This was written in 1994 and deals with a drug running terrorist who uses a transport plane to drop explosives on major airports. I had to keep pinching myself that this was before 9/11 and how unprepared we were to deal with this type of situation. The military in the novel has few planes deployed that can chase the terrorist wherever he pops up. They also have no right to shoot at a plane and no procedures for firing warning shots or trying to force the plane aside. The commercial flight towers even refuse to give clearance to the jets to fly near their airports' traffic. And when something happens, of course they blame the military for not doing something.If you hate politicians, there's a lot here in the book to satisfy you as various aides, senators and the President jockey to make themselves look good while not listening to the warnings given by the military. The book has a lot of action and hair-raising scenes.The only downside to the book is that it contains a LOT of technical jargon, and makes sure to list the model number of each and every gun or ammunition or plane used. Other than that, I highly recommend it.
