New Book: Patriot Lost (Chinese Nukes for Saudi Oil) by Jonathan Scherck

26 July 2010
New Book: Patriot Lost (Chinese Nukes for Saudi Oil) by Jonathan Scherck

Patriot Lost, a first-hand account of events that transpired during the presidency of George W. Bush, makes the claim that Saudi Arabia has acquired a heretofore undisclosed nuclear weapons capability from the People's Republic of China. Author Jonathan Scherck starts by providing a quick background of himself to answer the question: who is this American Gen-Xer making such a startling assertion? Not unlike many of his generation, he was a U.S. military brat. He was a kid living just outside Washington, DC when Ronald Reagan was president and Oliver Stone was making controversial films about Wall Street greed and the tragic legacy of Vietnam. After graduating from college, Scherck embarked on a twisting path that would take him through four years of service in the U.S. Navy, a brief stint as a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley and, ultimately, to America's Central Intelligence Agency where he faced an intractable issue involving oil, nuclear weapons and one of America's most unseemly foreign partners-the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Patriot Lost is a memoir written straight from the heart. It is a timely and much needed critique of the current state of the American union.

About the Author

Jonathan Scherck was born in Woburn, Massachusetts in 1975, the son of a retired United States Air Force colonel. After graduating from Georgetown University he earned a commission in the U.S. Navy as a surface warfare officer. Following 9/11 he was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency. PATRIOT LOST is a memoir-exposé based on Scherck's experience working in the CIA's Counter-Proliferation Division. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Los Angeles.

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