Around the age of twenty, I've been blessed with the opportunity to enjoy a substantial, globe trotter experience. That was twenty five years ago. Ever since, I have been fascinated by the global, political situation. To the point of, often, feeling the urge to publicly express my opinions on the subject. Yet, I have always retreated in the face of the hassles that the endeavor presents. But as the tragic events of September eleven 2001 triggered this ongoing flurry of international activities which has unleash such a flood of information on the subject, I have been made to feel as if much too much is being said about it, despite it all, commonly, saying much too little of what needs to be said. This has generated, in me, such an urge to speak out, that I haven't been able to keep myself from writing this book. I feel utterly confident that you will find it filled with enlightening information, and I greatly appreciate your decision to open your mind to it. Gratefully. Lewis B. Lemay