Be prepared for a peek behind the governmental veil and historical perspectives never before shared. Dictators and Diplomats is a fascinating memoir offering a glimpse into the extraordinary life of a US Security Attaché. Robert W. Starnes' international law enforcement career took him to six continents while encountering terrorism, counterintelligence, executive protections, and criminal investigations. 

• Relive a chemical terrorist threat in New Zealand against US golfer Tiger Woods. 
• Return to Libya during Col. Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorial reign. 
• Become stranded in Brazil with a suspected high-ranking Hezbollah terrorist. 
• Relish in the success of disrupting a Lebanese terrorist plot to bomb a US Embassy.
• Arrest a Pakistani defector and terrorist two weeks from joining the US Army Airborne. 
• Run the gauntlet of a planned siege of a US Embassy during a coup d'état. 
• Experience brushes with death during Guatemala's civil war. 
• Scour the Samoan jungles to rescue children from an abusive behavior modification camp. 
• Restore security after the arson attack against the Texas Governor's Mansion. 
• Enact an Elliott Nest strategy used against gangster Al Capone to disrupt mafia figures. 
• Trade moves with the infamous Love Bandit who stole the hearts of lonely women.   

You'll enjoy these adventurous reflections in this well-written memoir that is factual, informative, honest, and, at times, cleverly humorous.