Richard L. Ca¿as

Jaguars: a Tale of El Salvador Richard L. Ca¿as

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.