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| Politically correct quotas undermined Donald Trump's security before his shooting, claims The Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth |
| 2024-07-20 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] He was fluent in French and German by the time he was 15, mastered Spanish and rudimentary Russian soon thereafter, and flew a jet fighter when still only 18, before becoming Reuters correspondent in Paris and, later, in Berlin. He also fitted in occasional missions for 'The Firm' – the British Secret Service – and plotted a groundbreaking blockbuster, after undertaking rigorous research. But, in the aftermath of Donald Trump's miraculous escape from death, The Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth, tells me that he despairs of security agencies the world over – in particular, their failure to learn, or remember, a fundamental truth. 'The sniper is still a formidable enemy,' he points out. 'I've lost count of murdered politicians since I tapped 'the day of the Jackal was over' onto the last page. 'What Trump's escape shows is the uselessness of close-body protectors against the rifle, when you've failed to secure the area,' adds Forsyth, 85, who is, understandably, struck by an extraordinary similarity in Trump's survival and that of the French president in his novel from 54 years ago – a very slight movement of the head. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #1 The 73 adaptation of Forsyth's Book with Edward Fox is a masterpiece, far better than the second version despite a sterling performance by Bruce Willis. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-07-20 13:24 |