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As something of a Clancy fan: he reported in interviews that he developed a strong working relationship with members of the intelligence community, circulated d
by patio11 11y ago
As something of a Clancy fan: he reported in interviews that he developed a strong working relationship with members of the intelligence community, circulated drafts, and was occasionally asked "WTF Tom who gave you that one?!" about things he had created for fictional convenience.
- gadders 11y agoA similar thing happened with Vince Flynn and George Bush: >"His fans included George W. Bush, who called Flynn "a little too accurate" because Flynn's books >are often so true to CIA actions around the world. Once, while catching a ride in Bush's limo from >Andrews Air Force Base, Flynn was grilled by the then-president on where he gets his information. >"I started to stutter," Flynn said." Apparently it was a joke by Bush. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/06/19/best-selling-author-vince-flynn-dies-at-age-47/2437951/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/06/19/best-sel...