Takes orders from a single person: The President of the United States. He takes the assignments no one else will touch. But he is a 21st century solider, just as likely to use his computer skills: hacking, installing viruses, entering key stroke loggers, infiltration and exfiltration of secure sites, assassination.His assignments send him all over world where he usually teams up with a beautiful woman to compete an assignment. He's been shot, stabbed, beat up but never beaten.When Paul completes an assignment, the country is better off. But not Paul. His weakness is alcohol which he falls on when the memories of his failed marriage and estranged children overwhelm him. For having given all to the military, there is little left for his own well-being.I write political, military, crime and scientific thrillers. All my stories come right off the front pages of the major magazines and newspapers.I do not write books that simply entertain. My stories touch hearts and change minds, make readers laugh and cry, inspire people.My stories straddle the line between fiction and non-fiction.