So often we are offended. We are almost programmed to find fault in everything. Is there anything more American than the perception of injustice?
Recently, my son announced that he was planning to audition for “The Voice” – and win -- so we had better start preparing for a family trip to Los Angeles. That led to a conversation about which judge to choose if he became a contestant -- Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Shakira or Usher?
Dan was sitting on his bed in a run down hotel in Colonia, Uruguay, just across Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires.
As Todd read the confidential document put in front of him he felt his neck tense and his hands slowly start to clench. It seemed like an eternity ago when he had committed himself to the movement. They had put him in the town of Candido Godoi monitoring all the twins to see which had potential. It was boring work but he wanted to be a part of something bigger and he was witnessing Mengle's legacy.
To: Todd SchultzDated: 4/25/14FOR YOUR EYES ONLY.Following is an update on our specific efforts to reseed the Worldwide Hitler Youth. As you well know, The Fathers of the Fourth Reich were Dr. Josef Mengle, Adolf Eichman, Franz Stangl and Claus Barbie who pioneered our movement in Argentina with the help of Juan Peron in late 1946 through 1950.Eventually over 10,000 former members of our German military made it safely to South America through ODESSA escape routes.
Dan shaded his eyes as they adjusted to the sunlight and he tried to fathom what he saw. There, on the far side of the courtyard was Duardo kicking a soccer ball as only a three-year old could to an unshaven man. But this was no playground. Dan looked up at the high walls surrounding the courtyard. The razor wire that capped the walls and the three cameras confirmed that his first impression was wrong. Wherever he was, he wasn't leaving.
Roberta acted calm on the outside, but on the inside realized that her time was up. Todd had brought her into the picture knowing that his brother would trust her. She had no reason not to get involved, no reason to turn down the money and no reason to rattle the cage once she knew in her gut that she'd never get the money. Her lonely life of prostitution and drug abuse had sealed her destiny long before she was enticed and sacrificed by Todd. As much as the promise of wealth had been the lure that hooked her, probably only Todd knew th
