Jaguars
A Tale of El Salvador
by
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About the Book
Jaguars is a historical novel about
El Salvador that affords a snapshot of the relevant security issues faced by
developing nations. One issue, collateral damage during belligerency, serves as
the story’s central theme. Whether it is a tyrant victimizing his own people,
or a powerful nation unleashing its might to “right a wrong,” the innocent are
fated to suffer. While the subject receives little attention during peacetime,
the malady continues to fester...silently discriminating.
It is during such an economically stable and more
modern time that the United States Defense Intelligence Agency discovers a
security anomaly that quickly points to a more alarming and broader menace. A
uniquely qualified U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent, Dan “Red”
Rojo, begins probing the terrorist activities of a rogue para-military group,
known as the Jaguares, operating from
within El Salvador. In the process, the Agent uncovers the genesis of a
violence that has plagued that nation for generations and the truth about his
ancestors, who fought tyranny and injustice against the innocent
non-combatants. Now, the latest action of the terrorists poses a threat to an
innovative U.S. maritime installation in the Americas.
In due course, an examination of the policy
implications of the audacious terrorist plot moves U.S. President M. Lorraine
Martin, to develop a visionary plan to have all countries examine aggression
that tends to spin off terrorist actions. But first, she must deal with the
instant and politically charged threat posed by a resilient hate-group caught
in a time warp.
About the Author
Richard L. Cañas spent most of his 34-year
government career with the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration, serving in
numerous domestic and foreign offices. He was also a member of the Senior
Executive Service with the Department of Justice and served as Director of the
National Drug Intelligence Center, Director for Counterterrorism and
Counternarcotics at the National Security Council, and Special Assistant to the
Directorate for Operations at the Central Intelligence Agency. During his
tenure at the NSC he authored and vetted numerous national security policy
documents.
Mr. Cañas is a graduate of the California State
University at San Jose and received a Technical Teaching Credential from the
University of California at Berkley. He has lectured extensively at numerous
California colleges and Washington DC national security think tanks.
Mr. Cañas was born in El Salvador and immigrated to
the U.S. in 1945. He is married to the former Elaine Betts Smith and they live
with two of their children, Frank and Sara, in Richmond, Virginia.