Full Black
Authors: Brad Thor
F
ULL
B
LACK
ALSO BY BRAD THOR
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Path of the Assassin
State of the Union
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The First Commandment
The Last Patriot
The Apostle
Foreign Influence
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Thor, Brad.
Full black : a thriller / by Brad Thor.
p. cm.
1. Harvath, Scot (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Intelligence officers—Fiction. 3. Terrorism—Prevention—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3620.H75F85 2011
813’.6—dc22
2011020919
ISBN 978-1-4165-8661-6
ISBN 978-1-4165-8676-0 (ebook)
To the patriots who exist across the political spectrum
To all supporters of freedom and democracy
CONTENTS
I
n the clandestine community, the most sensitive classified assignments are referred to as black operations.
Few suspect, and even fewer realize, that there is a darker side to black operations. These missions are born in the shadows. They are not classified or recognized. They simply don’t exist.
They are Full Black.
T
he attacks as well as the strategy in this novel are based upon a disturbing blueprint designed to assist in and encourage the destruction of America. This blueprint, entitled Unrestricted Warfare, is real.
While this is a work of fiction, specific information was purposely altered in certain sections so as not to enable those who wish to do harm.
Many of the vulnerabilities depicted in this novel continue to exist.
Ex Umbra—From the Shadows
F
ULL
B
LACK
CHAPTER 1
S
WEDISH
C
OUNTRYSIDE
N
EAR
U
PPSALA
F
RIDAY
H
is timing had been perfect. Swerving back into the lane at the last possible second, he watched in his rearview mirror as the white Škoda behind him careened off the road and slammed into a large tree.