Personal Justice

Personal Justice is an action packed fictional drama of retribution against Osama bin Laden for the attacks on America on September 11, 2001. The retribution is carried out by a grief-stricken father, William !.Dutch!/ Vandedroff, a retired United States Marine and covert operations specialist who loses his only daughter in the collapse of the World Trade Center. Personal Justice begins in a remote village on the northwestern frontier of Iraq, just hours after the start of the ground War during Operation Desert Storm in February !v 1991. Saddam Hussein and an unknown Islamic extremist are meeting secretly to plan a Jihad or Holy Wax against America and its allies. Dutch and his close friend, Muhammed, a CIA operative, are sent to assassinate Hussein and the Islamic extremist. Dutch and Muhammed have their targets in sight, but just a split second before they fire they are interrupted by a priority message that aborts their mission. Its one minute past eight o!/clock on the morning of February 28,1991, and a cease fire has gone into effect - the Gulf War is over. Something deep in Dutch!/s gut tells him to disregard the order and take the shot, but he is trained to follow orders. Dutch and Muhammed Stand down and watch as Saddam Hussein and the Islamic extremist vanish into the desert. Several years later they learn that the Islamic extremist was none other than Osama bin Laden. On September 11,2001, Dutch, now retired, rushes to New York City after watching his daughter!/s building collapse. He is desperate to find his daughter and make sure that she is okay. An Emergency Medical Technician assisting with the evacuation of Manhattan, a former Marine, recognizes Dutch and offers his helpto find his daughter. Two other officers join the search. All are former military and were trained by Dutch during their military careers. Dutch learns his daughter is among the missing and presumed dead. He regrets not following his gut feeling to take out Hussein andLee, Richard D. is the author of 'Personal Justice', published 2004 under ISBN 9781418478834 and ISBN 1418478830.